Any coin that survives this bear market will do well come the bull season
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Any shitcoin that survives the bear market will do well in the next bull run. How about coins created during the bear that has not experienced bull before. They will definitely survive the bear, maybe if they were created few months to exit the bear. During the bull they can cash out and dump the project. The crypto industry is so wide and the wider it becomes, the more confused investors will be. But top 10 coins will not disappoint, not until the next bitcoin halving.
altcoins are always risky including the top 10 coins. do you remember the top coins from previous bear seasons?, iOTA, EOS, BCH... and many more. when bear season arrives, people still expect them to be coins that can help them weather the bear season and profit in the next bull season. but after that, all could not return to the old ATH level and were gradually replaced by other emerging coins such as Sol, Near, Atom
the market altcoins is complex and unpredictable, topcoins will not die but there is no guarantee that they will recover and grow while new and better altcoins prepare to launch.
It is true that the top 10 coins are not safe haven, they can also be heavily affected by the market. Some top 10 coins we see today were not there somewhere 2018. But comparing top 10 to some shit projects makes top 10 safer. But it does not mean it is as safe as bitcoin. There is to an extent a coin will reduce anf it will no longer return to normalcy, no matter how long you may wait in vain.
Then I belive that any top 10 coin that has survived the bear till now, will definitely survive till the next bull. Gradually the industry has gotten used to the bear and we are patiently waiting for the greener days.