Why Are Altcoins Suffering?

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Why Are Altcoins Suffering?


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The price of Bitcoin is relatively high (10,700 USD at the time of writing), but most other cryptocurrencies (altcoins) are struggling and can’t perform very well. Which can be important reasons? (You can choose various.)
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  • Altcoins are moving often behind Bitcoin but the next alt-hype is imminent.

  • Most altcoins didn’t comply with what they promised.

  • Only Bitcoin is secure enough.

  • Every altcoin has some failure or disadvantage.

  • Developments, improvements are too slow.

  • Bitcoin is a safe-haven asset (refuge, shelter) for investors, others, are not.

  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.

  • The Chinese are working on a new altcoin which will ruin all others.

  • Facebook can ruin most altcoins with Libra.

  • The breakthrough of BEER token is imminent, will kill all other coins.

  • Other (please, comment)

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  • Most altcoins didn’t comply with what they promised.
  • Other (please, comment)

They don’t have enough usage areas out of high risk investment.

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  • Most altcoins didn’t comply with what they promised.
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  • Altcoins are moving often behind Bitcoin but the next alt-hype is imminent.
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Bitcoin maximalism has paid well. Holding most ANY altcoins has been a mistake. Word gets around.

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The rich getting even richer? Some day if Bitcoin went to the moon some people will think I better reinvest a part of my gains in altcoins.

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Bitcoin had major problems getting off the ground in the early days. Major corrections happened after bubbles. Many thought Bitcoin had failed, was a scam etc etc. It takes years for things to come to fruition even in crypto. Some alts will survive some wont.

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Unfortunatelly, Steem doesn't seem to be one of the survivors now. With this price.

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Steem is approx 3 years old. If the bottom is 0.12 cents thats double its last bottom and steem blockchain is still here. It still lives it still survives.

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Agree with all of these.

I'll throw in another.... no IPO craze.

People and governments have become wise to the IPO craze of 2017, a run like that won't be seen again.

This time around much more institutional money is moving in and most retail money is focusing more on the larger cap coins.

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  • Altcoins are moving often behind Bitcoin but the next alt-hype is imminent.
  • Bitcoin is a safe-haven asset (refuge, shelter) for investors, others, are not.
  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.

I think we have to wait and hodl for the winter. Many good buying opportunities are availables

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  • Most altcoins didn’t comply with what they promised.
  • Developments, improvements are too slow.
  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.
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  • Most altcoins didn’t comply with what they promised.
  • Bitcoin is a safe-haven asset (refuge, shelter) for investors, others, are not.
  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.
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  • Altcoins are moving often behind Bitcoin but the next alt-hype is imminent.
  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.
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  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.
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  • Bitcoin is a safe-haven asset (refuge, shelter) for investors, others, are not.
  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.
  • Facebook can ruin most altcoins with Libra.
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  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.
  • The breakthrough of BEER token is imminent, will kill all other coins.
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  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.
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  • Altcoins are moving often behind Bitcoin but the next alt-hype is imminent.
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  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.
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I believe there are multiple issues, but this is one of the core ones:
"Most altcoins didn’t comply with what they promised."

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  • Altcoins are moving often behind Bitcoin but the next alt-hype is imminent.
  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.
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  • Altcoins are moving often behind Bitcoin but the next alt-hype is imminent.
  • Only Bitcoin is secure enough.
  • Developments, improvements are too slow.
  • Bitcoin is a safe-haven asset (refuge, shelter) for investors, others, are not.
  • The breakthrough of BEER token is imminent, will kill all other coins.
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  • Bitcoin is a safe-haven asset (refuge, shelter) for investors, others, are not.
  • Many people can’t understand cryptos and are choosing the only one they know.
  • Other (please, comment)

Altcoins have a marketing problem -- there are too many on the market and most people don't know what their use-case is.

One coin to watch-out for though is Basic Attention Token (BAT) [download Brave browser if you haven't done so already]. This is something that directly impacts the average internet users daily life, and will for sure prove itself a force to be reckoned with in the near future.

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