The price of the first altcoin

[JaanusRaim]

I bet that the price of the oldest altcoin will be about 1:100 (not 1:1000, not 1:10) in relation to Bitcoin in the long run (in decade horizon).

[Odusko]

What exactly are you saying, you can't just create a thread without giving us clear explanation of what you mean otherwise you get everyone confused and making off topic replies, I suggest you add more information to you thread in other to open up the discussion properly, and again you mentioned Bitcoin, so this thread should be on Bitcoin speculation board instead of altcoins discussion that you create the thread, here below 👇 is the right board for this topic.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=57.0

[JaanusRaim]

What exactly are you saying, you can't just create a thread without giving us clear explanation of what you mean otherwise you get everyone confused and making off topic replies, I suggest you add more information to you thread in other to open up the discussion properly, and again you mentioned Bitcoin, so this thread should be on Bitcoin speculation board instead of altcoins discussion that you create the thread, here below 👇 is the right board for this topic.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=57.0

I mean that in accordance with my opinion only the fact that the coin is first or second (or even third) by age gives it some advantages in comparison of others. This advantage is not big but it is steady - it remains important even after decades.

[laspol65]

No other altcoin can be compared to Bitcoin. So Bitcoin has performed well in the past and gained more trust in the future. And this Bitcoin has been chosen by people all over the world as the best for holding along with transactions. So no other coin can be compared to Bitcoin, you see that the price of Bitcoin has increased gradually from the past and there has been no scandal so far.

[abaeze]

I bet that the price of the oldest altcoin will be about 1:100 (not 1:1000, not 1:10) in relation to Bitcoin in the long run (in decade horizon).

I don't think there will be a stable balance of power between Bitcoin and old altcoins in the future, because there are many technical and structural differences between altcoins and Bitcoin. So far, Bitcoin is in its primary stage and its price may reach 1 million in the future, but most altcoins will be dust in the future. So I am still skeptical about whether altcoins will be able to maintain 1% value compared to Bitcoin. Not only that, Bitcoin will increase in price in the long run, but altcoins will be lost in the long run.

[passwordnow]

I bet that the price of the oldest altcoin will be about 1:100 (not 1:1000, not 1:10) in relation to Bitcoin in the long run (in decade horizon).

By that saying of oldest altcoin, that seems to be namecoin. Correct me if I am wrong with that. But what does the ratio you've mentioned means? The exchanges where it is listed is not that much anymore and the volume it has got is about to be dead soon. So, what does it really means you're saying about it in the long run?

[Marykeller]

What exactly are you saying, you can't just create a thread without giving us clear explanation of what you mean otherwise you get everyone confused and making off topic replies, I suggest you add more information to you thread in other to open up the discussion properly, and again you mentioned Bitcoin, so this thread should be on Bitcoin speculation board instead of altcoins discussion that you create the thread, here below 👇 is the right board for this topic.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=57.0

I mean that in accordance with my opinion only the fact that the coin is first or second (or even third) by age gives it some advantages in comparison of others. This advantage is not big but it is steady - it remains important even after decades.

In this crypto space, a coin created first or earlier than others doesn't give the coin a fair advantage over others in terms of utilities and price, as both(new and old) are in competition on which has a real-world problem to solve, which will attract investors in the process to help facilitate and support the coin's growth.

To think of the old coins, how many are still strong in the market? Namecoin and Litecoin being the first and second coins, not many people know about them to be a potential coins. Both are silently disappearing from the market space to join those that came after them

[Ahli38]

No other altcoin can be compared to Bitcoin. So Bitcoin has performed well in the past and gained more trust in the future. And this Bitcoin has been chosen by people all over the world as the best for holding along with transactions. So no other coin can be compared to Bitcoin, you see that the price of Bitcoin has increased gradually from the past and there has been no scandal so far.

