I'm not trying to be condescending or praise myself. Rather I'm saying I may not be smart enough to be able to actually understand the technologies underlying this stuff thoroughly, but I just gauge by the discussion surrounding a project and the arguments of the people supporting it.

  If I see a lot of people focused on making money, making lots of spelling and grammatical errors, or making unsubstantiated claims I am generally skeptical.

  It's not a foolproof method, it's just I noticed when I got into bitcoin the value of a cryptocurrency is its community, and bitcoin seems to have the best community quantitatively and qualitatively still.

   It's not only intelligence but also commitment. We used to always tali about the "weak hands" people who dump when there's aa crash. And they were generally the same people who were lacking in understanding of the tech. It was the guys who understood the potential who held and helped bitcoin to survive.