What will the winners look like in the next 5 years?

[lopez cryptomania]

It's between speed vs. decentralization. Which coin will be adopted by most? Many say it's in the top 20 already we have still decided what we're going to use as THE PROTOCOL coin. Educated opinions welcomed.

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[adroitful_one]

I think privacy coins will be big in the next couple years. With the U.S. Government changing the tax laws and other countries around the world trying to crack down on crypto, a way to hide what you're doing with them will help tremendously.

[swissgang]

I think privacy coins will be big in the next couple years. With the U.S. Government changing the tax laws and other countries around the world trying to crack down on crypto, a way to hide what you're doing with them will help tremendously.

I think so as well but those who are investing in privacy coins should also invest in coins which are very decentralized, fast and traceable because tracing is also beneficial.

[Poink]

It's between speed vs. decentralization. Which coin will be adopted by most? Many say it's in the top 20 already we have still decided what we're going to use as THE PROTOCOL coin. Educated opinions welcomed.

Five years is long for crypto...better, faster, meaner coins will likely come out between now and then.

For now...
BTC is the king...unless major hack happens, it will likely remain king as wealth holder, like gold...not your daily spending cash.
XMR seems to be secure as the king of anon coins.
ETH, NEO, QTUM will likely grow as the major platforms.
ICX, ARK (if they can deliver) will probably be huge in integrating various platforms.

Then there will be the top for each application/category; payment, medical, credit, identification, etc., etc.

[xenomorphe1]

Between speed (centralization) and decentralization, i think it is speed who is going to win. But if decentralization is fast enough, maybe decentralization will be adopted because of the security. Speed is very important as we may also see a very big increase of users and transactions. If the speed is not fast enough, it will be impractical and unusable. Who want to wait 10 or more minutes to pay a bill at a restaurant or at a supermarket?

[Riser7]

Privacy coins for sure, but Ethereum is developing fast. I think people will use Ethereum everyday first.
Other coins with serious development will come on the top.

[bitcoinman93]

It's between speed vs. decentralization. Which coin will be adopted by most? Many say it's in the top 20 already we have still decided what we're going to use as THE PROTOCOL coin. Educated opinions welcomed.

It's quite possible that winners in 5 years weren't even born yet. But if I had to choose from existing players, then ltc, eth, neo, nano and envion would be my bets.

[snewvine]

I think EOS, DIM, NEO as these are platforms

OMG - PPT - Pillar due to what they will do for the new age.

[slaman29]

It's between speed vs. decentralization. Which coin will be adopted by most? Many say it's in the top 20 already we have still decided what we're going to use as THE PROTOCOL coin. Educated opinions welcomed.

Agree that adoption will be the main aspect for success in five years. By that time, alts without success in that area, and all the so-called utility tokens that will never be used, will slowly begin to fade. And this is why the ones like Bitcoin will succeed where others struggle, the one crypto that is gaining adoption and intended use, even with all the FUD going on. If alts like Litecoin also succeed in getting their own network of accepting merchants, then they stand a chance too (and I believe Monero will be one of the few).

[Tstar]

I think privacy coins will be big in the next couple years. With the U.S. Government changing the tax laws and other countries around the world trying to crack down on crypto, a way to hide what you're doing with them will help tremendously.

I'm on the same wave. Investing now in privacy coins coins is one of the best choices for our money.

Others are VR and Gambling projects.

[atliens99]

Bitcoin and Eth will be king.  Monero will most likely crash due to major competition.  Ripple will also crash its trash, centralized, and not a real crypto.

[asriloni]

It's between speed vs. decentralization. Which coin will be adopted by most? Many say it's in the top 20 already we have still decided what we're going to use as THE PROTOCOL coin. Educated opinions welcomed.

So, Do we only expect the transaction speed and the decentralization of cryptocurrency become the main concern? As far as I know, the transaction speed and decentralization think become the common thing right now.

How every project already implemented scalability solution and decentralization through use various method. But real implementation from blockchain to our life becomes the primary concern soon.

[coin-investor]

It's between speed vs. decentralization. Which coin will be adopted by most? Many say it's in the top 20 already we have still decided what we're going to use as THE PROTOCOL coin. Educated opinions welcomed.

All I can see is Monero and ethereum is the next big thing although there are new coins coming in which tries to be as decentralized as possible with a very good speed, the next big thing, in my opinion, is yet to come or just around the corner waiting to get launch.

[Savik]

Privacy was a big trend for 2017, 2018 will be about scaling and speed. I dont know what comes beyond that, maybe AR/VR or AI type projects? Or decentralized governance? Who knows

[sedou]

I think both. Speed and decentralization with nodes system which is basically compromise between the two. Similar to NEO, Vechain. Or coins that are combination of dag and blockchain.

[Tipestry]

If a transaction use is created for Bitcoin, for example you need to use some btc to power a smart contract platform built on top of Bitcoin, I think it will not only remain number one but pull ahead by quit a bit.

[Savik]

Will we see PoW coins fall by the wayside and PoS (or some new method) take over?

[godzillarekt007]

Those are two key components vying for tops in the industry but you overlooked a big feature which is being implemented right now and that is:privacy. Privacy coins are no laughing matter and in fact occupy 3 spots in the top 25. The way regulations and governments are trending I wouldn't be surprised if that number increased to 5-6 by years end which would give them the most amount of coins in the top 25 to a given section.

[findgreenland]

It's between speed vs. decentralization. Which coin will be adopted by most? Many say it's in the top 20 already we have still decided what we're going to use as THE PROTOCOL coin. Educated opinions welcomed.

Bitcoin has lead the market for more than five years, though there are many altcoins out there.
Eth has thrived during the past few years, however 1/10 of bitcoins.
As long as bitcoin has its major forks more than other altcoins, bitcoin will still be the king

[xiaoyum]

I think bitcoin will be still one and only coin ruling markets. On the other hand I think we will see whole new chains and coins and at least 1 maybe even 2 of them will be in top 5 list for sure..