No.1 Altcoin Pick Is Revealed By Top Venture Capital Firm
A well-known venture capital firm has announced its focus on a particular altcoin in preparation for the upcoming bull market, stating that it is the time to do so. Chris Burniske addresses the issue Chris Burniske, a pa...
Archive context
Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
A well-known venture capital firm has announced its focus on a particular altcoin in preparation for the upcoming bull market, stating that it is the time to do so.
Chris Burniske addresses the issueChris Burniske, a partner at Placeholder VC, revealed in a recent interview on the Unchained Podcast with host Laura Shin that they are now concentrating on building up and supporting Solana (SOL), just as they did with Ethereum (ETH) during 2018-2019.
Burniske also mentioned that those who previously criticized SOL due to the FTX scandal last year can now take comfort in knowing that many of the questionable projects built on top of Solana have been eliminated from its ecosystem.
According to the notes, back in 2018-19, they invested in Ethereum and it turned out well for us. Now, in this bear market, they said that they are doing the same thing with SOL.
The main concern is centralization, as they have been involved in crypto for a long time and want the benefits of these systems to be widely distributed.
They believe that last year was a significant event for Solana in terms of redistribution.
If you had negative feelings towards Solana due to FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, or the low-float shenanigans surrounding some of the tokens launched on the platform, they stated that they understand.
However, they believe that those issues have been addressed and those predatory tokens are now irrelevant or down 99.9%.
Burniske, a former ARK Invest analyst, says that even though the firm blossomed from investing in Bitcoin (BTC) and ETH, it’s now looking to support other ecosystem’s growth, including Solana, which he says has merit as a blockchain, both for users and developers.
Stay tuned for more news and make sure to check out the crypto markets as well. There are really good things coming ahead according to the latest predictions.
Why this matters
This altcoin story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
Original source
Read on CryptoGazetteRelated market context
UK Crypto Rulebook Cuts Stablecoin Capital Requirement To 1%
The UK’s crypto rulebook is starting to look more real, and stablecoin issuers now have a clearer idea of what they are dealing wi...
Solana Price Prediction: SOL Holds Near $81 as Breakout Setup Points to $87, but Whale Flows Keep Risk Active
Solana price is back in focus after a sharp recovery pushed SOL towards the $81 area. The move has improved short-term momentum, e...
Funds are buying crypto stocks. Are they exposed to less risk — or more?
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest bought roughly $77 million of crypto stocks in June, adding $44 million of Coinbase (COIN), $25.25 millio...
Samsung and Dunamu Say They Never Agreed to Join Open Standard’s OUSD Stablecoin Consortium
Samsung Electronics, Dunamu, and several other South Korean companies say they were listed as founding partners of the OUSD stable...
Vitalik’s new Lean Ethereum plan puts ETH’s Wall Street pitch on a 4 year clock
Vitalik Buterin's July 4 Lean Ethereum post put a clock on ETH's institutional story: a protocol pitched as financial infrastructu...
The CLARITY Act Missed Its July 4 Deadline. Is Crypto Screwed?
There is a version of 2026 in which the United States finally settled the question that has defined a decade of crypto litigation...