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<h4>The 4th quarter begins today. And right now, with $2617, how would you invest it to make $$ before year’s end?</h4>
Our answer is to buy quality. But also to consider a couple of hot narratives, and a couple of overlooked areas that won’t stay overlooked for long. What do we like going into Q4? Stick around and see the crypto portfolio we are building.
<h3 id="strong-1-tao-strong">1) TAO</h3>
My first spend, with 30% of my $2617, I will go with one of our favorite projects. <a href="https://bittensor.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bittensor</a>. Bittensor is just about the most non-hyped project in the whole industry. Yet, it’s working on something important. Decentralized AI.
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 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24TAO&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$TAO</a> is Leading The $750B AI Market
 The AI market is set to hit $3T by 2034, &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/opentensor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@opentensor</a> is competing with tech giants, bringing AI onchain, and gaining a huge market share.
 Here’s the deep dive 🧵👇 <a href="https://t.co/GBx9mtR1jm" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/GBx9mtR1jm</a>
 — Token Metrics (@tokenmetricsinc) <a href="https://twitter.com/tokenmetricsinc/status/1972617365671284906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 29, 2025</a>
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There are currently <a href="https://taomarketcap.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">128 different subnets</a>, each exploring a different area of decentralized AI. Some do model training. Some do inference or machine learning. Some are for creating a specific agent, such as for investing or sports betting. The point is, each subnet is doing something in AI. And you can allocate some of your $TAO directly to a subnet you like, if you choose. Or you don’t have to.
One of the more interesting subnets is <a href="https://chutes.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Chutes</a>. They are doing the Akash/Render model of renting out powerful GPUs for the computing power necessary to run and train AI models. They are Subnet 64 and have a market cap of $75 million. And they are just getting started.&nbsp;
Other Bittensor news includes the StillCore Capital Fund. It’s investing only in Bittensor and its subnets. It will invest in tokens just like you and me, as well as make seed investments into new subnets.
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 I am very excited to announce the launch of Stillcore Capital, a new Bittensor fund.
 My partners are <a href="https://twitter.com/Jason?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@jason</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/rob_svrn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@rob_svrn</a>.
 Our focus will be <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24TAO&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$TAO</a> and Bittensor subnet alpha tokens.
 More at <a href="https://twitter.com/stillcorecap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@stillcorecap</a> and <a href="https://t.co/9jVPimJXpC" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/9jVPimJXpC</a>. <a href="https://t.co/5t7zIvtBUj" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/5t7zIvtBUj</a>
 — Mark Jeffrey (@markjeffrey) <a href="https://twitter.com/markjeffrey/status/1970540534939951424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 23, 2025</a>
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And now they are capping the limit at 128 subnets. So any that underperforms could get kicked out through deregistration. Then another project can come in and take that subnet space away. Just in case some of these projects needed extra motivation to be successful.
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 2/ Subnet registration and deregistration have returned to Bittensor.
 The subnet limit will remain at 128 meaning that when a new subnet registers, it will take the place of the lowest performing non-immune subnet.
 A 4-month immunity for new subnets will allow the time for…
 — Openτensor Foundaτion (@opentensor) <a href="https://twitter.com/opentensor/status/1971535634063040898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 26, 2025</a>
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AI has been out of the spotlight lately. And that’s our advantage. It means we can jump in now and get some extra gains when the story gets hot again. And it will.
<a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bittensor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$TAO</a> is at just under $300 and is a good buy here. Its recent high is $705 in late December, and it should challenge that high again soon.
<h3 id="strong-2-hype-strong">2) HYPE</h3>
Our 2nd choice, for another 30%, is <a href="https://hyperfoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Hyperliquid</a>. It’s the leader of what is no doubt the leading story at this point in the market cycle. The growth of Perp DEXes. Decentralized exchanges that offer perpetuals trading.
Despite all the publicity Aster is getting, Hyperliquid is still the leader in this category. And we like how the <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/hyperliquid" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$HYPE token</a> is centered around the community, users, and proper incentives to use and profit from the platform. It’s what we wish all tokens would do, but we know many don’t.
HYPE just airdropped 4600 Hypurr NFTs to its community on Monday. The NFTs alone generated $65 million in trading volume in 24 hours. And the floor price, as I write this, is $65,000. That’s a sweet deal for the community. Plus, doing what you say you will do and earning the community money is a great way to attract and retain loyal users. That’s what Hyperliquid has. A loyal community.
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 Hypurr NFTs have been deployed on the HyperEVM.
 Participants had the opportunity to opt in to receive a Hypurr NFT after the HyperEVM went live as part of the Genesis Event in November 2024. The HyperEVM launched in February 2025 as the general programmability interface to the…
 — Hyper Foundation (@HyperFND) <a href="https://twitter.com/HyperFND/status/1972329725080313970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 28, 2025</a>
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That’s why we like it so much, even if Aster is hopping on the hype train right now. The $HYPE Token hit its all-time high of just under $60 about 2 weeks ago. Today, it’s at $47. So that’s a nice, almost 30% gain just to challenge the old all-time high. And Hyperliquid will do that and even more if they keep looking out for their community and their token the way they have so far.
