Any ideas what to buy now and keep for longer?
The big three still the best crypto to invest Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple. These three are the largest market cap
which secure us in terms of coins stability in the market. Aside from that these three are tested also from market vulnerability. Ethereum price almost maintain it's price despite of big cash-out from the market. This are the reason why I'm backing up these three crypto.
I agree with you, but look at some of the recent projects start receiving payments with LTC and Dash though is not much than other but enough to boost their popularity in the market. Every investor in crypto must have some altcoin that become favorite.
ETH become popular because of many project based on ethereum.
If want buy now and hold it for a year or more, BTC and ETH are the best choice since a lot people use it