I've been reading this thread for the last 2 weeks and can't sit on the sidelines any longer as it's blatantly obvious that you don't really care about the facts and would rather twist them to serve your own VeriCoin bashing agenda here.

If you really want to look at the facts, the VeriCoin price as of May 20th (before the recent pump and dump) has lost less than 5% of it's value while Litecoin has lost around 40%.  We're entering the last stretch of summer and seasonally speaking, it's the worst time of the year for the cryptocurrency markets.  For anyone that was in the market at this time last year, they were bitching that their Bitcoin holdings were down over 60% after having hit a high of over $250.  A lot of us have already been through it so there no need to be so dramatic about it.  By their very nature the crypto markets are extremely volatile so it is what it is.  If you can't handle it then I suggest you get lost because this game isn't for you.  Perhaps you'd be better investing in Blue-Chip stocks, Bonds or CD's or something of that nature.