Is hodling top 10 Marketcap coins a good tactic?

[o48o]

	Investing to top marketcap coins
	Investment advice you hear in crypto a lot is "Just HODL". And if you ask what bags to hodl, most people will point to bitcoin and other top marketcap coins.
	In this topic i made few portfolios to check out how it would have played out if you had put $1000 dollars ($100 per coin) to top 10 marketcap coins years ago and just holded them.
	I am not including buy fees into this or staking possibilities, nor i am counting possible fork rewards. Also i am removing all the stablecoins for obvious reason. Current data snapshot was recorded at the time of writing (28.10.2022)

	In 24.10.2021 top ten coins were:		| Current value	| Profit / Loss	| Change	|
	Bitcoin ($ 60,930.84)	$100 worth -> 0.00164121 btc	| $ 33.41	| $ -66.59	| -66.59%	|
	ETH ($ 4,087.90)	$100 worth -> 0.02446244 eth	| $ 37.10	| $ -62.90	| -62.90%	|
	BNB ($476.63)	$100 worth -> 0.20980635 BNB	| $ 60.00	| $ -40.00	| -40.00%	|
	ADA ($2.12)	$100 worth -> 47.16981132 ada	| $ 18.40	| $ -81.60	| -81.60%	|
	SOL ($202.36)	$100 worth -> 0.49416881 sol	| $ 15.16	| $ -84.84	| -84.84%	|
	XRP ($ 1.080)	$100 worth -> 92.59259259 xrp	| $ 42.77	| $ -57.23	| -57.23%	|
	DOT ($ 42.39)	$100 worth -> 2.35904695 dot	| $ 14.91	| $ -85.09	| -85.09%	|
	DOGE ($ 0.2770)	$100 worth -> 361.01083033 doge	| $ 28.59	| $ -71.41	| -71.41%	|
	LUNA ($ 41.48)	$100 worth -> 2.41080039 LUNA	| $ 5.81	| $ -94.19	| -94.19%	|
	UNI ($ 25.84)	$100 worth -> 3.86996904 uni	| $ 26.60	| $ -73.40	| -73.40%	|
			| TOTAL	| CHANGE
			| $ 282.77	| -71.72%
	In 24.10.2020 top ten coins were:		| Current value	| Profit / Loss	| Change	|
	BTC ($ 13,108.06)	$100 worth -> 0.00762889 btc	| $ 155.72	| $ 55.72	| 55.72%	|
	ETH ($ 412.46)	$100 worth -> 0.24244775 eth	| $ 369.60	| $ 269.60	| 269.60%	|
	XRP ($ 0.2564)	$100 worth -> 390.01560062 xrp	| $ 180.97	| $ 80.97	| 80.97%	|
	BCH ($ 275.12)	$100 worth -> 0.36347776 bch	| $ 40.99	| $ -59.01	| -59.01%	|
	LINK ($ 12.73)	$100 worth -> 7.85545954 link	| $ 54.56	| $ -45.44	| -45.44%	|
	BNB ($ 30.59)	$100 worth -> 3.26904217 bnb	| $ 937.63	| $ 837.63	| 837.63%	|
	LTC ($ 59.10)	$100 worth -> 1.69204738 ltc	| $ 93.01	| $ -6.99	| -6.99%	|
	DOT ($ 4.360)	$100 worth -> 22.93577982 dot	| $ 145.44	| $ 45.44	| 45.44%	|
	ADA (0.1081)	$100 worth -> 925.0693802 ada	| $ 361.89	| $ 261.89	| 261.89%	|
	BSV ($ 175.50)	$100 worth -> 0.56980057 bsv	| $ 26.94	| $ -73.06	| -73.06%	|
			| TOTAL	| CHANGE
			| $ 2,366.26	| 136.63%
	In 24.10.2019 top ten coins were:		| Current value	| Profit / Loss	| Change	|
	BTC ($ 7,493.49)	$100 worth -> 0.01334492btc	| $ 272.29	| $ 172.29	| 172.29%	|
	ETH ($ 162.17)	$100 worth -> 0.61663686 eth	| $ 939.47	| $ 839.47	| 839.47%	|
	XRP ($ 0.2785)	$100 worth -> 359.06642729 xrp	| $ 166.54	| $ 66.54	| 66.54%	|
	BCH ($ 214.05)	$100 worth -> 0.46718057 bch	| $ 52.70	| $ -47.30	| -47.30%	|
	LTC ($ 50.07)	$100 worth -> 1.99720391 ltc	| $ 109.83	| $ 9.83	| 9.83%	|
	BNB ($ 16.89)	$100 worth -> 5.92066311 bnb	| 1,698.05	| $ 1,598.05	| 1,598.05%	|
