Projects like OP, ALGO, AVAX, and DOT are all considered popular cryptocurrencies, but they share a common trait: they have inflationary tokenomics.
In essence, even if a project boasts strong fundamentals, a solid team, and real-world value, it doesn't automatically translate into a great investment.
How those shitcoins are considered having good fundamentals in the first place? popular and useful are different, if popular and big market cap are the reasons of good project. A whale just need to create a new coin and invest all of his money to bump the coin into top 10 in CMC, after many investors are buying the coin, the whale can run away and steal all investors money.