Many people call it "shitcoins" but even in the stock market there are "penny stocks" which are the same garbage.

There are many things that don't need to be decentralised, but that doesn't mean that these things shouldn't. Also as long as there is liquidity in the market for these coins, they will never die making them useful to traders.

Very few people have held this long since the beginning. In the world of trading you take profit along the way, and nobody in their outright mind would have held this long unless they forgot they even had bitcoins.

If you're looking for a long term investment bag hold, ETH could be worth it. Its definitely undervalued and can very well hit the $1,000.00 mark in the next 12 months. It should be priced higher than BCC at least.

Any ICO with a reputable team in the space can provide great investment returns. Stay away from ones which have limited information on the actual team involved as they are likely to take your money and run.