Last cycle taught me something uncomfortable. The strongest rebounds didn’t always start where the loudest voices were. They started where liquidity felt safest.
Right now the debate is simple on the surface: Layer 1s or meme coins, who leads the recovery? But recovery phases aren’t emotional, even if Twitter is. They follow capital behavior.
Layer 1s usually move first because they’re infrastructure. When risk appetite slowly returns, money looks for assets with deeper liquidity, stronger order books, and clearer narratives around usage. A Layer 1 isn’t just a token; it represents block space, transaction fees, validator activity. When volume rises there, it signals traders are positioning for sustained activity, not just a quick flip.
Meme coins are different. They thrive when confidence is already high. They need attention velocity for fast engagement, social traction, trending dashboards. If they lead too early, it often means the market is still chasing adrenaline, not stability. And adrenaline burns out fast.
Watch where spot volumes expand first. Watch derivatives open interest. If Layer 1s reclaim key levels with steady funding rates, that’s structural recovery. If memes spike 40% overnight while majors crawl, that’s speculative heat.
Personally, I think recovery phases are layered. Infrastructure stabilizes first. Speculation follows. The real opportunity isn’t choosing a side blindly. it’s identifying the rotation before it becomes obvious.
So the better question isn’t “who wins?” It’s “who moves first… and who explodes second?”
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