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Which one do you think is a better investment?
Bitcoin is used only for trading purposes whereas there are some altcoins which provides added features along with their purchase. For instance, there are privacy coins/tokens.

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If you are currently holding any altcoins, let me know what kind of added benefits they provide.

Comment your opinions on which are better and why.

I think bitcoin technically is getting outdated. Other than being the first, and everything trading to it, I cant see why it would be so great.

Altcoins have much more sophisticated algorithms, providing faster and cheaper transactions, a platform for ICOs or dApps, etc.
Some altcoins could really pass BTC. I hate having the dependance with BTC, but I guess they are trading into each other, so thatties them close.

I'd go for ETH, it will have a hard fork in December, 2018, possibly moving to PoS.

Hello, In my opinion, Bitcoin is very necessary in cryptocurrencies market, But nowaday altcoin blockchain technology is superior technology. Altcoin have equipped with fully previous generation technology and be added some new smart funtion! So, the investors should consider invest bitcoin or altcoin depend on their purpose! Better for you when you fully understand about cryptocurrencies!

investments in bitcoin and eth make no difference, they are strongly related to one another, eth values have a very strong dependence on bitcoin in market prices, and for other altcoins I still consider

I prefer ethereum.  I don't really know why but it gives me more of what I want than bitcoin. Although the network can be clogged sometimes making it difficult to access but yet it's better

I'm holding DeepOnion, a privacy altcoin that uses Tor to protect the identity of users. If you know that the former leader of privacy cryptos reached $1500 ATH, then you know that the privacy market is not a joke. Check the link in my signature and you will be impressed by how much change this project is doing compared to the rest of the market. They finished their 40-week free public airdrop and the price is still low if you want to grab some.

It does not matter if it is technically outdated or not because it is not the best one because of tech it has, therefore it is still the best investment.

Pioneers are leaders very often at any market. The market of cryptocurrencies is not an exception to the rule. Bitcoin is the main cryptocurrency since it has started. But ETH can give a strong competition to BTC because ETH requires less time to transfer in comparison to BTC.

For functionality check out crypviser which is about to go mainstream. It is the first to offer P2p encrypted messaging across the blockchain so there are no servers to hold logs! Whatsapp has server logs, crypviser is decentralised so it can't be blocked, and is attracting a lot of interest. Get is now on sistemkoin before it pumps

Both of the coins are leading position in the market but bitcoin is alone but have lots of investment and still have 1st position in the market also have good future value where as Altcoins are also giant because there is lots of coins like eth, ripple etc but they are also giving good facilities to their customer.

BTC is like gold in the real world. It has special value as hard currency. Many Altcoin expand functions on the basis of BTC. Even function and innovation can not replace BTC. The questions you ask are too wide. It's impossible for me to say every Altcoin function.

Well, I will prefer bitcoin than altcoins. As bitcoin is the king of digital currency market and it has the potential to make the investors profitable.

Of course Bitcoin is a better investment. Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency in the market and still ranks 1st among all other cryptos in the market. But, altcoins come with more advantages and currently the most promising altcoin in the market is Ethereum.

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You should also give it a try, just google and you will find all the information about this project.
Have a nice day

Hard to say, because both btc and some altcoins are good. But you need to know, that bitcoin is the best and in my opinion invest on this is always a good idea.

Bitcoin is still (and will remain) the best cryptocurrency as a store-of-wealth and for commercial/consumer use. That means certainly do not invest in Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, DASH, NANO, or other "currency first" coins.

However, there are a wide range of utilites, functionalities, and platforms embodied by numerous altcoins and alternative blockchains. If you are looking to invest in the future of crypto, and its imminent technological adoption, then it may be wiser to invest in projects like Ethereum, Icon, VeChain, etc. etc. etc.

Mtgox is the worst part of bitcoin. Mtgox was selling bitcoin anything. I think that the only reliable coin is only ethereum because it can't be considered as security and that means ethereum has the same position as bitcoin itself.

I think bitcoin and altcoin are just as good and with so many people investing in Bitcoin and altcoin because at this time altcoin prices have decreased due to the decreased bitcoin movement and not yet stable

Indeed. We all know for sure that both of these coins are pretty good. But to choose on both of them, I'd rather select Bitcoin. Bitcoin is widely known as the best of the best coin and the King of all cryptocurrency world. On the other hand, there are alt coins that fails to do its job and many alt coins are relying on Bitcoin. BTC is the number one good suggestion or recommendation when it comes to investment and high value of profit.

