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Which coin gave you more return? Investment on Alts or ICOs or BTC? I have been holding BTC for a long time and I want to expand my portfolio. I have ETH holdings as well. I tried trading with many coins but never made of it. The reason I don't want to invest on alts is that those companies will create FOMO and make people buy and after buying you will be rekted.

in long term: bitcoin
in short term: shitcoins.

it is obvious that bitcoin has a very strong long term potential and since its market is a lot bigger than altcoins then it is extremely hard to manipulate (pump and dump) it so the profit is purely based on real adoption and that profit is strong in the long run since it will surely go up and not come down in the long run. for instance last year it was $1000 and now it is $6000 so that is 6x profit in the long run.

for altcoins there is no real adoption but only speculation. and because their markets are small and they are easy to manipulate (pump and dump) you get a lot of good opportunities to make a lot of profit in short term which is their pump period.

Second you on this. What the altcoin projects will not really tell you is that they are truly struggling for adoption. Even Ethereum's adoption is only due to ERC20 tokens, 100% a speculation market. The only real apps working on them now are gaming apps like cryptokitty.

Even Ripple was recently begging people to please use their tokens. They gave away so much XRP (not that it matters since it cost them nothing) but even they know no one is using it.

If you pursue greater profits, then I suggest you invest in altcoin.
However, you need to keep in mind that greater returns mean greater risks, so you need to be careful.

If I want to invest in ICO I make sure the ICO is good enough and innovative in project development that is done and communicative to all people and participants so we know the progress so we are safe in investing in their ICO, but if want to be safe and long term I choose Bitcoin.

it is depend in time in which these two would be worth it to invest. we know that the bitcoin ia worth it in just hding in a months but for the alter coins it is in a many months or years. it stll the bitcoin is prth I because when the price exploding of the bitcoin it is really give a big profit that each of us make smile. so for me, It I bitcoin that worth it in the investment.

The answer will be absolutely altcoin, i have participated in the zilliqa ico and it has been giving me about more than 70x return since ico price. It's too late to invest in the bitcoin right now. you are forgetting the fact you should go out as fast as possible before the coin will get another dump and i thought that you must remember this one.

If you want to get a bigger return, invest in ICO, because ICO is a channel for high returns.
HyperQuant is a good enough project, and I advise you not to miss it if you want to participate in ICO. ::)

currently developing capabilities that are owned by Altcoin enough to increase. so it is very good to invest in ALtcoin today because its development is able to produce much greater profits. other than that with the price is very good affected.

Well my investments in bitcoin has generated me much income than any investment in any other altcoin but that is not to say that altcoins are worthless because i have some altcoins that are doing very good on the market.

Since I have just started my crypto venture, I was still learning and trying to figure out how to earn and increase my portfolio.
If you can afford it, now is the time to buy BTC. And hold it for as long as you can.
However, from what I can see, Altcoins give a higher and quick turnaround.
The challenge is finding which Altcoin to invest on.

IMO, Bitcoin is the one that give you good returns in the long term. It is recommended to diversify and also invest in potential Altcoin and ICO projects. By investing in the right Altcoin and ICO projects will bring you many folds profits.

Investing in icos or newly listed coins are still giving a reasonable return on investment even in this lingering bear market. But you need to choose carefully which to invest in.

Well, Technological wise too, bitcoin is better than altcoins. Other coins might have increased the blocksize to reduce txn fees and txn time. But then, u cant really compare them with bitcoin cause they dont have the volume and traffic as huge as Bitcoin. They might look good now, but if they face volume as huge as btc, they might come up with hundres of new problems.

Now, u said , u are not talking on basis of price, well, u should, cause its an important factor, Bitcoin's huge marketcap will only help it in reaching the masses, make it more and more decentralised in all way possible and making it robust and more immune to manipulation by big n powerful , rich institutions and individuals.