	EOS (2.750)	$100 worth -> 36.36363636 eos	| $ 40.95	| $ -59.05	| -59.05%	|
	BSV ($ 106.89)	$100 worth -> 0.93554121 bsv	| $ 44.21	| $ -55.79	| -55.79%	|
	XLM ($ 0.06061)	$100 worth -> 1649.89275697 xlm	| $ 184.29	| $ 84.29	| 84.29%	|
	TRX ($ 0.01530)	$100 worth -> 6535.94771242 trx	| $ 411.50	| $ 311.50	| 311.50%	|
			| TOTAL	| CHANGE
			| $ 3,920.58	| 292.06%
	In 24.10.2018 top ten coins were:		| Current value	| Profit / Loss	| Change	|
	BTC ($ 6,495.84)	$100 worth -> 0.01539447 btc	| $ 314.25	| $ 214.25	| 214.25%	|
	ETH ($ 203.85)	$100 worth -> 0.49055678 eth	| $ 747.88	| $ 647.88	| 647.88%	|
	XRP ($ 0.4572)	$100 worth -> 218.72265967 xrp	| $ 101.47	| $ 1.47	| 1.47%	|
	BCH ($ 442.45)	$100 worth -> 0.22601424 bch	| $ 25.50	| $ -74.50	| -74.50%	|
	EOS ($ 5.380)	$100 worth -> 18.58736059 eos	| $ 20.93	| $ -79.07	| -79.07%	|
	XLM ($ 0.2378)	$100 worth -> 420.52144659 xlm	| $ 46.97	| $ -53.03	| -53.03%	|
	LTC ($ 52.52)	$100 worth -> 1.90403656 ltc	| $ 104.76	| $ 4.76	| 4.76%	|
	ADA ($ 0.07432)	$100 worth -> 1345.532831 ada	| $ 526.51	| $ 426.51	| 426.51%	|
	XMR ($ 106.95)	$100 worth -> 0.93501636 xmr	| $ 136.75	| $ 36.75	| 36.75%	|
	TRX ($ 0.02348)	$100 worth -> 4258.94378194 trx	| $ 268.14	| $ 168.14	| 168.14%	|
			| TOTAL	| CHANGE
			| $ 2,293.09	| 129.31%
	In 24.10.2017 top ten coins were:		| Current value	| Profit / Loss	| Change	|
	BTC ($ 5,526.64)	$100 worth -> 0.01809418 btc	| $ 369.30	| $ 269.30	| 269.30%	|
	ETH ($ 298.33)	$100 worth -> 0.33519928 eth	| $ 510.86	| $ 410.86	| 410.86%	|
	XRP ($ 0.2066)	$100 worth -> 484.02710552 xrp	| $ 224.49	| $ 124.49	| 124.49%	|
	BCH ($ 326.89)	$100 worth -> 0.3059133 bch	| $ 34.51	| $ -65.49	| -65.49%	|
	LTC ($ 55.96)	$100 worth -> 1.78699071 ltc	| $ 98.32	| $ -1.68	| -1.68%	|
	DASH ($ 293.20)	$100 worth -> 0.34106412 dash	| $ 14.14	| $ -85.86	| -85.86%	|
	XEM ($ 0.2126)	$100 worth -> 470.36688617 xem	| $ 18.43	| $ -81.57	| -81.57%	|
	NEO ($ 30.15)	$100 worth -> 3.31674959 neo	| $ 28.16	| $ -71.84	| -71.84%	|
	BCCOIN ($ 193.70)	$100 worth -> 0.51626226 bccoin	| $ 0.0	| $ -100.00	| -100%	|
	XMR ($ 88.40)	$100 worth -> 1.13122172 xmr	| $ 165.44	| $ 65.44	| 65.44%	|
			| TOTAL	| CHANGE
			| $ 1463.66	| 46.37%
	In 24.10.2016 top ten coins were:		| Current value	| Profit / Loss	| Change	|
	BTC ($ 653.76)	$100 worth -> 0.15296133 btc	| $ 3,121.12	| $ 3,021.12	| 3,021.12%	|
	ETH ($ 11.97)	$100 worth -> 8.35421888 eth	| $ 12.74 k	| $ 12.64 k	| 12,638.51%	|
	XRP ($ 0.009065)	$100 worth -> 11031.4396029 xrp	| $ 5,121.90	| $ 5,021.90	| 5,021.90%	|
	LTC ($ 3.870)	$100 worth -> 25.83979328 ltc	| $ 1,422.48	| $ 1,322.48	| 1,322.48%	|
	ETC ($ 1.030)	$100 worth -> 97.08737864 etc	| $ 2,438.83	| $ 2,338.83	| 2,338.83%	|
	XMR ($ 6.420)	$100 worth -> 15.57632399 xmr	| $ 2,278.04	| $ 2,178.04	| 2,178.04%	|
	DASH ($ 9.850)	$100 worth -> 10.15228426 dash	| $ 421.12	| $ 321.12	| 321.12%	|
	REP ($ 5.130)	$100 worth -> 19.49317739 rep	| $ 138.97	| $ 38.97	| 38.97%	|
	MAID ($ 0.09019)	$100 worth -> 1108.77037366 maid	| $ 148.87	| $ 48.87	| 48.87%	|
