Is the altcoin era over ?

[stomachgrowls]

If not, what innovations do you think future alts will bring to crypto ?

Its not over and the creation of altcoin would still continue and make some progress and innovations would be not the same to bitcoin but they do always fail most of them.Im always seeing and finding on the unique features of new coins that do launched but all are in common already.

[instacalm]

If not, what innovations do you think future alts will bring to crypto ?

I for one believe the "altcoin" era in the sense of pre-2013 is over indeed -- but this was a very particular sphere, the old school time of crypto currency. With IXCoin, the first Bitcoin clone and one of the first altcoins, being the stepping stone to something that has evolved to ideas such as "BBQCoin" in 2012, as well as innovative systems such as "NXT" and derivates soon after in 2013, cryptocurrency technologies have evolved into what we see now in the beginning of 2017. This field is ever-evolving.

[Blawpaw]

I don´t think it ever will. Altcoins are the tip of this new technology development. They act like test versions of bitcoin but with a lot of improvements.
That's why altcoins will still be around for a lot of time

[European Central Bank]

it'll never be over. it's just getting started. and it's nothing to do with innovation, it's all about greed and depriving the greedy of the cryptocurrencies that actually count for something.

[ReferralFoundation]

It is definitely just getting started.

The World of cryptocurrency is still expanding. The potential for growth is massive and many opportunities are still emerging.

These are exciting times for anyone in this space and all of our participation is what will define the future of money.

[Okurkabinladin]

They will never learn because the system runs on greed.
And since every single person wants to be the Satoshi.. they jump from coin to coin.
Meaning we will NEVER EVER get our ducks in line to support 1 Altcoin.
It's a corrupt greedy immoral system designed to perpetuate a pyramid scheme token making machine.
Innovation is irrelevant.

I can just imagine you sitting on your couch, reading Däniken with aluminium hat on your head to protect you form all seeing eyes of the illuminati.

Seriously, though, Bitcoin has massive advantage in it being the first. As a store of value it is right now unbeatable.

Now, if we are talking about daily payments, anonymity, ease of use, yes, there is quite a bit of room for another crypto. Definitely not Litecoin, but Moneros and or Ripples mights matter in five years from now. Both can do things that Bitcoin is not good at.

[susila_bai]

I dont think that it is over but instead it is now only picking the right path, their are so many new coins emerging in the market with correct value and road path, if you correctly watch them, then in few years you can see lot of altcoin which will grow in good value and in long term they will be good and not like other scam coins.

[cyrixcer]

There are tons of altcoins are pumping on Poloniex now, IMO the altcoin era is never over, and maybe sometimes there is a pause, but it never stops.

[s1gs3gv]

Innovation is irrelevant.

The consensus so far seems to be that the altcoin era is not over but that there is some question regarding the role innovation plays in its future.

Please elaborate.

[Piston Honda]

WBB is about to turn alts on their fucking heads, that's what.

watch and learn over the next 6 months......................

 

[Sundark]

As long as it will be possible for devs to earn money from ICO, premine, exploiting early adopter status ,pumps and dumps, as long new altcoins will be created.
There will be always bunch of people greedy enough to support even the most shittiest coins in the name of profits.

[jjacob]

There are tons of altcoins are pumping on Poloniex now, IMO the altcoin era is never over, and maybe sometimes there is a pause, but it never stops.

Pumps and dumps do not constitute an altcoin era. Altcoins which truly bring something new to the table, increase adoption of cryptos and rise because of that constitute successful altcoins. Penny stocks/alts will always be around.

[ethereumhunter]

If not, what innovations do you think future alts will bring to crypto ?

i don't think that altcoin era is over, i see that in altcoin, many dev have been upgrade their altcoin to be better and they back up it so the coins will stay and will used by more people. if the altcoin era is over, then we don't see that it is time for altcoin to rise because in many market, altcoin makes good movements and we can earn more bitcoin for this. i am sure that within a week, there is always a new altcoin that will ready to launch.

[xuan87]

No the era is not yest over, just most of the people not interested in using alt coin and because the lack of interest the coin become not popular and it become priceless, actually some of the alt coin offer a great feature but somehow alt coin need a better publication and get rid of the negative label, the future of alt coin still promising

[Loganota]

There is always room for innovation. There will never be a perfect currency, there are always new technologies coming up and new problems arise, along with these problems come new solutions. And so all things evolve.

[andrei56]

If not, what innovations do you think future alts will bring to crypto ?

As long as there is room for improvement and the improvements in bitcoin come as slow as as they are at the moment there will always be room for altcoins and new ways of doing things more efficiently.

[kelsey]

Innovation is irrelevant.

The consensus so far seems to be that the altcoin era is not over but that there is some question regarding the role innovation plays in its future.

Please elaborate.

crypto needs adoption not innovation.

those pro innovation; tell me what innovation is needed?

imo the only innovation needed in crypto is simplification (to help with adoption by average joes), and all the innovation i'm seeing is doing the opposite; mostly making crypto more complex and further out of reach to average joe's.

i think altcoins are needed because btc went off the rails and doesn't match the promise its original potential showed.

[btcxyzzz]

Innovation is irrelevant.

you're dissonant with youself

[shield132]

If you mean that altcoins will never be bitcoin's serious rival, than yes, it's ended but people never stop creating of altcoin, because some people and even children wants their own coin but it's another taks, how they can to develope it. Some altcoin can to offer more innovation but bitcoin gained trust very much and this factor causes end of simple altcoins era but serious altcoins still can to try and fight against bitcoin.

[Btc_1856]

If not, what innovations do you think future alts will bring to crypto ?

Its not over and the creation of altcoin would still continue and make some progress and innovations would be not the same to bitcoin but they do always fail most of them.Im always seeing and finding on the unique features of new coins that do launched but all are in common already.

I agree even till now there is no compete for bitcoin, that's why bitcoin became more popular. Even many coins are trying to secure there position after bitcoin but they are keep failing. Altcoin industry is keep increasing in all format but not able to secure their position.