Full disclosure, I don't think it's either the best or the one that will prevail in the end. There is too much drama llama and too many parties trying to manipulate it in one way or another. Technology-wise it's okay and fits the bill but it is the first version and by far it's not the best.

However it wouldn't be the first time and inferior technology won due to various outside factors.

At this point in time, I don't really mind or care which one of them wins. They all have cool things about them and winning is all relative.

We'll have a crypto for storage (potentially bitcoin), a crypto for spending (IOTA maybe?) A crypto for programmable money (perhaps ETH) and that's really swell I think.

Trying to make one crypto to fit all needs can be a bad idea. Diversity is good!

They all have different use cases, bitcoin was the first to come and the one that gave birth to all of the rest, it's evolved over the years and it's gaining more and more popularity, no other alt with similar use cases will be able to replace bitcoin, there may be or perhaps most surely will be alts that will be by the side of bitcoin even price wise in the future with their relevant use cases but bitcoin won't be replaced nor will it fall, don't buy in the food, crypto currencies have a looong way to grow..

 improvements and new competitors in the market change and many people don’t like change - especially longer time horizon also gives you ability to withstand the sharp upswings in the market invest on alts is that those companies communicative to all people !!

It depends in which alt you're going to invest, however for me bitcoin is still the best if you can afford to buy 1-2 BTC or more then you are safe in the future. Bitcoin is the strongest coin and it has the highest chance to increase more so i'd rather invest to safe and secured than risking money for not much higher profit.

Bitcoin and Ethereum is for long term hodl. You should have a diversified portfolio, Keep BTC and ETH % the most. Altcoins or ICOs can be risky but some alts are pretty interesting  and could give high returns, So, If you want to invest in altcoins do in depth research.

Why do you want to shift the responsibility for your decisions to the community? Otherwise I don't understand the question. Think with your head. Analyze coins, read the project roadmap. Act. Why should someone decide or advise something for you? What if the advice turns out to be bad?

Hi, everybody. In my opinion, it is worth investing in bitcoin and altcoins. Altcoins are very good for the long term, while bitcoin can help in acquiring profits in a shorter time. Therefore, it is necessary to invest in both.

Umm, well in my case the choice is altcoins for sure. I have PRG, ICX and NEO and they have literally made me go crazy after them. Absolutely great coins with best projects and high returns. I would definitely go for altcoins.

Investment in altcoins should be your decision. Bitcoin has made its mark, it's already turn.
Although bitcoin still remains the king and has brought massive returns to the early birds but it's trend is now slow and yielding very little returns. But alts are making waves and producing massive returns for investors and traders alike. Investment in altcoins should yield more for you in the short and long term.

Altcoins!!! TAU, ADA, QSP! These are too good for any user. The coins are not at all complicated with their operations and are certainly satisfying with high returns. I love these coins and will always go for them.

Bitcoin offers you capital preservation (at worst) and a (possible) steady growth.
It has more long term potential.
It us unlikely to rise astronomically in a short space of time.
That us what altcoins can offer, high pumps, within a short frame of time.
With that comes the risk of heavy dumps and possible loss.

If you have the time, you can try both, part to invest in bitcoin for hold, part to buy altcoins, and part to try on new ICO projects.

In BTC you need to invest if you want it for a long time, but other coins are not so reliable to store for a long period, so you need to think very carefully before making a choice.

I believe that when investing in the crypto currency, first of all, it is necessary to minimize the risks of losses. Therefore, I invest in bitcoin, which is the most stable and popular coin.

If you have time for crypto world , like free time for following altcoins ; you can invest altcoins of course. But if you dont have time pick BTC of course.

In my case, investment in altcoins give me better profit. But I still believe in the future of Bitcoin. I suggest you to spilt your capital and invest in both Bitcoin and Altcoin to have the best of the both world.

It's worth investing in good altcoins, the problem is most altcoins aren't much good. You can come across some real gems if you look hard enough.

