Hey all,

My apologies if this duplicates a pre-existing thread. If so, please kindly direct me to it for ease of reference.

I write to ask for y'all's opinion on the state of ASIC miners in 2020. I have around $3500 to spend on a small rig for mining an altcoin. I'm currently researching the best options available for mining ETC, as it appears to be one of the easier and more profitable coins that will remain open to mining. Any help answering these questions would be appreciated~

Is there a hands down best option for hardware? Does anyone know whether the Z11 would be able to mine ETC, or is it ZeCash only?

Is one manufacturer better than the other? Any new ASICs being released in the near future I might want to keep an eye on or delay my decision until it's released (like this, e.g., https://www.coindesk.com/powerful-new-ethereum-miner-reaches-final-stage-before-mass-production)?

Much love to those who help.

What impact do you guys and guys think a Chinese-backed crypto will have on the value and progress of Neo? I can foresee at least two possible scenarios and would appreciate any input as I hold and stake a relatively decent amount of Neo:

Hypothetical 1: Chinese consumers stay away from Neo out of fear, coercion, or outright brute force. As a nationalist regime, I don't think it is out of the realm of possibility that citizens of China are either implicitly or explicitly signaled to stay away from Neo. Assuming Neo is not willing to become adopted as, of nationalized into, the "official" Chinese cryptocurrency, people might fear that (given the amount of oversight) using Neo may be viewed as anti-nationalist and thereby subject them to potential scrutiny or something worse.

Hypothetical 2: While historically supportive of the People's Republic of China, Chinese citizens are becoming increasingly concerned over the government's use of technology to monitor and control every aspect of their daily lives. While development and growth has surged under the current regime, there may become a tipping point where citizens demand more autonomy. Economic efficiency may become less important than freedom. In this case, Neo would be ideally positioned for mass adoption. For example, its use and adoption by Chinese citizens would symbolize their protest in a non-violent and potentially effective way.

Naturally, I would also add:

Spot Trade
Limit Order
Market Order
Stop-Loss
Stop-Limit
OCO (One Cancels the Other)
Conditional Orders
Long
Short
Spread
Margin
Leverage
Scalp
Indicator
Trend
Candlestick
API (Application Programming Interface) Keys
MFA (Multi Factor Authorization - e.g., 2FA, SMS, Yubikey)
Hot Wallet
Cold Wallet
Hard Wallet
TA (Trend Analysis)

As a general rule of thumb, you also need to consider the community around the coin, especially the founder and lead developers. Excitement is easy to generate, but how active and genuine is the energy around this coin? While use case is number one, a genuinely active community of talented developers is always a good sign in my book.

I also like to ask things like -- would I consider staking that coin by setting up a node or dedicating some resources to pooling? is it mineable? am I likely to remain interested for a reason other than simply the possibility of making money?

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Good point - I should have defined what I mean by "sleeping giant." I'll assume we all know what a "giant" means both colloquially and as a term of art. Let's focus on "sleeping," and I think you're right to question my underlying rationale for thinking these coins are sleeping giants. Here, I use the term "sleeping" as something that is either a) undervalued, b) overlooked, or c) likely to provide the right technology to the right people at right time. If price alone or even marketcap were all that mattered, THETA, DGB and MANA should not be on the list.The "sleeping" aspect of ADA is its technology and sophistication. For THETA, "sleeping" is based on the target audience and technology. For DGB, "sleeping" hits both a) and b), and seems imminently likely to hit c).

Also, just as a disclaimer, I'm not HODLing any DGB or MANA at present. The other Three equal 15% of my portfolio, and I'll likely HODL and accumulate more and more overtime.

I agree 100% w/your BNB analysis. I wasn't placing them in any hierarchical order per se, just listing the top 5 IMO. With respect to THETA, we can agree to disagree. THETA is brilliant b/c it targets the perfect demographic for what might become the first widely adopted use case scenario for a virtual gaming currency. Don't sleep on THETA.

