Institutions are no longer ignoring altcoins.

About this episode

The episode discusses how institutions are shifting their focus to specific altcoins and infrastructure plays in 2026.

Send us Fan Mail In 2026 they’re quietly rotating into a tight set of “infrastructure” plays – Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Chainlink and Hyperliquid – using ETFs, tokenised Treasuries and even on‑chain perps instead of chasing memes. I’ve just published a deep dive on what institutional altcoin investing in 2026 really looks like: Why ETH still anchors DeFi and RWAs How SOL is becoming the high‑speed execution layer How XRP is shifting from speculation to payments infrastructure Why Chainlink...

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Bartlett

Topics covered

• altcoins
• institutional investing
• Ethereum
• Solana
• XRP
• Chainlink
• financial infrastructure

Keywords

• altcoins
• Ethereum
• Solana
• XRP
• Chainlink
• institutional investing
• financial infrastructure
• ETFs
• tokenised Treasuries
• on-chain perps

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Chainlink, Hyperliquid

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