Da Tou, literally "Big head", attended The Global Blockchain Conference of 2017 in Chengdu and shared his opinion about investment in cryptocurrencies. As eth's market cap reaches closer to btc, can it surpass btc? Or Eth will also be surpassed just like Nokia if it is not technically monopolistic.
http://news.8btc.com/switching-to-altcoins-can-they-sustain-upward-trendIn troubled times like nowadays you should rather think about preserving your wealth, surely not about whether altcoins can "sustain [the] upward trend". If Bitcoin seriously goes down, other altcoins will certainly follow. If Bitcoin is going to kick the bucket due to the coming split, there will be a lot of strife between contenders to take its place. People will be looking where to pour their fiat after Bitcoin is no longer at the top (at least those who manage to preserve their wealth in the process of Bitcoin losing its place and value)
But it may take some time till the dust finally settles and the sun shines bright again in the cryproworld