which is more profitable;buying ALTCOINS or investing in ICO's

[clrpod]

Well firstly they are the same thing, you're just buying at a different stage in the process. I would say that ICOs generally can have greater returns but its harder to pick a good one and so the risk and variance is much higher. There is often also a drawn out process in ICOs so it favours more longer term investment than perhaps buying some already established altcoins in anticipation of a pump.

[Direwolve735]

I think that investing is a bit more profitable. But buying currency is less risky. In order to invest, you have to understand very well the conditions of the crypto-currency market. That`s why i`s more profitable. When you see the full picture, you know, what crypto currency is worth investing in, you can foresee the ups and downs of prices, then you have more chances to become a winner.

[AjithBtc]

Investing into altcoins and ico's were almost the same. Because with ico, we're not sure whether the growth happens after the listing. If grows high it is profitable and similar is with altcoins, it has got a market through circulation but it is hard to predict when it becomes uptrend to cash out or make a trading.

[yunuzov]

If you are experienced enough both can be very profitable. There are more scam ICOs then ever nowadays but if you know the market well enough you can find profitable ICOs that can help you make money in good amounts. Alt coin trading can be more risky but have faster results.

[BitcoinLoan]

In my opinion better way is investing in altcoins because it is more easy to get profit, and you do not must have big experience with it to get some money because ico's are for users with big experience

[RobbieDK]

I think this way:
- long term; my prefered altcoins
- short team; ICOs to gain money to invest in my prefered altcoins
- trading; gain money trading, which I invest in my.... prefered (A-class) altcoins

At the end I got my bags full with the prefered altcoins.
And by doing it this way, I can also play the trading game a little

[triciaa478]

All altcoins once passed through ICO stage. Ico is profitable if it will become a hit altcoin. You can take advantage of the bonus offering of ICO to make a big profit when the project is listed on an exchange.

[Rickirs]

This thread is actually informative. But most of the advises given here are redundant. However, is there guide or link which can say something about finding scammer out of those ICOs ?

[elektrohell06]

for the moment I suggest do not tend to refer to it because I see it can hurt you in the matter of time and funds you have.