Bitcoin is less stable than some ALTs !

[ardhigalau]

Because the dominance of bitcoin in the crypto market is huge, it is reasonable if volume up and down is huge. do not compare with altcoin, they have a small volume.

[deppil]

lately the value of bitcoin tends to be stable and persist in the range of $ 3000. when a lot of altcoins keep moving up or down, bitcoin is still very slow, and that certainly makes investors and hodlers a little hurt by this situation. but this is a good start to starting market movements next year.

Actually no one can ensure that bitcoin moves slower or faster than altcoins. both of them are volatile and sometimes stable. so don't worry too much about this because altcoin can be more volatile or more stable. it all depends on the current market conditions right?

It could happen, I guess the altcoin price is still low, so there are many possibilities for every investor who believes in the altcoin so they will not hesitate to buy in large quantities. And also, pump and dump are still common because they are very easy to manipulate. Unlike Bitcoin, although with a very drastic price reduction, there will be a few people who actually buy a lot of bitcoin, even though they already know the potential of bitcoin itself.

Yeah maybe that is the difference. altcoin is easier to manipulate because of small marketcaps and volume. and bitcoin is more difficult to manipulate because the users are very large but the manipulation also does not guarantee that the altcoin price will remain stable or volatile right?

[Joeyvicky]

How possibe is it to generalised an issue based on such two 2 alt coins  which does not depicts a wholistic picture of the whole view ofthe things we see. We all aware of the control bitcoin directly or indirectly over the alts coins and that really gives fair idea of how alts coin are affected when btc falls. However that can not make it possible to render btc unstable  or less stable than alt coins.

[kucritt]

as i know when the price of bitcoin dropping the other coin or alt coin price will be more stable in that time, but time by time the price of that alt will down and down, because of the altcoin price still depend on the bitcoin, so the bitcoin price will affect he altcoin price

[tarukam]

yes I know that xlm and xrp are good projects, many people want to buy it when it's cheap that's the reason when the market is red some time ago the two coins can hold stronger than other coins like bitcoin and ethereum

[rosemary4u]

Regardless of any statistics, bitcoin is the most stable crypto. No altcoin has stood the test of time compared to what bitcoin has been able to achieve in the world of cryptocurrencies. I believe people need to respect the pedigree of bitcoin since it surpasses most of the altcoins that we have around when it comes to stability.

[TheUltraElite]

Because the dominance of bitcoin in the crypto market is huge, it is reasonable if volume up and down is huge. do not compare with altcoin, they have a small volume.

At least some people in this forum still have their brains intact.

Obviously any altcoin has a lower volume than bitcoin compared. It is easier to manipulate the price of some never-heard-of-it shitcoin and make its price 400% gains to attract gullible traders attraction. They are going to jump into the fray thinking its going up even more only to be dumped on by the whales who were manipulating the market.

It saddens me to see that these basic concepts of the market are still not clear to many people in this forum.

[goldexp83]

Volatility is generated by the amount of people owning, using, trading bitcoin.

If we compare with any other ALTs, there no such crypto that have comparable adoption and usage, so it's technically more stable and if you follow the market, you will notice that about 80% of the times, ALTs follow the BTC prices

[jcarlo]

XRP and XLM is good coin and having big market cap. Its mean their community very big and i think both coin will survive for long time. In 2018, most coin drop the price againts USD more than 90% including XRP and XLM or bitcoin. If we want trade, i think better using bitcoin because bitcoin is main cryptocurrency in market

[oceantiger]

Your observation is right but that will never be accepted as the final position because the crypto market is never stable. Yes for some few weeks now XRP has overtaken ethereum but I believe it is for a brief period because the hard fork of ether that will be coming on at about early part of 2019 and this will highly impact on ether price and movement. I forsee ether overcoming the challenges XRP and regain her position.                                                                                                                                       

[Ayomiqueen]

The btc drop might be big and alts small but I must tell you that the price of all alts will follow the btc dip in dollars value and that is why btc rule in the crypto as it is the back bone of the crypto which has a very strong reputation and that is why every one respect the btc, if btc pump and alts dip the fact that it increase it value will also add dollars value to the alts .

[Ludmilla_rose1995]

Even though crypto centralized or semi-centralized are in the top 10 positions, they will not be able to take over bitcoin. In fact, in my opinion, those who keep the centralized and semi-centralized coins will trade for bitcoin.

[cokroalif]

Bitcoin is the value of this currency which is famous for being very volatile. In early January 2013, for example, Bitcoin was valued at 13 US dollars per chip (1 BTC). That number skyrocketed to more than 1,100 US dollars per chip in the same year, then it was cut to only half (around 500 US dollars), just a few hours after the ban on Bitcoin transactions in China.

[Elerntta]

Of course, there are a sufficient number of coins that are developing quite dynamically. But this does not mean that they are better than bitcoin. I still continue to believe only in him, and it is in him to see the brightest prospects and implementation as a currency in the future.

[bitvelk]

Nevertheless, bitcoin continues to be the leader among all cryptocurrencies for 10 years, and so far none of them can overtake it. I don't think any of the coins can do that.

[Stac]

Bitcoin is less stable than some alternative coins because its volatility is retained by the market traders. Due to the above volatility
day traders are making money for its every market  move whether it is upward or downward..Bitcoin is the first crypto currency started in the year 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoins price has started from zero  and its price has moved up to 20 K on last December 2017 and later its price has come down to +3K on the bearish move .But I can say that bitcoins price is stable and it is well above 3K .Bitcoin is digital currency and which is turned as a new form of economy , can be operated wold wide.It is decentralized one with anonymity. All transaction are recorded in an electronic ledger with block chain technology.The block chain technology is ensuring the security and clarity of the system. Mean time some alt coins are also performing well in the market and showing its price stable than bitcoin

[pilosopotasyo]

We cannot judge a performance based on a 7 days result it's too early to tell, we are in a bear market remember so it's anything goes here, I will believe if Bitcoin is dropping and that two tokens you mentioned are climbing, but that's not what happening.

[TheUltraElite]

Even though crypto centralized or semi-centralized are in the top 10 positions, they will not be able to take over bitcoin. In fact, in my opinion, those who keep the centralized and semi-centralized coins will trade for bitcoin.

They may just baghold their other coins and not trade for bitcoin as well. They did get into some centralized coins because they believe in its success. Just like people believe in the future of bitcoin many people believe in the future for altcoins. They are firm to their belief and we are firm to ours. Nothing hard and fast here just personal opinion.

Of course, there are a sufficient number of coins that are developing quite dynamically. But this does not mean that they are better than bitcoin. I still continue to believe only in him, and it is in him to see the brightest prospects and implementation as a currency in the future.

Sufficient number of coins are doing badly and are struggling to keep up with development marketing and application. Bitcoin does not even need any of this.

[Screamshot]

That was a momentary situation coins can vary in there dip at various time that doesn't mean bitcoin is less stable than the above altcoins you mentioned besides bitcoin experiences the most volatility

[killat]

Bitcoin cannot be more stable than every single altcoin in different periods of time. Usually when market is bearish Bitcoin is more stable than majority of the altcoins, so it could be a good option to hold.

During bullish periods there are altcoins that can grow higher than btc. (as %)