If you already have Bitcoin and Ethereum, then try to invest in ICO projects, but only very carefully. If you carefully select projects for investment, then you can get a big profit from the ICO. Any crypto currency can bring a good income, but you need to choose an individual approach for each.

yes this can be an investment. Shuan also has a suitable environment for this situation in the future can even rich people. Of course, I would advise you to make an investment when you say that. The decision is yours. I can only recommend the blend.

The biggest return you will get from both coins. Every wallet should have bitcoin and any altcoins, this is the most profitable option. Bitcoin is for long term but altcoins you can sell in every moment or when you need, so i am taking both

Bitcoin is very good in its development has been tested strongly in decades, it is advisable for people who invest in Bitcoin do not worry with every condition because every year will get the achievement, altcoin is not too bad as much as possible to choose the best coins to be on top with Bitcoin and Ethereum, ICO is great for the near future to get bigger discounts and sell after entering the market by getting more profit because after entering the market then the price will go down and back to be forgotten.

maybe altcoin is much more profitable as it can be purchased at an affordable price and gets plenty.
and suitable investments are short-term investments

I think that all methods of earning should be used. The main thing is to have certain knowledge. Bitcoin certainly follows hold in the long term. As well there are good altcoins that should hold. Investment in ICO can bring profit in the short term.

Altcoins always give me more profits as compared to the BTC. What BTC gives me is just security to my funds. If I ever wanted to keep my funds as it is for long terms then I will save most of them in the BTC form. BTC does give lot of profits and I have experienced that once in the December but that kind of profits are not always possible with it. Its possible with the ALT all the time because they are cheap in value and they are more prone to the hikes as compared to the BTC. So I will vote +1 to the altcoins here for their tremendous spikes.

I think better to sell all my alt and buy BTC .Rightnow loss more than 40% of my value

It depends, if someone can tell you this, they should be the richest man of the world LOL! You can trade altcoins or bitcoin, it's up to you

I have always believed in stability and the value of domination will increase over time of BTC electronic money. Therefore, I give BTC a long-term investment. But the Altcoin is equally attractive. Therefore, I also carefully selected and invested the Altcoin to make a profit. Time to invest in the Altcoin depends on the market and the Altcoin itself.

Btc went from 6.4k to 7.4k. Xrb went from free/10ish cent to $35. Ripple went from 2 cents or something to $3. ADA went from less than 1 cent (presale it was) to 1+$.

So...in two to three months you could've had better gains in specific alts then you would've by holding btc for a year.

Like the other said. The moment btc goes sideways, the alts will have their time, and their gains can be bigger, simply because their potential growth (short term) is higher.

also, take into account that Cryptocurrencies are programmable money. Different cryptos work with different programs. Some people don't care about market caps, triangles on charts, portfolio management... some people care about technical merits  :o.

both are very important but the division is also the thing we really should do where we should be able to divide the assets between bitcoin and also altcoin which according to us big potential

in my opinion, any investment is a good thing. Because good bitcoin nor altcoin, both have their respective advantages. And if need be better investments in both. Bitcoin for the long term, and altcoin for the short term.

Split your investment in different altcoins and especially to bitcoin would be great decision that you should do. It's up to you if how much you can afford to invest because there are many coin with a good potential, just analyze the coin that you choose.

Yes if you want to safe investment btc is the best choice do you have in cryptocurrency, but you can't get a lot of profit when invested in btc. But if u dare to take a risk, investing in alts or ico is very profitable if your lucky!

not all altcoins are shitcoins,,
as you said above you holding ethereum as well,, and you already know if a good altcoins like eth is deserve to be in our bag for long term investments right ?
maybe you can see or think about anothers altcoins such as eos, waves and IOTA

Well mate, in depends on what type of investment you want to invest. Bitcoin is a secure investment in a long term. It give you more profitable earnings and the risk is slight only. But if you want to earn in a short period of time or short term investment. You can invest your a good altcoins.  Just make sure that you will research everything about it before investing.

if you want to expand your portfolio, well btc is still a good choice than investing Alts and ICO. But in my opinion alts is a good source as well and you can obtain a huge profits on it but depends on the potential of coins which coin that will make a good return after long season .and i think it's good to hold an alt coins that affected on bitcoin growth rate as well to assure you can multiply your profits when the market stabilize.  

