Don't worry about this upcoming altcoin by IBM. It's not going to be able to compete at all with bitcoin. It may explode for the first couple of weeks, then allowing IBM to make a profit.
Once they do, I suspect it's going to be a Pump and Dump from there onward. IBM is a company looking to make a profit wherever it can, just remember that.
People on here are being naive. bitcoin is a tiny little niche while the FED and central banks has the full backing to not only create a coin but to MAKE it legal tender alongside making Bitcoin illegal. The average person will not need much bought media propoganda to lap this new digital money up, in fact it might not even get to voice an opinion, it will be tender and that's that.