I think the more digital currencies that exist the more opportunities to trade. Ethereum as well as other cryptocurrencies each have their own unique features, but when it comes down to it, it's all about making a profit from them. Yes, I've diversified in eth along with other ones.
Apart from ETH, the Monero and ZCash could be a good choice.
Most good altcoins are rising a lot recently. People start to recognize their values.
are they good because they're rising, or are they rising because they're good? there is a critical difference.
If a coin rises most of the time, like the bitcoin or Ethereum, then it is a good coin.
Just because a coin pumps up like ETH or BTC, we cannot call it a good coin. Nowadays, we got lots of pump groups who just pumps coins to attract innocent traders and investors and to trap them. You will need to look at the road map and the team before supporting and investing into a coin. For trading, you can go along with the flow. But be careful to book profits at the right time.
A pump and dump coins is not good. But if the price rises in the long term and it is properly developed, it is a good coin.
I think the Ethereum is more mature now. It is not a pump and dump coin any more.
It's not a coin at all anymore.
Do you mean the smart contract system?
Calling ETH a coin implies it is a cryptocurrency.
Ethereum is NOT a cryptocurrency; it could be described as: a digital bank token, a digital bank IOU, or a digital bank gift card.
It is something I call a Next Generation Bank Technology ( NGBT ).
Post fork; ETC is the cryptocurrency, and ETH is trusting the developers ( who are in the pocket of the banks ) don't blacklist your address.
A cryptocurrency and blacklisting are incompatible. I trust numbers; not bank shills.
If you like ETH and want to invest your time or money in it, that is fine. Just don't call it a cryptocurrency.