For me the best altcoins that is best option for long term hodlings are the following Ripple (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Binance coin (BNB), Polkadot (DOT), Polygon (MATIC) and Solana(SOL).
Totally agree with what you said, only I will remove Ripple (XRP) from my view at this point and replace it with Tron (TRX)
because I just prefer Tron (TRX) in the long term category from now on.
Ripple future was threatened when facing a lawsuit from the SEC, due to the case faced by Ripple, some crypto exchanges have temporarily suspended XRP trading.
But after Ripple Labs won its case with the SEC, Ripple prices continue to rise. Ripple development team continues to strive to increase the popularity of XRP in the future, The team has made some great partnerships, they have big global banks testing their technology, and they are working hard to boost XRP popularity.
Even if ripple is not on your investment list, XRP is still being hunted by investors because it is considered has a bright future.