I agree with your opinion. investing in ICO is nice and promising for your life, but if you do your first research you may get a lot of benefits because if you do not do research, you may be exposed to fraud in it. I advise you not to miss it if you want to participate in ICO.

How do you know those companies will create FOMO?

I'm not sure s well whether if happened before since I've always trusted the coins I have invested. Although I see the price go up almost 20% in a day and suddenly drop I am not hearing them creating news every time the price go up though but there are traders that bought the coins I'm not sure if they feel they are scammed.

i think if you have an enough capital, you you should invest in bitcoin and altcoins too
for altcoins invest only on potential altcoin my friend,
then, how to find a good altcoins with huge potential ? simple answer,, choose only the TOP 50 crypto in coinmarketcap list,,  ;)

I think BTC is a long term investment. It has great fluctuations and good year-by-year growth. However, if you want to invest in Bitcoin you need to have deep knowledge to avoid losing money unfortunately. Most altcoin are newer, higher potential and safer than Bitcoin

well actually if you are investing in both. Since neither altcoin nor the bitcoin, both can be equally profitable. And both are also much in need of being able to invest in ICO project. Because the current ICO project also many payment with bitcoin or altcoin.

Both are good investment and if we invest in bitcoin and Ethereum is also a good coin for making future i like to gather some other coin also for making my portfolio for 2018 so a big portion of ethereum is in it.

I don't invest in ICO's so that's a crossed out choice, alts are good investment but only those coins like ETH. But the coin that gave me most return none other than bitcoin, this is the reason why I still holding it.
If you are not good in trading with many coins then stop doing it and focus more on where you are gaining by holding bitcoin.

If bitcoin is rising then altcoins rise faster than bitcoin in terms of percentage because they have lower price but it depends on total market capitalization as well. You can also choose to invest in ICOs because it has a possibility that it will rise more when listed in exchanges but the opposite may happen as well.

If the ICO has a holding period bonus then it would be better because there is a possibility that token holders would not dump their coins. If you want to be conservative then invest in bitcoin but if you want high risk but a possibility of having high rewards then investing in altcoins is good as well as long as they have good fundamentals.

i get more return from ico, universa project became my first ico choice. from there I get a profit and then I invest in another ico which I think has a good project as a long-term investment.

All of them are really good to invest or to put your money as long as you know what you are doing do some search vey well and for sure you will be fine learn how to do charts so you can know when is the perfect time to buy and to sell. Don't fomo or don't ride the running train or else you will be injured.

if I have more funds, I feel better to invest with bitcoin, but because the funds I have are relatively small then I invested with ICO, yes even though it is risky, but I am happy to live it, it all depends everyone.

I think every altcoin, BTC or ICO has an advantage, only its value that different, and in my opinion, investment in altcoin has a greater result. but if its altcoin has good growth. besides that altcoin price is relatively very cheap.

here an investor should be able to choose a good investment place, you must go to market and analysis all aspects that could affect the value of bitcoin.

I think the bitcoin & ethereum is considered as the safest and stable cryptocurrency because they are already established and great players and leaders in their respective technology category. Investment in both will offer more likely modest return as they carry low risk as compare to all other altcoins.

If you invest in top 200 altcoins they can be riskier as some of them still to be launch their mainnet and some of them already launch their mainnet but still they are to be provide the exposure to their altcoins as they have promised in their white papers. However, if the success and if their adoption  and user base will increase with good partnership they can give handsome profits.

you have had Bitcoin and Ethereum for a long time, you have taken the right steps, you have been holding Bitcoin and Ethereum for a long time, you want to expand portfolio, it's the right investment step, I think you should consider other altcoin you can buy Ripple or Eos or other altcoins, you can also choose a good ICO, you can analyze and observe ICO and participate in the ICO.