<h3 id="strong-3-link-strong">3) LINK</h3>
Next, for 20% of my $2617, we have <a href="https://chain.link/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Chainlink</a>. Chainlink is our favorite non-RWA, RWA play. Every RWA platform needs an oracle to get accurate pricing into its platform. And all of them use Chainlink for this. It’s working with SWIFT to tokenize assets and use crypto rails to move and settle money faster.
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 We’re excited to announce a landmark technical solution enabling financial institutions worldwide to manage digital asset workflows directly from their existing systems using Swift (<a href="https://twitter.com/swiftcommunity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@swiftcommunity</a>) messaging and Chainlink in collaboration with <a href="https://twitter.com/UBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@UBS</a>.<a href="https://t.co/W1fq1guro4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/W1fq1guro4</a>… <a href="https://t.co/0uBUl2K4tk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/0uBUl2K4tk</a>
 — Chainlink (@chainlink) <a href="https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1972966441516191906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 30, 2025</a>
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You know, the thing that the project with an “Army” says they are doing. But Chainlink is actually doing it. LINK also announced its new Digital Transfer Agent standard that UBS, among other banks, is using. UBS is working with Chainlink on the SWIFT project, too.
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 We’re excited to introduce the Chainlink Digital Transfer Agent (DTA) technical standard, defining how transfer agents and fund administrators can expand their operations onchain to support tokenized assets.<a href="https://t.co/1pOYRgD3aw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/1pOYRgD3aw</a><a href="https://twitter.com/UBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@UBS</a> Asset Management, working with its…
 — Chainlink (@chainlink) <a href="https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1973010037757935702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 30, 2025</a>
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Not to mention, whales and other smart money are buying <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/chainlink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$LINK</a> aggressively now. At faster rates than we’ve seen before. It’s simply one of the key pieces of crypto infrastructure to bring TradFi on-chain. And everyone is starting to understand this now.
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 🚨CHAINLINK WHALES ARE BUYING LIKE NEVER BEFORE!
 Whale wallets are scooping up <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24LINK&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$LINK</a> at record pace — the most aggressive accumulation in LINK’s history. <a href="https://t.co/qJ5xnwmIcX" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/qJ5xnwmIcX</a>
 — SmartCon Drummer (@SmartCon_Drums) <a href="https://twitter.com/SmartCon_Drums/status/1972765484937543723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 29, 2025</a>
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The $LINK token is up 78% in the last year. At $21, it’s still more than a double away from its all-time high of $52. We expect Chainlink to challenge this old high before this market cycle is over.
<h3 id="strong-4-ada-strong">4) ADA</h3>
And finally, with our last 20%, we have <a href="https://cardano.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cardano</a>. Cardano is making strides in stablecoins. And this is an area where they fell behind some of their peers.
Midnight, the privacy platform, is making some big moves. Like its new partnership with Google Cloud to bring privacy there. Plus, it’s a full partnership on both sides. Google Cloud is going to run a Cardano validator. That’s encouraging if you are a fan of ADA.
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 JUST IN: Midnight, Cardano partnerchain, announces collaboration with Google Cloud 🌑🤝☁️
 The partnership will accelerate privacy-first infrastructure and advance ZK tech.
 Google Cloud will run a validator, enhance security, and support builders via the Web3 Startup Program. <a href="https://t.co/uBx9OdLL2G" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/uBx9OdLL2G</a>
 — Cardanians (CRDN) (@Cardanians_io) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardanians_io/status/1973028395647984111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 30, 2025</a>
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Plus, Cardano is continuing its good work to become a Layer 2 for Bitcoin and home for BTCFi. Cardano is compatible with Bitcoin since both use the same UTXO system for managing transactions.
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 BREAKING NEWS:
 CARDANO IS OPENING A FLOODGATE OF OPTIONS FOR BITCOIN😱😱<a href="https://twitter.com/cryptorecruitr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@cryptorecruitr</a> says <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cardano?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Cardano</a> is opening a massive floodgate of options for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Bitcoin</a> with Bitcoin DeFi.
 Is this the start of a new multi-trillion-dollar market unlock? <a href="https://t.co/8iOafBV4YF" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/8iOafBV4YF</a>
 — Mintern (@MinswapIntern) <a href="https://twitter.com/MinswapIntern/status/1972994842625286453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 30, 2025</a>
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In the last year, <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/cardano" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ADA</a> is up 110%. It’s at 78c with an all-time high at $3.09. Our video from yesterday outlined why we think Q4-2025 will be big for Cardano, so you can check that out for more info.
We expect Cardano to keep growing and possibly do another double before this cycle ends.
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