I certainly agree. Both are a good one to invest with, not only bitcoin but there are also some high potential altcoins which are worth to invest. It is always wise to do to diversify your portfolio and not put all your eggs in one basket.

Bitcoin is good investment for Long-Term. If you want to invest on Bitcoin, maybe its time to buy ( cause at this time bitcoin price going down, more than 50% from last year ).

But, Long-Term its not suitable for me, and i do not interest to hold Bitcoin for Big Amount.

For me, altcoin is good for trading..

BTC is still a good choice for long-term investments because the huge profits make btc favored by many people. currently, I still choose btc as an investment that gives big profit.

I also agree with both being as equally valuable when it comes to crypto trading etc. BTC is the mother of altcoins but even some altcoins have perhaps surpassed the expected market value and if you're knowledgeable enough you can spot those in trend and spread out to altcoins for some profit.

Apparently you are very much sure that Bitcoin will return its maximum value again, as it was in 2017. To date, a lot of crypto currency users have become disillusioned with Bitcoin.

The Company of bitcoin is much better than alternativecoins because bitcoin business is proven to the public through their great services to their investors and capability in this business.

I think Bitcoin has the qualities to be considered coin.

A coin would be more usefull for society if its value is stable, as people could predict investments and offer products and services. So, it is a question of more people using bitcoin.

I think between Bitcoin and altcoin is interdependent, Bitcoin can advance because of Altcoin. And Altcoin will never exist if there is no Bitcoin. if talking which one is better, it is clear Bitcoin better than Altcoin, this has been proven from the value of Bitcoin far above Altcoin.

It is very considerate to invest a certain coin which have a huge potentiality of gaining. Thus, in the current situation we had, bitcoin isn't quite profitable than of some alts. Can't we just only refer to Ethereum but also to other altcoins just like NEO, Ripple and Tronix. They are a good competitor in the market race and simply have possibilities to grow.

You're wrong. Altcoins play a big role in the world of cryptocurrencies. During the peak of the growing popularity of bitcoin in the past year, we saw how transactions get stuck for a few days. Altcoins have accumulated extra money and made the network more stable. Now they may fall in value but once bitcoin recovers they will rise in value more than bitcoin.

Most of the altcoins I've bought have under performed when compared to Eth/BTC. I'm a long-term believer in COSS, however. With COSS you get paid out dividends collected from the site's transaction fees. I'm really hoping their site takes off and starts paying out a lot more. If the exchange grows as much as other exchanges, it can be a very profitable crypto to invest in.

bitcoin is always better than alt, for alt i just choose and hold alt which has its own blockchain and has smart contract platform.

Altcoins are far more dangerous investments because the small market cap that most of them have, they tend to be much more voltality then bitcoin.

Altcoins usually provide some solutions to things that bitcoin doesn't have or they come to offer a very limited section of things, like decentralized betting or decentralized exchange, they do aim to provide decentralized systems of their network.

On the other hand bitcoin has been here for very long and is counted to medium risk investment compared to the cryptocurrency world, the main purpose of bitcoin is to transfer value and it has been keeping value for about 10 years, bitcoin has been here for longer and that's why people trusts it more.

So, you right altcoins really apart from trading can give us many interesting and useful features. But bitcoin is already a popular way of payment, and as a result many people can not refuse to use it.

COSS started as very promising alternative to regular exchanges by using the concept of reward based on the amount of COSS token held on exchange. Due to fascinating concept, it first raised $5-6M, then gathered users on large scale and then value of token rose 4-5x. But after the intro of DEX like IDEX, use of platforms like COSS diminished. Main reason for that is the withdrawal fees charged by COSS to compensate COSS holders is very high. So I don't think it is wise choice to go for COSS now.

I think doing day trading with btc is good
You can get 1-3% daily

But hodling altcoins is bad
Simply buy and sell altcoins
Sell when it pumps
Buy when it dips dipper dipped

True. Bitcoin has become technically outdated and is alive in the market just because of the hype created by the people across the world and due to it being the main trading pair on most of the exchanges. Still most of the top exchanges don’t offer trading of crypto currencies with fiat currencies which has increased the dependence on bitcoin. This is also the reason that altcoins drop and rise with variation in price of BTC.