	STEEM($ 0.1899)	$100 worth -> 526.59294366 steem	| $ 122.53	| $ 22.53	| 22.53%	|
			| TOTAL	| CHANGE
			| $ 26.95 k	| 2,695.18%
	In 24.10.2015 top ten coins were:		| Current value	| Profit / Loss	| Change	|
	BTC ($ 281.65)	$100 worth -> 0.35505059 btc	| $ 7,246.86	| $ 7,146.86	| 7,146.86%	|
	XRP ($ 0.004662)	$100 worth -> 21450.02145 xrp	| $ 9,969.97	| $ 9,869.97	| 9,869.97%	|
	LTC ($ 3.10)	$100 worth -> 32.25806452 ltc	| $ 1,776.77	| $ 1,676.77	| 1,676.77%	|
	ETH ($ 0.5636)	$100 worth -> 177.43080199 eth	| $ 270.74 k	| $ 270.64 k	| 270,639.89%	|
	DASH ($ 2.240)	$100 worth -> 44.64285714 dash	| $ 1,852.23	| $ 1,752.23	| 1,752.23%	|
	DOGE ($ 0.0001140)	$100 worth -> 877192.982456 doge	| $ 70.80 k	| $ 70.70 k	| 70,698.25%	|
	BTS ($ 0.003941)	$100 worth -> 25374.2704897 bts	| $ 258.95	| $ 158.95	| 158.95%	|
	XLM ($ 0.001923)	$100 worth -> 52002.0800832 xlm	| $ 5,813.83	| $ 5,713.83	| 5,713.83%	|
	PPC ($ 0.3425)	$100 worth -> 291.97080292 ppc	| $ 132.06	| $ 32.06	| 32.06%	|
	NXT ($ 0.007493)	$100 worth -> 13345.7894034 nxt	| $ 46.31	| $ -53.69	| -53.69%	|
			| TOTAL	| CHANGE
			| $ 368.68 k	| 36,767.95%
	In 24.10.2014 top ten coins were:		| Current value	| Profit / Loss	| Change	|
	BTC ($ 358.34)	$100 worth -> 0.27906458 btc	| $ 5,695.65	| $ 5,595.65	| 5,595.65%	|
	XRP ($ 0.005082)	$100 worth -> 19677.2924046 xrp	| $ 9,146.01	| $ 9,046.01	| 9,046.01%	|
	LTC ($ 3.75)	$100 worth -> 26.66666667 ltc	| $ 1,469.07	| $ 1,369.07	| 1,369.07%	|
	BTS ($ 0.02372)	$100 worth -> 4215.85160202 bts	| $ 43.02	| $ -56.98	| -56.98%	|
	DOGE (0.0002510)	$100 worth -> 398406.374502 doge	| $ 32.13 k	| $ 32.03 k	| 32,031.47%	|
	NXT ($ 0.02232)	$100 worth -> 4480.28673835 nxt	| $ 15.55	| $ -84.45	| -84.45%	|
	PPC ($ 0.8643)	$100 worth -> 115.70056693 ppc	| $ 52.33	| $ -47.67	| -47.67%	|
	MAID ($ 0.02184)	$100 worth -> 4578.75457875 maid	| $ 614.91	| $ 514.91	| 514.91%	|
	XCP ($ 3.70)	$100 worth -> 27.02702703 xcp	| $ 121.05	| $ 21.05	| 21.05%	|
	DASH ($ 2.040)	$100 worth -> 49.01960784 dash	| $ 2,036.76	| $ 1,936.76	| 1,936.76%	|
			| TOTAL	| CHANGE
			| $ 50.34 k	| 5,034.13%
	In 24.10.2013 top ten coins were:		| Current value	| Profit / Loss	| Change	|
	BTC ($ 198.23)	$100 worth -> 0.50446451 btc	| $ 10.30 k	| $ 10.20 k	| 10,199.41%	|
	XRP ($ 0.008596)	$100 worth -> 11633.3178222 xrp	| $ 5,409.49	| $ 5,309.49	| 5,309.49%	|
	LTC ($ 2.270)	$100 worth -> 44.05286344 ltc	| $ 2,429.07	| $ 2,329.07	| 2,329.07%	|
	PPC ($ 0.3429)	$100 worth -> 291.63021289 ppc	| $ 131.94	| $ 31.94	| 31.94%	|
	NMC ($ 0.4678)	$100 worth -> 213.76656691 nmc	| $ 797.96	| $ 697.96	| 697.96%	|
	NVC ($ 4.110)	$100 worth -> 24.33090024 nvc	| $ 18.73	| $ -81.27	| -81.27%	|
	XPM(XLB) (0.6938)	$100 worth -> 144.13375613 xpm	| $ 288.32	| $ 188.32	| 188.32%	|
	FTC ($ 0.08326)	$100 worth -> 1201.0569301 ftc	| $ 7.60	| $ -92.40	| -92.40%	|
	WDC ($ 0.01551)	$100 worth -> 6447.45325596 wdc	| $ 197.45	|$ 97.45	| 97.45%	|
	TRC (0.1011)	$100 worth -> 989.11968348 trc	| $ 12.53	| $ -87.47	| -87.47%	|
			| TOTAL	| CHANGE
			| $ 18.59 k	| 1,858.63%