Yes, that’s right. Bitcoin cannot be compared to any altcoin. Bitcoin’s performance far surpasses that of all existing altcoins. Bitcoin’s use cases are far broader than those of any altcoin. Investor confidence in Bitcoin is extremely high which is why Bitcoin has the highest market capitalization. Bitcoin’s limited supply also plays a significant role in its price appreciation. And that’s very different from altcoins. So I personally don’t think there’s a single altcoin that can match Bitcoin. And even so I’m sure some altcoins have their own appeal and are tied to the hype in the crypto market. But that doesn’t mean they can rival Bitcoin in any way. Bitcoin has the edge over altcoins in every respect.

[MAAManda]

If someone takes you seriously & invites you to make a bet, I think you will lose from the start of the bet. The concrete context here is the oldest altcoin, that means Namecoin (NMC), let's see how things actually work there.

Closing Price by March 24 2026
Bitcoin (BTC): $70,517.86 - Namecoin (NMC): $0,8973

Q: Then, if we refer to the last price, what's the price ratio between Bitcoin (BTC) & Namecoin (NMC)?
A: The ratio is huge, even beyond @OP worst expectations, that's 1:78,600.

Q: What if we want to get 1:100 in ratio, how do we get it?
A: To get that, Namecoin (NMC) price must be at least $705,18.

Image Source: Coinmarketcap

Imagine how Namecoin (NMC) could achieve that if they never even reached $20 per coin, their ATH was around $16.30 12 years ago, LOL.

[Dunamisx]

When you are talking about the oldest altcoin, then that should be ethereum and we can always consider its value currently to what bitcoin value is and make the equation with the differences, even though we all know that the differences are there and are all unimaginable experience, because bitcoin will always be increasing more faster than any other coin coming after it including ethereum.

[asriloni]

It makes no sense. How old alts didn't determine how many ratio of its price compared to the Bitcoin.

Let's take a look at this

BTC is now 328.97x above LTC current price.

BTC is now 172,521.82x above Peercoin current price.

So it means the history has no impact to determine the price ratio compared to the bitcoin. Your assumption about the older alts will not make it have less than 1000x or 10x ratio compared to bitcoin is absolutely wrong.

[Odusko]

No other altcoin can be compared to Bitcoin. So Bitcoin has performed well in the past and gained more trust in the future. And this Bitcoin has been chosen by people all over the world as the best for holding along with transactions. So no other coin can be compared to Bitcoin, you see that the price of Bitcoin has increased gradually from the past and there has been no scandal so far.

Although we can't tell what development will come up next that can be the next big thing, but for sure Bitcoin remain the most valuable and consistent coin in the market unlike other coins that can easily pump in price but yet are not consistent in the market leading to investors losing a lot of money in the end so for now there is no way to say any of them have capacity to replace Bitcoin or even compete with Bitcoin.

[Abiky]

I bet that the price of the oldest altcoin will be about 1:100 (not 1:1000, not 1:10) in relation to Bitcoin in the long run (in decade horizon).

You mean Namecoin? I highly doubt your prediction will come true. At the time of this writing, the ratio is 1:78,001. NMC is only worth $0.91. It will probably go much lower in the long-term, because it's a very unpopular cryptocurrency. Litecoin has a better chance than Namecoin, imo. It has the "Mimblewimble" privacy feature, has its own spot ETFs, and has a stronger community. LTC is the second altcoin that came into existence. Right after Namecoin. There is little interest in Namecoin's features, particularly decentralized domain names. All of the attention is on alternative decentralized domain protocols such as ENS and Unstoppable Domains.

Did you make your own research about the first altcoin? Because it seems you're making wild predictions before doing your own "homework". Take some time to study Namecoin to see what I mean. Wishing you all of the best.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Altcoin come and go and Namecoin which is considered as the earliest altcoin (not litecoin) is only having $13m market cap and it's already being delisted everywhere or in other words, it's literally a dying coin.
It's not even 1:100 against bitcoin as you stated, it's way less than that.

When you are talking about the oldest altcoin, then that should be ethereum and we can always consider its value currently to what bitcoin value is and make the equation with the differences, even though we all know that the differences are there and are all unimaginable experience, because bitcoin will always be increasing more faster than any other coin coming after it including ethereum.

