2026-01-06 23:33:28

Robotics and automation are poised to reshape industries in 2026—but most investors are sleeping on the crypto angle. Which altcoins stand to benefit? Think infrastructure plays: tokens tied to IoT networks, AI-powered automation platforms, and hardware coordination layers. The early movers in this space could see significant upside as institutional capital flows into automation-adjacent blockchain solutions. Worth digging into the projects building the backbone for this shift.

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DAOTruant

· 6h ago

IoT + on-chain infrastructure has indeed been underestimated... It's too late once institutional money flows in. Those who get on board now are the smart ones.

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WalletWhisperer

· 01-07 12:08

Coins at the IoT and hardware layer are indeed severely undervalued, and institutions haven't reacted yet... Early entrants can really double their investment.

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AlgoAlchemist

· 01-07 00:03

The narrative of IoT + automation is booming, but very few projects are actually being implemented; most are just empty talk... Early entrants do have opportunities, it all depends on who can survive until the day when institutional capital truly floods in.

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Blockchainiac

· 01-07 00:03

The IoT and automation sectors are really about to take off. Anyone still only focusing on meme coins is truly missing a big opportunity.

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MaticHoleFiller

· 01-07 00:02

The IoT sector is indeed easy to overlook, but there are real opportunities to be found... look for projects with practical application scenarios, not just pure concept coins.

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GasWrangler

· 01-06 23:56

look, if you analyze the data on actual transaction throughput requirements for iot networks, most of these "automation tokens" are demonstrably sub-optimal architectures. institutional capital flowing into gas-inefficient solutions is actually the opposite signal you should want, technically speaking.

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JustAnotherWallet

· 01-06 23:54

Tokens for the IOT and hardware coordination layer do have potential, but is it already too late to enter now... Let's see if there are any projects that haven't been hyped up yet.

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SchrodingersPaper

· 01-06 23:50

It's the same old infrastructure play narrative... Every time, they say early movers can get rich overnight. But what’s the result? I now want to both go all-in on IoT tokens and also clear my holdings. This mindset is truly incredible.

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EntryPositionAnalyst

· 01-06 23:37

It's the same story again: "Institutional funds are coming." The combination of IoT + AI + blockchain sounds really promising, but how many projects can actually come out of it? Betting on early-stage projects is too risky.

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