It can be both groups that have an impact on the market value
Some ICOs offer higher incentives for early purchasers who might then take profits when trading begins
Some allocate a percentage of the total supply for bounties, airdrops and referrals and the recipients may sell those early too rather than waiting for the project to mature
That's because lots of them are just a copy and paste of something else
It's not a good idea to invest in these sorts of projects as they generally become obsolete very quickly or were only created for scams or pump and dump purposes
There will always be space in the market for alternative assets but only the most widely adopted will retain value
If you're looking to invest medium to long term you'd probably not lose money investing in Ripple
I wouldn't expect it to go anywhere fast as far as increase in value is concerned but most of the top assets do have potential to appreciate by the end of the year
Similar reason why people buy major tech stocks the returns in the last few years have been impressive
More and more savy investors are allocating at least a small percentage of their investment portfolio to cryptocurrency which has helped fuel demand for it
Best to do this sort of thing as a hobby in your spare time rather than use the hours you get paid to work if you're just doing general stuff like researching
If you need to make an important trade just do so on your mobile phone
It really depends on demand if that should decrease enough then the price could tumble but $1,000 is probably not realistically possible but it would represent an incredible buying opportunity if so!
These three are more niche coins that might be good as a long term investment but I'd agree the focus is on what's more popular these days rather than lesser known assets