2025 Altcoin Watchlist – Should You Consider Buying TRX, PEPE, or AVAX?

• The best altcoins to buy in 2025 vary by risk appetite and holding period
• Some of the less risky and better quality projects were chosen based on their lack of liquidity problems

Bitcoin (BTC) is starting its bullish run now. It's been just over a month since BTC passed its $73.7k resistance after uncertainty surrounding the US Presidential Elections moved into clarity. Now, while Bitcoin is a good bullish bet, some altcoins could perform better.

AMBCrypto tried to measure the price performance of some altcoins over the next 6-12 months, against the possible risk of holding them. Small and micro-cap indices were not considered with the real risk. Here are our picks for the best altcoins to buy in 2025.

Finding low-risk purchases

TRON (TRX) is a low risk, high reward token for the upcoming cycle. It has stood the test of time and has survived and thrived in the market since the end of 2017. The TRON blockchain is significantly faster and cheaper than the Ethereum (ETH) network. In fact, the statistics above show how fast it can be.

TRON has also already made new all-time highs in this cycle. When BTC was consolidating from March to September, TRX pushed towards the April 2021 peak. This display of relative strength was promising.

However, using the same argument, Solana (SOL) could also be a good buy. Its metrics match up favorably against TRON, and the transaction fees on SOL are just a tenth of what they were before. However, Solana is also much larger in market cap and this could limit its gains.

PEPE for the vibes and big wins

The list would be incomplete without memecoin and currently, PEPE seems to be the most popular memecoin that is not Dogecoin (DOGE). While PEPE struggled while BTC sentiment was weak, it has risen by leaps and bounds since DOGE started running higher.

The altcoin season is a popular and convenient contest, and with memes, it's all about attention. It is not inconceivable that PEPE could go on the kind of movement that Shiba Inu (SHIB) did in the second half of 2021 – Gaining 1,335% in six weeks.

Avalanche (AVAX) could be looking for another run

In the previous run, Solana, Terra Luna, and Avalanche (AVAX) led the altcoin market rally. This time, however, the AVAX bulls have been a little more shy. And yet, the resource is still there – The chain still has high production and low costs.

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Bitcoins (BTC) stock price history for 2024-25

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The token also has great potential for growth, which Solana has achieved more than Avalanche has. It is worth noting however that AVAX is still far from its ATH at $147, which could make it a good buy for 2025.