Ethereum isn't the oldest altcoin and there are hundreds of altcoins created before Ethereum was even a thing.
If you see some topics in Announcements(Altcoins) section there were tons of altcoin being created by community and even a simple fork of bitcoin is already considered an altcoin.

[fullfitlarry]

I bet that the price of the oldest altcoin will be about 1:100 (not 1:1000, not 1:10) in relation to Bitcoin in the long run (in decade horizon).

You mean Namecoin? I highly doubt your prediction will come true. At the time of this writing, the ratio is 1:78,001. NMC is only worth $0.91. It will probably go much lower in the long-term, because it's a very unpopular cryptocurrency. Litecoin has a better chance than Namecoin, imo. It has the "Mimblewimble" privacy feature, has its own spot ETFs, and has a stronger community. LTC is the second altcoin that came into existence. Right after Namecoin. There is little interest in Namecoin's features, particularly decentralized domain names. All of the attention is on alternative decentralized domain protocols such as ENS and Unstoppable Domains.

Did you make your own research about the first altcoin? Because it seems you're making wild predictions before doing your own "homework". Take some time to study Namecoin to see what I mean. Wishing you all of the best.

Yes, he didn't do any much research and just blurting out his opinion.

But in any case, Namecoin didn't have that kind of success and it just shows what altcoins is, just pure hype even if you have use case, sooner or later there will be a new project in the horizon and investors are going to forget about you.

Good that there is still Namecoin, but that's it, just a relic of the past and part of the history.

[AVE5]

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I mean that in accordance with my opinion only the fact that the coin is first or second (or even third) by age gives it some advantages in comparison of others. This advantage is not big but it is steady - it remains important even after decades.

The Crypto market doesn't look at such first come first serve and so on the first coins dominates alongside.
Forget about the fact that bitcoin is the first Crypto currency and had also secured valuable position in the global assets and as well the most dominant digital assets.
Don't also forget that there're had been multiple of AltCoins which had existed before others but had lost their position in the Crypto market.
Recall that Name coin was also one of the pioneer AltCoins which even existed before the Ethereum coin but currently lost it values over the Ethereum.
There has also been much number of AltCoins which are latter gets delisted from the exchange due to poor market performance.

[Odusko]

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I mean that in accordance with my opinion only the fact that the coin is first or second (or even third) by age gives it some advantages in comparison of others. This advantage is not big but it is steady - it remains important even after decades.

The Crypto market doesn't look at such first come first serve and so on the first coins dominates alongside.
Forget about the fact that bitcoin is the first Crypto currency and had also secured valuable position in the global assets and as well the most dominant digital assets.
Don't also forget that there're had been multiple of AltCoins which had existed before others but had lost their position in the Crypto market.
Recall that Name coin was also one of the pioneer AltCoins which even existed before the Ethereum coin but currently lost it values over the Ethereum.
There has also been much number of AltCoins which are latter gets delisted from the exchange due to poor market performance.

What makes a coin to stand the tast of time is it ability to continue to sustain it value and growth in the market, and even though a coin is old if their lack market acceptance and usage couple with effective functionality, such a coin will still be pushed behind and other newer coins coming to take the front place, so when it comes to altcoins what sustain in the market is their relevance and value sustainability, not hype because when the hype dies there is need for really utility to keep coin going.

[JeffBrad12]

I bet that the price of the oldest altcoin will be about 1:100 (not 1:1000, not 1:10) in relation to Bitcoin in the long run (in decade horizon).

If it's Ethereum I could understand, the TVL and the defi justify the market cap but since you are talking specifically about the oldest altcoin, this prediction could not be further from wrong.
That coin doesn't even get listed in tier 2 exchange, not even available in decentralized exchange because its a coin with its own blockchain. Its just a dead coin at this point. Within a decade the ratio of the market cap will be 1.37 trillion against 0.