Crypto investors have been gradually pivoting from top stablecoin picks to higher risk, higher reward altcoin gems. According to the latest asset allocation report from Bybit, Solana (SOL) & Ripple (XRP) shined in Q3, as the major exchange’s customers showed record-high interest in these blue-chip altcoins.
How XRP & SOL Stole The Limelight On Bybit
While Bitcoin (BTC) & Ethereum (ETH) is still dominating long-term holder portfolios, the second largest crypto exchange’s report noticed a big shift to higher-yield assets among institutional players. Indeed, the pivot to riskier assets is reflected in the slumping BTC & ETH concentration, going from 58.8% in May, 2025 to 55.7% now.
While this can be explained by the altcoin season catching a new bullish wave after multiple positive legal headwinds and ETF expectations, SOL holders are now expecting to see the same United States Treasury tactics applied as BTC & ETH. This might extend to Ripple (XRP), as the third largest non-stablecoin asset is thriving since the $50M settlement with the SEC.
As the altcoin season has turned the scales to 80, this marks key opportunities for both Ripple (XRP) & Solana (SOL) to achieve new all-time heights. Coming off a fresh $3.65 ATH two months ago, XRP coin is seen as the strongest contender for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval this year, while Ripple Labs also applied for a banking license in the United States.
Secret Altcoin Picks By Bybit’s Smart Money
Aside from blue-chip altcoins & decentralized exchange (DEX) tokens, Real World Asset (RWA) based crypto coins are also benefiting from the massive stablecoin outflows. Namely, this has resulted in the miscellaneous altcoin portion held by Bybit’s users to outsource held stablecoins by percentage, 27.4% to 25%.
The most popular DEX ones were PUMP, HYPE, UNI, JUP, CRV & PENDLE, cumulatively yielding around 30% in Q3 of 2025 for Bybit’s customers. Meanwhile, Layer-2 altcoin Mantle 2.0 (MNT) outperformed popular Layer-1s as crypto converges with Real World Asset (TWA) tokenization.
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Bybit users seek higher returns, cutting stablecoin holdings from 42.7% to 25% (Apr-Aug 2025) for XRP, SOL, and altcoins.
XRP, SOL, and DEX tokens lead, with XRP now the third-largest non-stablecoin asset after Bitcoin (BTC) & Ether (ETH).
Ripple coin (XRP) gains from institutional adoption; SOL from fast, cheap DeFi transactions and bullish patterns.
Significant, with only 4% of reallocated funds to BTC/ETH; most flow to altcoins, showing diversification.
Likely, per Bybit’s Q3 2025 report, with altcoin growth expected in Q4 due to institutional interest.
