For the first six months of the year, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was the standout performer in the crypto market. Bitcoin is up more than 80% for the year, now accounting for a staggering 50% of the capitalization of the entire crypto market. But there's more to crypto than just Bitcoin.

Right now, I have two growth cryptocurrencies on my radar for July: Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and Render Token (CRYPTO: RNDR). Due to their superior growth prospects, both have the potential to soar much higher than Bitcoin in the second half of 2023. Let's take a closer look.

Solana is a top Layer-1 blockchain once known as a potential "Ethereum-killer." The problem is that Solana is still trying to recover from the meltdown of crypto exchange FTX last year. Due to its extensive links with the former chief executive officer of the exchange, Sam Bankman-Fried, Solana was arguably the crypto hit hardest by the FTX collapse.

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