	As you see, some of the coins didn't really make it. Granted that some of the coins weren't really high marketcap in the first place, even though they were top coins at the time. (well except from bitconnect but that's whole another story)
	My personal bet is that you could still 10x your $100 with top mc coins with this tactic in the future but that it wouldn't really bring you financial freedom if you are poor in the first place. With small amount of money to invest ($100), you are better off finding micro/low/mid marketcap gems that has room to grow. And hodl
	There's a high change that you might lose it all when you buy wrong shady low caps, but as it's only $100 you are gambling with, possibility of high gains outweigh the high risk imho
	Because your while your 24.10.2020 bitcoin investment is now up under 60%, consider being exremely lucky and finding microcap like shiba inu at the same time, and that you threw $100 to it instead.... Again i am not counting fees but price per coin was $0.000000000168 and with that you would have got 595,238,095,238 SHIB... That's now worth over $6M and in 29.10.2021 it peaked in bloody $40M!!!
	And as history is that while most coins die, lot of the huge ATHs are small blips next to new ATHs in retrospect so hodling is most of the time the way to go, it just depends a lot what the fundamentals of the coin you hodl happen to be
	...Anyway, as this advice (invest to top coins) has worked quitew well in the past. I wanted to try and see if it would work now and i made new portfolio for 24.10.2022 top mc coins:

