What’s the Next Bitcoin?
“What’s the next Bitcoin?”
It’s one of the most common questions in crypto, and it’s a question that Sean Sanders, CEO and Founder of Altify, hears almost every week.
As a CFA Charterholder who left the world of traditional investment banking a decade ago to build a regulated crypto investment platform (FSP 52727), he has a unique perspective on why this question, while exciting, is so dangerous for the average investor.
“It frames investing as a hunt for a lottery ticket,” Sean explains.
“Of course, you see the stories online of a handful of crypto traders who made a fortune on a single coin, and that fuels the excitement. But those stories are the rare exception, not the rule. They create a dangerous illusion that it’s easy.”
“More often than not,” he continues, “people aren’t trading with a disciplined strategy. They’re speculating. They’re watching prices jump, getting swept up in the fear of missing out, and making bets based on emotion. This behaviour isn’t investing. It’s much closer to gambling. It encourages guesswork and pushes good people to take on huge risks—often without even realising it.”
Some background: Sean founded a Cape Town based alternative investment platform called Altify (FSP 53289) that specialises in offering tokenised investments across private credit (debt funds), crypto and ETF-style crypto portfolios.
Altify has a mobile app and web platform that makes it easy to invest in these types of high growth tokenised investments from just R150.
Altify is backed by JSE-listed speciality investment group Sabvest, 54 Collective and many other well known investors.
A look at the data from Altify’s own platform proves Sean’s point. Of the ten most successful investors on Altify — out of a community of over 80,000 — all have one thing in common.
They are long-term investors, and eight out of ten of them own a diversified crypto portfolio. They aren’t traders jumping in and out of the market. They are building wealth patiently and strategically.
This reinforces a timeless investment truth: trying to pick the one winning coin in a highly volatile asset class is a stressful, and usually losing, game.
So, perhaps the better question isn’t, “What’s the next Bitcoin?”. It’s, “How can I increase the chances that I’m holding the next Bitcoin, whatever it may be?”.
The answer is to not pick one, but to own a portfolio of the market’s most promising assets.
The Smartest Investors Buy the Market
In the traditional investment world, the most successful long-term investors don’t try to outsmart the market by picking one stock.
They invest in the market by buying broad index funds like the JSE Top 40 or the S&P 500. It’s a proven, stress-free strategy for building wealth.
Sean founded Altify to bring that same simple, powerful logic to the crypto world through their innovative Crypto Bundles.
What is a Crypto Bundle?
Crypto Bundles are ready-made, diversified investment portfolios that allow you to stop guessing and start investing intelligently.
They are built on a simple but powerful idea: you can invest in the future of crypto itself, instead of just speculating on a single coin.
Think back to the early days of the internet.
It was nearly impossible to predict which company would become the long-term winner.
A smarter approach was to invest in a diversified portfolio of all the leading internet companies, giving you exposure to the growth of the entire technological revolution.
Crypto Bundles apply this same logic to today’s crypto market.
With a single transaction, you can own a portfolio that holds up to 90% of the crypto market’s value.
You can also invest in specific high-growth themes like Decentralised Finance (DeFi) and the Metaverse, or a unique Bitcoin and Gold Bundle.
How Have Altify’ Crypto Bundles Performed?
The data speaks for itself. Adopting a diversified, rules-based approach has delivered strong returns across a range of strategies.
Looking at the 1-year performance, Altify’s top 6 Crypto Bundles have shown impressive results, with the Payments Crypto Bundle, focused on payments-enabled cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and XRP, leading the way with a remarkable +153% return.
Even the broad market-tracking bundles have seen significant gains, with the Top 10 Market Crypto Bundle returning +48% and the Top 20 Market Crypto Bundle at +46%.
Meanwhile, more conservative options designed to lower volatility, like the Shield Crypto Bundle and the Auto 10 Crypto Bundle, still delivered solid returns of +53% and +23% respectively.
It’s also important to note that not all sectors performed this strongly, which is a normal part of market cycles.
The Metaverse and DeFi Crypto Bundles, for instance, produced negative returns over the same period. This highlights how different parts of the market can move independently and underscores the importance of a diversified investment strategy.
