Bitcoin (BTC 3.83%), the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency, has lost nearly 50% of its value since reaching its all-time high of over $126,000 last October. That pullback was caused by elevated interest rates, which drove investors toward more conservative investments, leveraged liquidations, and a lack of new near-term catalysts.

Bitcoin could still have a bright future, but it might be smarter to accumulate some smaller altcoins with more upside potential as the bulls look the other way. One of those altcoins is Solana (SOL 4.71%), which lost nearly 60% of its value over the past six months.

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The differences between Solana and Bitcoin

Unlike Bitcoin, which is still mined with the energy-intensive…