	So here are top ten mc coins in 24.10.2022!:
	BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, TRX
	I am hoping that there's a change we all might still get rich with this tactic and just by hodling. So let's wait and see. Good luck everyone.
	--->You can follow new 2022 portfolio trough this link <---

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[o48o]

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[Minecache]

I also believe that once this bear season is over, there will be some top coins that will not be able to recover and will be replaced by some new and more potential coins which is inevitable. The altcoin market is always like that, they will always change after every cycle, so to be honest, investing in the top 10 except BTC and ETH, all the rest is very risky.

The good tactic in a bear market in my opinion is to focus mainly on BTC and ETH, the rest look for new gems in the market instead of the top altcoins. For example, the recent Aptos project could also be new gems that will replace someone in the next bull season.

[Jawhead999]

Please don't make make a thread to lure a newbie to invest in shitcoins, if they're only look on the percentage without doing a research they will say ETH and BNB are better than Bitcoin because ETH and BNB price is surge higher than Bitcoin, also ETH and BNB didn't loss too much like Bitcoin. The main factor is the date that the @OP use, he's choosing a particular date that make BTC performance isn't in good condition.

What can I say if the project who make the biggest ROI and it's survive for around 14 years is only Bitcoin.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Please don't make make a thread to lure a newbie to invest in shitcoins, if they're only look on the percentage without doing a research they will say ETH and BNB are better than Bitcoin because ETH and BNB price is surge higher than Bitcoin, also ETH and BNB didn't loss too much like Bitcoin. The main factor is the date that the @OP use, he's choosing a particular date that make BTC performance isn't in good condition.

What can I say if the project who make the biggest ROI and it's survive for around 14 years is only Bitcoin.

I agree. It is interesting to see that ETH, XRP and DOGE have a certain age and are today in the top ten. I don't see all three staying there for the next 10 years, though. Maybe one of them will, like ETH or XRP, because apart from bitcoin it is clear that there will be cryptocurrencies that will be important and continue to be used, but betting on bitcoin is betting on a safe value, while with cryptocurrencies it is more uncertain, because bitcoin is fundamentally different from the rest and investors know that.

[Pierre 2]

I think blind investment to top altcoins is never that great. Thinking about Tron especially. I would never invest and hold it because its nothing more than speculative coin now. But if you dig a bit in top 25 coins and their future projections, it can be great to find coins. I feel like Bitcoin, Ethereum and BNB will still stay as market dominator coins, I don't think I can imagine 4 one in that league. But I feel like there is great possibility to see new coin that should be part of your hodl wallet.

[Vaculin]

I also believe that once this bear season is over, there will be some top coins that will not be able to recover and will be replaced by some new and more potential coins which is inevitable. The altcoin market is always like that, they will always change after every cycle, so to be honest, investing in the top 10 except BTC and ETH, all the rest is very risky.

The good tactic in a bear market in my opinion is to focus mainly on BTC and ETH, the rest look for new gems in the market instead of the top altcoins. For example, the recent Aptos project could also be new gems that will replace someone in the next bull season.

It’s a certain fact that altcoins in the market do not stay for long in their marketcap position, either they fall on the bottom or just gone eventually like a thin air. Even established altcoins that are on top of the list cannot sustain their position, except for ethereum and bitcoin that have been very consistent in their market position. So I’d say hodling long term for those top coins do not guarantee profits in the end. But with bitcoin and ethereum, history proves it that they can always gain sustainable profits.

[stompix]

I am hoping that there's a change we all might still get rich with this tactic and just by hodling. So let's wait and see. Good luck everyone.

Meriting you for the effort with the portfolios, but completely disagree with this.
It's impossible for everyone to get rich by just buying and holding coins, let's cut inflation out of the equation as its irrelevant if we talk about coins purchasing power in the future so for everyone to be at least 3rd world country rich you would need trillions in value getting into this, and not only that, but you will need trillions more as people are exchanging their coins for other things of value or for fiat, percentages are deceiving if we do a raw market cap value, and oversimplify things you will see that in all its history cryptos have managed to get valued at 3 trillion, for an x10 spike to happen and for everyone to be happy including the ones buying at 60k you will need 30 trillion, let's think this is possible and even that won't make everyone rich, not by a long margin.

I really think that this whole we buy 100$ with of coins and in 10 years we're rich and not doing anything else needs to stop.

In 24.10.2021 top ten coins were
...
LUNA

Just lol.

[Smack That Ace]

Please don't make make a thread to lure a newbie to invest in shitcoins, if they're only look on the percentage without doing a research they will say ETH and BNB are better than Bitcoin because ETH and BNB price is surge higher than Bitcoin, also ETH and BNB didn't loss too much like Bitcoin. The main factor is the date that the @OP use, he's choosing a particular date that make BTC performance isn't in good condition.