The Altify Advantage
Investing with Crypto Bundles takes advantage of three core investing principles:
1. Instant Low-Cost Diversification is Key
Instead of trying to find the needle in the haystack, you can simply buy the whole haystack.
Altify’s Top 10 or Top 20 Crypto Bundles give you ownership of the largest and most established assets in crypto, instantly spreading your risk. This is the “instant” part of the benefit. With a single tap or click, you are diversified.
2. Discipline Must Be Automated
The crypto market is constantly evolving. Today’s market leaders might not be tomorrow’s, and new, innovative projects can quickly rise through the ranks.
A “buy and hold” portfolio can quickly become outdated, weighed down by poor performers while missing out on the growth of new high performers.
This is why disciplined rebalancing is so crucial. Altify’s Crypto Bundles handle this for you, automatically, every single month.
This automated process does two powerful things.
First, it takes profits from assets that have grown significantly, locking in those gains.
Second, and just as importantly, it systematically replaces assets that have fallen out of the top ranks with the new, high-performing projects that have taken their place.
This ensures your portfolio is always up-to-date, relevant, and optimised to hold the current market leaders, removing emotion and guesswork from your investment strategy.
3. Confidence Comes from Clarity
Every asset in a Crypto Bundle is vetted through a professional, rules-based process. You’re not buying into hype. You’re investing in a transparent portfolio on a secure, regulated platform.
A key part of this transparency is how you own your assets. When you invest in a Crypto Bundle, you own all the underlying cryptocurrencies directly. They are held in your own secure Altify account.
Think of it like this: many funds are like buying a pre-packaged meal. You trust that it contains all the right ingredients, but you don’t own the ingredients themselves.
Altify’s Crypto Bundles are different. They give you all the individual ingredients directly.
This is important because it eliminates something called “tracking risk”—the risk that a fund’s performance doesn’t perfectly match the assets it’s supposed to hold. Because you own the underlying assets directly, the performance of your portfolio is an exact, 1-to-1 reflection of the assets within it.
It’s the most transparent and secure way to own a diversified crypto portfolio.
What Other Investments Does Altify Offer?
Beyond Altify’s popular Crypto Bundles, the platform also provides direct access to over 50 standalone cryptocurrencies, a high yield private credit (debt) investment, and traditional safe-haven assets like Gold, catering to a wide range of investment strategies.
Investing in the future of crypto doesn’t have to be a gamble. It can be a smart, disciplined part of your financial plan.
Ready to start investing the smart way?
1. Sign Up
Download the Altify app or sign up on Altify’s website.
2. Fund Your Account
With ZAR or transfer crypto from your wallet.
3. Invest
You can start with as little as R150.
It’s time to stop hunting for the next big thing and start building your future.
Risk Disclosure
Altify SA Capital (Pty) Ltd (FSP 52727) and Altify SA DAS (Pty) Ltd (FSP 53289) are both authorised financial services providers (FSPs).
This article is provided solely for informational purposes. The opinions expressed herein do not constitute investment advice or recommendations, nor should they be regarded as such. This document does not represent an offer to buy or sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, any of the investments mentioned.
Altify operates as a brokerage service facilitating the reception and transmission of crypto asset orders, without providing investment advice or personalised recommendations. While Altify advocates for the broader accessibility of cryptocurrencies, they may not be suitable for every investor.
It is important to consider your investment goals, experience level, and seek independent financial advice where necessary. Altify strongly recommends conducting comprehensive research before investing in cryptocurrencies.
Investors are solely responsible for their own investment decisions. Considering the high volatility associated with cryptocurrencies, please evaluate your financial circumstances carefully before engaging in transactions. Cryptocurrencies carry a high risk, with potential for both significant gains and losses. Investing in cryptocurrencies may lead to a total loss of capital.
Past performance is not indicative of future results, and returns cannot be guaranteed as cryptocurrency values fluctuate based on market supply and demand. Do not invest more than you can afford to lose and seek professional guidance if you are unsure about the suitability of a cryptocurrency investment for your specific situation.
Please refer to the General Risk Disclosures and Crypto Risk Disclosures on Altify’s website for more information. Investments should only be undertaken by individuals who fully understand these risks.
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