#1 Pick for January

[srqrebel]

Spectrecoin (XSPEC) is a first rate privacy coin that has been sharply outperforming Bitcoin for the past week.  Normally, once a coin starts to take off like that, I tend to back away from it, but this coin is so deeply undervalued that I am confident it will ultimately only go up from here, regardless of what happens to it (and crypto in general) in the short term.  This is a buy and hold coin:


Take a look at Spectrecoin's tech:

1. Native Tor integration preserves network privacy, protects users against surveillance

2. OBFS4 obfuscation protocol facilitates undetected usage in Tor-blocked countries such as China and Iran (the only anon coin with this feature)

3. Ring signatures ensure transactional anonymity

4. PoS with generous staking rewards (5% added to the total supply each year, distributed to those who stake)

5. Community-based funding mechanism: Slider for contributing a percentage (or all) of one's staking rewards towards funding development

6. Stealth coin withdrawal from exchanges, for total preservation of user anonymity (coming soon in v1.4, due for release in the next few weeks)

7. Default stealth transactions for a more intuitive user experience (coming in v2.0, due for release Q1 2018)

8. Stealth staking [a first for any cryptocurrency!] (coming in v2.0, due for release Q1 2018)

9. A low power Android staking wallet (planned for Q2 2018)

10. Trezor and Ledger hardware wallet support (to be announced)

11. SpectreCash app - a small remittance Android app, facilitating 100% anonymous peer-to-peer transactions (to be announced)


In addition, Spectrecoin will soon be featured on the anonymous, peer-to-peer decentralized exchange BISQ (formerly BitSquare), starting with BISQ's upcoming software release.  This is a fitting partnership for any coin that takes the privacy and anonymity of its users seriously, and a truly exciting development.

There are less than 21 million coins in circulation.  At any price below $5 per coin, this coin is a steal.

This is one up-and-coming privacy coin that is not messing around.  Regardless of which way the crypto market heads in the short term, this is a coin you will want to stake your claim in now, before it hits its stride.

Educate yourself about this hidden gem here: http://coinwiki.info/en/SpectreCoin
Come join our vibrant and growing community on slack: http://slack.spectreproject.io/

[linkybit]

There are some really promising coins for next month, I would like to go for WAVES, ETH, NEO, SYSCOIN.

[madwica]

I will buy ethereum and LTC, these two coin has a big possibility to increase the value like what bitcoin did for this year. Honestly i do not wait for next year i am already buy there two coin and i only do is to hold and wait to double or triple its value before i sell it.
While waiting i am searching for other coin which has potential for next year, i am seeing IOTA and waves will make difference for their current value but still i am reading some news in these two coins.

[BTC-Graphicdesigns]

Definatly Naga, Tokenpay and Electroneum.

Also Keep an eye on Exscudo which will be launching Q1 2018.

[trainasauruswrecks]

Right now with its recent rise in credibility (AND low price thanks to btc dropping in value for the Christmas Holidays ) I'd definitely go in on XSPEC.  Privacy is undervalued right now but with the increasing Police/Nannystate and world governments' obsessive need to control the minutia of daily life... that won't last long.  As people desire to have their private lives projected further and further from watchful eyes of data companies and other observational entities they will move to coins like Monero, Spectrecoin, Sumo, etc. 
I'd expect to see a jump in them, but XSPEC is due to be listed on BISQ soon which is huge for them and their price point is low.  Definitely worth checking out. 
Check it

[ancapist]

The time has come for Digibyte to shine!

[trainasauruswrecks]

My Number pick is Boscoin, though not trading in any exchange but this is an hidden gem, soon it will find it way to an exchnage, with S.Korea people behind the project, we all know they are the driving force behind BTC now, just don't sell a Gold at the price of a brass

This is an interesting pick.  Koreans hold about 20% of BTC.  That's true.  And Boscoin is the first "SK" crypto (It looks like it's managed in the Netherlands but designed in Korea)... also true.  But what is it about the SK BTC market that makes you think they will support BOScoin?  I'm not saying you're wrong... AT ALL.  Just curious.

edit:  It may be more or less than 20% that SK owns since last I checked. 

[cheesebaby]

If I had two picks (hey, it's Xmas!) it would be SpectreCoin XSPEC and IntenseCoin ITNS.

Privacy coins are going to be key themes in 2018, and SpectreCoin XSPEC is the most private of privacy coins out there with Tor obfuscation, and a lot of privacy features in the roadmap to come including default stealth addresses and stealth PoS staking.

IntenseCoin is only 4 months old and will be used to support decentralised VPN. With net neutrality at risk, VPN is going to be even more important.

In terms of value, both are relatively low-caps when you compare with Pivx, Particl, Zcoin, Verge and, of course, Monero. SpectreCoin is also mainly listed on Cryptopia and Livecoin (listing on the private, decentralised, BISQ exchange to come very soon in their next update) and IntenseCoin is only listed on stocks.exchange, therefore, both have the potential to explode when they are listed on more exchanges.

[vovannovig2]

I'm sure everyone understands that 2018 will be the year of alternative crypto currency, and now it's time to buy promising coins.

Analyzing many other projects on such criteria as the total number of coins, work in the community, self-financing, technology, and, after seeing how the developer works, I made a choice.
My choice - Spectrecoin XSPEC

1) SpectreCoin (XSPEC)

Very interesting project that will definitely go up in price! - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2103301.0
XSPEC - I'm sure that it will cost much more than now, I buy this coin for all my money!
Indeed an anonymous coin which is dynamically developed by the community!
Here is an article about the fact that a very profitable investment project - https://globalcoinreport.com/heres-why-now-might-be-a-good-time-to-pick-up-some-spectrecoin-xpsec/  


Here is a comparison with other projects and much more! - http://coinwiki.info/en/SpectreCoin
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I believe that the future for anonymous projects!
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/can-see-id-eu-rules-anonymous-transactions/  
www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/12/18/eu-considers-launching-database-bitcoin-owners-crack-criminals/  
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2) Phore - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2307909.0

3) ZOIN - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2085112.0

4) Monoeci (XMCC) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2083054

5) KZCash - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2312421.820

[Baronggot]

If you consider buying in volume, digital currency that is starting to rise from a cheaper price with big market capitalization will be my #pick comes 2018. All those attributes i've mentioned can only be found in Ripple alt coin.

[Hansey]

Aeternity and Gulden!

[Georgi Tsankov]

Bitclave token it is great product that is going on exchange in January. Decentralized search that pays users.

[juanichiloco]

My pick for January would be Substratum as they are due to release there product.

I also think its going to be a big year for Privacy coins like Monero.

[DroidR17A]

I Quantstamp has a lot of potential to go x4+ by end of March if not sooner. If the December HODLer airdrops are good, expect a big bump in Jan/Feb.

[TucoRamirez]

So PRL really went through the roof yesterday, up 500% at one point. Super!

Lots of XSPEC supporters across multiple threads, so I went ahead and got me summa that too.

Anyone familiar with XBY?  Can you explain to a layman please?

[dagon666]

NEO will break out I think
TRX will also double at least
EOS will continue to rise

They are my picks

[sandwich_23]

Halfway through January, and NEO is CRUSHING. This is going to $1,000. It's just a matter of how long it takes to get there...

[malibubaby]

This end of January, UTRUST will be the number pick of all the traders. From the price of $0.05 to $1.34 will be huge and more to go.