But if you look closely at all the tables over the years, it is easy to see that bitcoin has always dominated the top and other altcoins will mostly be replaced or dropped in rank year by year. Don't just care about ROI but ask why bitcoin is always at the top of the list.
@OP, I think to avoid confusion for newbies in case they don't research but only look at ROI, OP you should add the market capitalization column.

What can I say if the project who make the biggest ROI and it's survive for around 14 years is only Bitcoin.

This is certainly true, and if OP fully updated the rankings from 2009, it is evident that bitcoin has the highest ROI compared to the other cryptocurrencies.

[o48o]

Please don't make make a thread to lure a newbie to invest in shitcoins, if they're only look on the percentage without doing a research they will say ETH and BNB are better than Bitcoin because ETH and BNB price is surge higher than Bitcoin, also ETH and BNB didn't loss too much like Bitcoin.
The main factor is the date that the @OP use, he's choosing a particular date that make BTC performance isn't in good condition.

What can I say if the project who make the biggest ROI and it's survive for around 14 years is only Bitcoin.

It's a well known fact that if you hodled bitcoin from the start you would done well. But that's not the point now is it?  

Nor is it relevant, because if i had gone back one more year to 24.10.2012, there wouldn't been real alternatives,
nor i could find any chart data. And back then btc marketcap would have been $119M,
(that would be nr 176 marketcap right now.)

So obviously it had room to grow in retrospect, like shitcoins have now. Question is: how much more room there is?

I was just pointing out that that they all were considered as low caps at some point, so you might want to take
a look at low caps to get gains (that's why i mentioned shiba).



And most of people in crypto are profit maximalists that don't care as much about
Fundamentals or code, nor do they understand them. I wouldn't judge them as they make most of the liquidity.

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I really think that this whole we buy 100$ with of coins and in 10 years we're rich and not doing anything else needs to stop.

I actually agree with all your points, but i realize that i don't know how much more room there still is to grow. I thought that ETH marketcap
was way too high when it was $12 so maybe don't listen to me ... But eth and btc now? maybe 10x? And even that could take years.
That's why i was talking about low caps as an alternative. As with buying low caps i have made most of my money.

This is certainly true, and if OP fully updated the rankings from 2009, it is evident that bitcoin has the highest ROI compared to the other cryptocurrencies.

Can you remind me what btc marketcap was in 2009? Did you get my point about low caps?

[hugeblack]

The problem lies in discovering new projects that have demand, which is very difficult because the current currencies with a high market capacity will not continue to achieve such heights and you will find that they have been replaced by new currencies and so on.

 - This strategy is not suitable for beginners, but for experts who have technical and analytical knowledge.
 - It will not be suitable for all years, but only when the market is in a bubble.

Also, your choice of date (24.10.20XX) does not give facts.

[o48o]

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@OP, I think to avoid confusion for newbies in case they don't research but only look at ROI, OP you should add the market capitalization column.
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You might be right. I'll do that later. In fact i could just remove the amount column and put it there. (from past to time of writing)...

The problem lies in discovering new projects that have demand, which is very difficult because the current currencies with a high market capacity will not continue to achieve such heights and you will find that they have been replaced by new currencies and so on.

 - This strategy is not suitable for beginners, but for experts who have technical and analytical knowledge.
 - It will not be suitable for all years, but only when the market is in a bubble.

Even when you back the best horse, it could fail and "VHS wins again". Most of the time it's pure luck and right contacts.

Also, your choice of date (24.10.20XX) does not give facts.

It was random date from the day i started looking into this, it could have been any date. I am not sure what facts you are referring to.

[ethereumhunter]

If we stick to the list of the top 10 coins on CMC or CoinGecko, I'm not sure it will be able to provide very big profits because the situation now is very different from previous years. For now, maybe investing in the top 10 coins list might give hope of making a profit but will the list stay like that in the next bull run or altcoin season? No one knows.

Maybe it's a one time investment and then we hold our chosen coins for a certain amount of time but if the coins can't increase, we certainly won't be able to make a profit. Only research from time to time can give us an advantage in choosing the right coin. But I'm sure each of us must have plans and strategies that can provide benefits in the future because that's what we want to achieve later.