At the moment, I am prefer investment in btc. Because btc will be bull run or bullish. If i am keep altcoin my asset will be down and I think convert to bitcoin will be okay.

I think return on bitcoin investment is more compared to altcoins. ICO investment is totally a different scenario. Prices of altcoins increases or decreases in accordance with bitcoin so it is better to invest in bitcoin.
In altcoin  I think ETH is the best option for you in term of long term investment. ETH will give you good profit.

Investing in bitcoin will certainly be a top choice for me. bitcoin gives me comfort and also a calm in investing. different with altcoin and ico projects that have very fast price movements. in total, bitcoin is much safer to invest. but for anyone who wants to speculate and want to try to gain bigger profits then ico proiect can be an alternative, but please be calculated that the risk is also much greater that we can lose all the money we have.

I prefer to go all routes, for long-term bitcoin is the best option and for short-term and daily trading altcoins are good to make some bitcoin  ;).

In my opinion, we should have both investment but in persentage it should be 70% of bitcoin and 30% of altcoins. Why? Simple because bitcoin is more stable than altcoins and bitcoin prove his worth for a Long time ago. Remember that before we invest we Need always consider the stability of the said coins and very popular with the other investors like bitcoin. And in other hand we also consider altcoins that are following the siccostel of bitcoin.

actually there's a good return in ICO investment site but it depends if it will succeed to reach the estimated price or let say the target and goals  of  the project. So i suggest before contributing on it don't forget to make a research to ensure you are in good project and there's a good return after.  And also on alt coin same thing as well , wherein make some research because that's the most important and pick a coins that has a potential to hold in long run. Don't just buy without TA 'cause most coins nowadays turn into shitcoin after all. So alway bear it on your mind.  And speaking about  bitcoin ,well it still promising for me compare to some coins in the market , but  it needs more patience  .

If you are planning to hold crypto, try to ask yourself what type of investor you are. Are you a type of investor who wanted to hold this crypto for a long time and forget about it the sell it after over a year or you wanted to get an extra cash while working? For short time holding, that goes to altcoins then BTC for ling term HODL.

Industry is moving towards new tech. Id seriously consider diversifying my portfolio. Go for neo, vechaim, qtum apart from bitcoin

In my own perspective, I would go 50:50 on altcoins and bitcoins. Especially now that Bitcoin is being eyed for ETFs this would be a good pontential for long term value or investment. Then I would trade 50% for altcoins because altcoins are much lower in price there you can see price sky rocket more than 20%. So you would have profit both for long term and in short term.

I do not agree with you. Every altcoin does not have an advantage since there are a big portion of them which have been primarily designed to rip off investors and scam them. Only the altcoins which are constantly being developed and which have huge communities will attract more and more investors which will help them survive no matter what. Coming to the question posted by op, investment in Bitcoin is far safer when compared to investing in altcoins.

If you need profit you have to invest in Alts because there rating are mind blowing

Alts vs BTC both are good for investments, long term investments only suits for altcoins. Because the value of altcoin depends upon the bitcoin price. If bitcoin price increases automatically altcoins price also increases. Bitcoin is good for both investments. We have to choose the altcoins from coinmarketcap and select the high potential and promosing coins from the list and then you invest. Then only the profit will be more while you sell.

I prefer investing in bitcoin compared altcoin reason I think altcoin is better used as daily trading only. and I prefer investing bitcoin because of its higher confidence than altcoin

Well by experience I will say ICO gives more profit when you invest in good ICO, but these days because of bear market, it seems ICO investing is the worse these so buying altcoins is safer in these bear market.

