Quote from: STT on March 28, 2017, 12:00:06 AM

Are the Top 5 deserved or just there because people follow the hype, thats the thing I would consider most. I dont want to buy into ETH at the top of its bubble if thats a correct description but it could also be a start of wider interest, Im not sure. I would consider the oldest standards best as they will have gone through the cycle as you mention with plenty of time for early investors to sell out. Shake out weak hands as they say.

I have noticed alt coins are generally more popular recently. I wondered if it was just me noticing or that is a prominent effect, not normal for worry or decline in BTC price

Yeah. Most of the altcoins in the market are full of hype, considering that Ethereum and Dash have spiked in price over the last few weeks. ETH has reached an all-time high of $50 in value, but I think that it will decrease in price soon as it was not designed to be a store of value.

Besides, ETH's supply is virtually unlimited, making it overvalued right now. In the contrary, ETC's price can rise a lot more than ETH as it will have a limited monetary supply. A total of 230 million ETC would make it scarcer than ETH, paving the way towards massive price increase over time.

I believe that once the Bitcoin scaling debate is over, traders and investors who jumped right into altcoins, will flee back to Bitcoin. Just my thoughts. Grin