[Fundamentals Of]

You only have to take a careful look at the top 10 coins in terms of market cap over the years. What you will see there is that the coins are changing. The top 10 coins in market cap years ago are not anymore the top 10 coins now. The coins came and go. New coins replaced them. But then those new coins were also replaced by other new coins. Bitcoin is the only coin that is there right from the start until today. And it remained the top 1.

This is a big statement about Bitcoin and altcoins.

[BitcoinBarrel]

Good tactic for what? If you just buy and HODL then what does that accomplish?

Buying and HODLing is a decent strategy if you're wealthy and have income streams. But what if you don't? The goal should be to make profits no matter what your business is.

[Ziskinberg]

Actually, holding potential coins is a good strategy and it was been a common practice by many investors. Because if that is not a profitable way, therefore, we can no longer see and hear that they are holding for many years. But they are and that is because, with that simple strategy, they are earning more and saving from losing from the up and down movement of the market. Perhaps, a lot of people can prove it and it is quite believing knowing that old investors are still doing this. Don't doubt it, perhaps we can try.

[CoinEraser]

You only have to take a careful look at the top 10 coins in terms of market cap over the years. What you will see there is that the coins are changing. The top 10 coins in market cap years ago are not anymore the top 10 coins now. The coins came and go. New coins replaced them. But then those new coins were also replaced by other new coins. Bitcoin is the only coin that is there right from the start until today. And it remained the top 1.

This is a big statement about Bitcoin and altcoins.

Yes, that's really true. Over time, new coins kept coming into the top 10 and others have disappeared. When i started with cryptocurrencies, coins were in the top 10 that you don't hear about anymore and that nobody talks about anymore. For example, PeerCoin, Mastercoin, NXT and MaidSafeCoin were in the top 10 in 2014. Who still knows them today? Unfortunately I can't remember which coins were in the top 10 in 2012. But here is a picture of the coinmarketcap from 2014.

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20140711041606mp_/http://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/views/all/

[Nrcewker]

   

	BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, TRX
	I am hoping that there's a change we all might still get rich with this tactic and just by hodling. So let's wait and see. Good luck everyone.

I only hold five of the ten types you describe, and the ones I like to hold the most are Bitcoin and Ethereum because they often go up and down at the same time. I don't even think it's a coincidence, but whenever I see a decline, the two very often experience the same thing simultaneously, as well as when there is an increase in the market. Although basically all the cryptocurrencies you describe are good to hold in the current conditions.

The main reason for BTC and ETH to hold in your wallet is simply due to it’s large marketcap. Due to it’s popularity whenever the price goes down, people will tend to buy more and eventually the price will go up. The basic principle of supply and demand are shown when we basically talk about these two coins.

Coming to the OP, it’s not always best to hold the top 10 coins, i mean not during the bear market atleast. Yes BTC and ETH can be considered as optional, but apart from this other coins might come with risks.

[Viscore]

Please don't make make a thread to lure a newbie to invest in shitcoins, if they're only look on the percentage without doing a research they will say ETH and BNB are better than Bitcoin because ETH and BNB price is surge higher than Bitcoin, also ETH and BNB didn't loss too much like Bitcoin. The main factor is the date that the @OP use, he's choosing a particular date that make BTC performance isn't in good condition.

What can I say if the project who make the biggest ROI and it's survive for around 14 years is only Bitcoin.

So investing in top 10 coins in the marketcap never hold profits guaranteed at all. As they can always lose their value and vanished instantly. That is true to shitcoins but if we only focus on bitcoin and ethereum, most likely we will gain consistent profits as they are known to be prominent coins over a long period of time. Though they still have their own risks, but it’s less risky at all when you know the coins you are investing are well established and have been proven so profitable since their existence.

[harizen]

We also have to consider that in those said years, there are different trends that happened at some coins. Therefore, the Top 10 in the snapshot date chosen by OP which is October 24 has different data from other months within or the same year.

Take note also that when there's a big hype on a certain coin, it's really achievable to build up a big volume making their market capitalization grow but in most cases, that hype doesn't last for long resulting in not sustaining their position in the Top 10 coins in terms of market cap.

Anyway, I am honestly impressed with the effort done on that comparison.