Most altcoins need to come up with a new story every week to maintain their popularity. An analyst has selected 5 tokens that rely more on a “sustainable narrative,” which are those projects that have real fee inflows and reinvest the earnings back into the tokens through buybacks, burnings, or staking rewards. He has set two bullish price targets for each project, extending the time frame until 2028.
5. NEAR Protocol: Target prices of $30 and $60
NEAR is building a tool that allows users, as well as an increasing number of AI agents, to exchange assets between different blockchains without using cross-chain bridges. Its “intents” fee mechanism was launched in February 2026, and some of these fees are now counted as protocol revenue. NEAR Foundation indicates that as of July, the cumulative transaction volume has reached 20 billion US dollars.
If the price of NEAR reaches $30, it will exceed its previous historical high of $20.44, corresponding to a project valuation of approximately $42 billion; a target price of $60 would mean a valuation of $84 billion. The proposal to reduce the token issuance rate to 1.6% is still under discussion but has not yet been approved.
4. Injective: Target prices of $50 and $90
Injective is currently trading at around $7.50 per unit. This network is specifically designed for on-chain markets, such as perpetual contracts and tokenized assets. It repurchases INJ every month using its revenue and permanently destroys them; to date, over 7 million tokens have been destroyed.
A target of $50 would bring INJ back close to its previous high of $52.62; a ceiling target of $90 would push its market value to around $10 billion.
3. Aerodrome: Target price of $3.50, as well as $6 to $8
Aerodrome is a major exchange on the Base network, with the current trading price approaching $0.80 per unit. Holders of locked tokens can vote to decide which fund pools will receive rewards and share in the exchange's revenues. As of April 2026, the platform has accumulated a trading volume of $185 billion, with swap transaction fees amounting to $270 million.
If the price reaches $3.50, the valuation of Aerodrome will be approximately $9.1 billion. Analysts also noted that Aerodrome has announced a merger with Velodrome, and the final terms may change the token supply.
2. Pendle: Target prices of $8 and $15
Pendle is currently trading at around $2.40 per unit. This protocol allows users to split profitable assets into two parts and trade the future earnings separately. Approximately 80% of the fees are used for the repurchase of PENDLE, and pledgers can receive distributions every two weeks.
The target of $8 is slightly higher than its previous historical high of $7.50. Analysts stated that Pendle requires an annual income of about $60 million to support a price of $8, and $100 million in annual income to support a price of $15.
1. Hyperliquid: Target prices of $200 and $300
Hyperliquid is currently trading at around $89 to $90, close to its recent high of around $97. It is already the largest business on the list, with revenue of about $685 million in the past year. Some of its funds will be used to repurchase HYPE and then destroy it.
These targets mean that their market value will reach $200 billion to $300 billion. Analysts say that to support this valuation, Hyperliquid needs to have an annual income of about $5 billion, which is more than seven times the current level. He calls this “a huge obstacle.”
The core viewpoint of this analyst is that a larger business scale does not always mean greater room for growth. Hyperliquid has the largest scale, but smaller projects such as Aerodrome and Injective may achieve higher percentage increases with less growth.
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