According to me, altcoins have always been a better investment than bitcoin. Altcoins are technically much more advanced than bitcoin is. BTC has issues such as scalability, liquidity and also has high transaction fees and more confirmation time. Altcoins don’t only solve these issues, they also provide additional applications in particular fields. For example: XRP solves banking problems by providing cross border payments more liquidity and reducing transaction fees and increasing the speed.

Bitcoin is really outdated and quiet not improving, but its doesn't mean that bitcoin is not great. Altcoins are still base on the price movements of bitcoin, people still love this technology and not pure of hype. Too many altcoins that makes them low in value because of too much competition. I still see bitcoin on top in the future, better to invest both in btc and good altcoins.

And what to oppose here, while there is a speculative connection between bitcoin and altcoyins.
Bitcoin is the main currency for investing in altcoins. When traders want to close their positions, they sell altcoins in exchange for bitcoin. Accordingly, the demand for altcoyne fueled interest in Bitcoin. At the same time, many investors store their savings in bitcoin instead of exchanging for fiat, in order to quickly re-establish the right positions in the market when opportunities arise.

what are you talking about are you sleeping? bitcoin is slowly getting better and better your the only one that is outdated lightning network is the best thing can happen to bitcoin it will help users and merchant with it you can send bitcoins instantly and fees almost cost nothing.

now there are many tools for investment is to expand the horizons. here you have a few people will help you need to develop your own strategy

Yeah, a lot of it depends on timing anyway. There is really more like a period for altcoin and a period for bitcoin and most times, if you can really get it right, you will simply be making a lot of good decision in the market as to which to invest at a particular point in time. One thing I have learned however is to stay in fiat when bitcoin is in a downtrend, buy back bitcoin and engage alts when bitcoin is in consolidation or slow move, as altcoins get to increase hugely during this period and get out of alts immediately if bitcoin starts showing sign of further downtrend or a bull run.

The facts prove that Bitcoin is still the best choice, Altcoin is now more suitable for short-term trading (small-band trading), if you worry about the risk of investment is too big, then Bitcoin is the best choice!

bitcoin vs altcoin  ???

very unsuitable and bitcoin not worth to be compared with any alt. what bitcoin possessed and made it able to survive today is the main reason I keep hold of it.

Yeah, the idea of diversifying is to at least spread the risk, but when it comes to long term hold, I want to believe bitcoin sure do have a lot of great potential when compared to most altcoins. Just very few altcoins anyway do have a good community and less volatility as most of them are pretty much like a pump and dump based on how bitcoin movement is perceived.

Until the whole market of altcoin can stand on its own, I guess one will just have to time which market to be in based on the way bitcoin moves. many people are her suggesting to go for altcoin investments but personally I do prefer just holding my bitcoins as it give me enough returns for years of holding and more importantly with great peace of mind too.

Deeponion is indeed a great privacy coin and according to me it has higher chance of getting listed on dark web. XMR was recently rising quite a bit due to its increased use on dark web, but It took a hit after people encountered transaction issues with it.

Deeponion may be the next privacy coin that might get listed on dark web after bitcoin and XMR. It provides high security and privacy to its users and the transactions are untraceable.

if required choose between Bitcoin and altcoin then I will always choose altcoin. Because the price of bitcoin is being manipulated and bitcoin can disappear from the crypto market at any time.

It all depends on your investment. If the long-term it is better to choose bitcoin. But if short-term it is better altcoins

i think that Bitcoin is just better to hodl, cause there are a lot of altcoins that wento to an value of 0. One Bitcoin has alwas the value of one Bitcoin so you do not Need to worry

Bitcoins and altcoins should not be compared because altcoins are created in order to compete with bitcoins and people have variety to choose in cryptocurrency because there are a lot of potential coins in the market.

Every bitch is going to win this. this has always been the case and will continue in this way. because their head and the lead of this technology are bitcore.

for price issues, altcoin is more affordable than bitcoin. so in this case altcoin is better. for risk issues are all equally at risk, but altcoin is greater at risk than bitcoin, bitcoin is much more reliable than altcoin.

I think that bitcoin will remain the leader in the cryptocurrency market. because it has many investors and is widely known all over the world.

Bitcoin will remain the best crypto of all and this is why it's labeled as the king of crypto's.

Comparing bitcoin to altcoins is like comparing oranges to apples. Bitcoin is good with many uses as a store value, currency and payment that has been quick in confirmation.

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