I like short term investment which is why I will invest in ICO. I am taking a pretty potent ICO that is Eloncity project a solution to the problem of global clean energy. They have a lot of recent activities in the 3 countries of Korea, China and Vietnam. That made me quite confident in this project. Altcoin still generates a lot of profit in the short term

It depends on the kind of investment that I was looking into making at the time. If I was looking to invest for the short term then I would be investing in altcoins, they are better suited to be bought and sold in the short term for profit. If I was looking to invest for the long term then I would definitely be investing the money in bitcoin. With the potential that bitcoin has, it is better to invest in it for the long term.

The strategy that until now has given me good profits in the cryptocurrency market has not been to invest on a single cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, but to diversify on various altcoins, also to reduce risks. Bitcoin and Ethereum are the two giants of the sector but there are other cryptocurrencies that have great potential for growth for the future

yes I agree with you. investing in bitcoin and altcoin is good because both of these coins have good prospects, attract a lot of people and also the profit is very big. so I think these two coins are very suitable we invest in long term long.

Bitcoin is more stable and less prone to crashing by itself, if bitcoin crashes then everything else crashes (usually more % wise), same for bitcoin gaining.
however, just as the top coins has changed over time, by finding the correct altcoin/token etc, you could very well earn many many times more by finding the right one.
if you feel confident in your own decisions, then I'd definitely suggest putting some time into finding potential smaller valued crypto.
I won't name those I'm invested in since I have nothing to gain from that, but if you want some tips on how to determine a good investment, you can read my thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3760625) :)

I will advise you to invest in BTC in both the long term and the short term.
Because BTC is currently at a very low price, however, BTC's lightning network is being deployed.

according to this issue, I agree. before you join any project, you should do some research first, because I am afraid you get a victim of fraud. and I suggest you should invest now because the market price is still low and suitable to buy more, and if the price has gone up you can sell your coins to get the benefits you want.

I do not feel that way, I get a quick return on the investment it's on altcoin but not just any altcoin I invest, I need analysis and the right time to buy / invest on altcoin, especially in estimating market movements. And, for now I do not advise you to invest in ICOs and altcoin, I do not know why the movement of both in attracting investors rather down from the previous months.

work on the exchange with altcoin so it will be safer for you .Or study before you invest in some altcoin  ::)

I think that it is worth investing in bitcoin and altcoins. Altcoins are promising in the long term, but now there is a flow of capital to bitcoin, so the bulk of your money is better to keep in bitcoin

indeed investing in altcoin or bitcoin is an attempt to make a profit but it is very difficult to choose a good investment that can benefit because there are currently so many altcoins registered in coinmarketcap, and to invest in bitcoin requires substantial capital because the current price one bitcoin is very high,

I prefer to invest in Altcoin because in Altcoin many options to invest so I chose to invest in Altcoin because I can choose the Altcoin that promises and can be profitable in the future but you can just invest in Bitcoin because bitcoin has blockchain technology and has a platfrom good

I think altcoin investment can provide a lot of benefits because altcoin has a very cheap price and very easy to make a price increase if the altcoin has a very good development. different from bitcoins that are very expensive and difficult to increase prices.

If you can buy both coins, buy one part of bitcoin and another to buy altcoin which is good for the investor's to invest and is earning well in future

Bitcoin is the best coin and very promising so I think it is the most appropriate choice to invest but among Altcoin also many have great potential in the future so I suggest you divide these two coins in your investment portfolio.

Both BTC and altcoins are static crypyocurrency in the market. Both coins are good for investment. Both BTC and Alt are dependent on each other because if BTC market increases, alt will also increase.

I think that now it is better to invest in the Altcoins. There are coins that have fallen in the price of 10-15 times. I am sure that the price will be restored.

I agree with you, but looking at how much money, an ordinary person is better to buy altcoins at a price they are more affordable than bitcoin

I chose to invest in Altcoin because with altcoin I can choose a good altcoin and with that now altcoin prices are still not stabilized so from now on it's better I invest in altcoin and wait for altcoin prices back stable and could benefit again