Bitcoin up, altcoins down; bitcoin down, altcoins sink. What's the point of keeping altcoins?

Serious, not being ironic. I am very new to crypto and I think I am a little late at the party.

We watched a crazy altcoins raise in December but I think that was just because people were looking for the "new Bitcoin". Chasing tenfold gains.

Aside from 'i believe in the technology' I think most of us are here for the money.

To me it's a little difficult to understand why holding altcoins. I had them, but yesterday moved everything to btc and I think I'll leave it all there



Submitted February 21, 2018 at 10:37PM by nelito30 http://ift.tt/2GyltKc

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