If you can be able to make Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and LINK among the coins you are going to invest the $26,000, I promise you that you will not regret for such decision OP because all those coins are doing great in the market base on the team behind their progress. Never you think of making new projects your choice in this season, because all those new projects make some investors to fail easily in the future because it hard for the project to move faster like the way old projects are moving faster to allow their investors to smile with their income. If you can add BNB to your list, I think you will experience something that will make you to make BNB your choice again because investors are making income from BNB investment anytime bullish season appear.
My main holdings are BTC, ETH, SOL, and LINK, I want to invest another $26k in mid/low cap projects which can make life changing profits.
BNB has been part of my portfolio in the past, but I don't believe it will perform just as good this coming bullrun, compared to other options, which are plenty.
Thanks for your feedback though.
I'm really looking for projects with utility, projects which aim to change crypto for the better. Projects which will be around for years to come, again, I'm a long term investor.