What drives the market of Altcoins?

[@alymwehrli]

In my understanding, and considering both psychological effects based on personal beliefs and perceptions of value, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are scarce and therefore tend to cause the same effect that gold had in the past. This phenomenon can be explained by our evolution as a society and the evolution of money over time. The scarcer, the more useful, secure, and versatile something is, the greater the tendency for its price to increase. Some exceptions, such as cryptocurrencies that reflect a company's stock, tend to reflect its operating revenue base, cash flow, and other factors.

[allthebitandbobs]

There are multiple factors affecting the price of altcoins instead of just one or two. The real-world utility is something which can really back the coin, and the coin will have an inflating demand as the utility keeps on increasing. I would mostly consider investing in altcoins having a real-world use case as I know I can use these coins to get the most.

These coins also have comparatively less volatile price which makes them even less risky and a better choice for new investors like you. But do not consider this as a major factor, market conditions play an important role as well. You can't simply make profits because the coin has a real-world use, even the market conditions should be in your favour.

I think mass adoption is what will drive the market of altcoins as people mostly go for bitcoins if they want to invest in cryptos. This mentality should soon change, and people should consider altcoins to be on their portfolio to never miss a profit going forward.

[Accardo]

FOMO drives the altcoin market all the time, traders who missed out on altcoins like Polkadot and Chainlink during the 2021 ATH, would wish to grab similar kind of coins or same, despite trading at a low rate now, hoping to make huge profits in the next run. Lately, it seems like the bitcoin bull run doesn't shift the prices of altcoins anymore, so, the altcoin market is safe to say to be driven by traders who would pump and dump it for some profits.

[As-Soon-As]

Hello all,

I am glad to find a dedicated part of bct where speculative discussion is allowed. I have more of a question rather than a speculation on price.

In your opinion:

What drives the success or the downfall of an altcoin?

Does utility of the coin or token play a factor or is it more about market conditions?

look forward to reading replies 

All Altcoins in Bitcoin list are seen during the time of reaching the power of success or during the bull market, because when the price of Bitcoin increases, the price of all unique coins increases, and when the price of Bitcoin decreases, all other Bitcoin prices start dumping. And if you want to invest in the long term, Bitcoin is at the top and its performance is very good, it has been surviving in the market for a long time.
But Altcoins come to the market regularly and only perform well for a few days and then start dumping and finally they are destroyed, but Bitcoin still has no evidence of any scam so it has survived in the market faithfully.

[Qhunman]

Bitcoin is the best among cryptocurrencies, and all altcoin markets follow this Bitcoin. But altcoins are just useless, their future is not good, people just try to invest and invest with little money to get the most profit. And these attempts mostly fail, sometimes some coins are pumped and some people get benefits from it and the rest face losses.
 Because most altcoins are destroyed from the market, but Bitcoin is the best in all aspects. So if you want to invest, choose only Bitcoin.

Most alt coins are pump and dump,they fall more than they increase but there's good altcoins to invest but safe to invest with your discretionary income.
When it comes to performance, bitcoin has no comparisons in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin is more trusted to invest due to its performance. Like bitcoin, altcoins are also good for long term investment. They are not entirely useless as they are some  performing altcoins where you can invest. You should carry personal research before investing in altcoins to avoid invest in a fake coins.