I agree with everyone's point that BNB and ADA aren't technically "sleeping Giants" in the sense that those with knowledge of the market likely have an awareness of their value and marketcap, etc. Binance Coin is practically a household name within the industry at this point. It's "sleeping" in the sense that I think it will pump next year as Binance burns more and more BNB and supply becomes more limited. With ADA, although its  top 10 marketcap, I know of various "insiders" who either completely overlook ADA or have no idea how transformational and well-built the network is actually becoming. Maybe they've heard of "Shelly," but few people are aware of the activity going on behind the scenes. Cardono's relative cost per developer is tiny compared to most altcoins, even the smaller cap ones. We also need to remember that at present time the vast majority of the public has likely never heard of Cardono. To them, she's a sleeping giant in the sense that in 2020 Cardono will be as well-known as ETH and BTC amongst the masses.

Let me know your thoughts:

1. THETA (THETA Network Token): this is based on my underlying assumption that the first winner in what is now a pool of shitcoins/tokens will be one to attract an audience that gets to interact with something connected to its blockchain in real life. Genuine blockchain technology supporters are either young or developers (NOT the investors/traders/financial institutions backing it), This generation is generally nihilist, doesn't give a fuck about existing power structures, and wants to create and live within an ecosystem created and designed according to their needs, not others. Where better to start than something like THETA and the THETA Network / THETA coin,
which brings a decentralized version of online streaming (think Twitch on steroids) catered to gamers and their fans. Twitch supports the project, its launched a successful mainnet, operates a visually stunning platform through sliver.tv (which is currently building support base). Theta Fuel operates like BAT tips, where users can subscribe to channels and get virtual perks and a host of future developments. Just think...  Dr. Disrespect himself making a live appearance on Sliver.tv and doing a 24/hr stream-athon.

2.  ADA (Cardono): Not really a SLEEPING giant, but compared to its often cited rival, EOS, the ADA platform is ridiculously more sophisticated, well-thought out, and is slowly being implemented to ensure a smooth transition into Shelley. Regardless of whether Shelley drops this month or next year is immaterial to its long term use case. The Cardono user base is (a) extremely active (b) the highly technical network allows for non-technical users to stake and participate, (c) the ADA developer cost / coin value is tiny -- meaning users are getting highly developed technical support developed and designed by some of the worlds brightest engineers for a fraction of a penny of what it costs to be a Bitcoin or XRP developer. Cardano is truly decentralized and assigns "master node" status at random to anyone able and willing to maintain a stable internet connection 24/7. At $.04, you'd be crazy IMO not to put aside 5% or so of your portfolio for ADA. ADA will defeat the multi-billion dollars shitcoin, EOS, which is run by some kid with a shitty track record. I don't even understand how their ICO generated so much cashflow

3. BNB (Binance Coin): Owning BNB is more comparable to owning shares in a company than most coin offerings, but even at $18.00 it is so undervalued. Binance is to crypto-trading what Apple is (or used to be) to the retail tech industry. Bigger, faster, and more creatively Binance's growth internationally will inevitably drive up the price of its own coin. This is true despite the fact that a large majority of users can't even access BNB (the US) without going through backdoor channels. Every other exchange just creates a platform and leaves it running. Binance is actually developing partnerships with countries, banks, and ICOs to offer a variety of offerings no other exchange offers.

4. DGB (DigiByte): Not many know this, but DGB has been actually been around since 1993 while. Similar to LTC, but 100x faster, DGB is a BTC carbon copy. It is a decentralized global UTXO PoW based blockchain with a focus on Cyber Security, DigiAssets, Payments & Secure Communications Technologies. It allows for 15-second block time (60 transactions per second) at a virtually free (<.0001USD/transaction). Why is the price of DGB so low right now (.008USD) is hard to say, but likely corresponds with a high circulating supply, coupled by lack of awareness and not being available on many platforms. Look for DGB to begin being exchanged on more and more platforms as ALTs increase and BTC dominance continues to drop below 50% next year. DGB is appealing because when it jumps, it JUMPS. Look at the daily charts and check out June 2017 and January 2018, followed by a couple of smaller waves. We still haven't hit the third Jump, although it seems imminent and could perhaps occur even before 2020.
 
5. MANA (Decentraland): Connects digital currency with the purchase or land. Think about that - buying parcels of land online in an instant by using their marketplace platform. How fucking cool is that? MANA is a direct and actual use-case example, and its based upon real estate. I'm just learning more about MANA, but other than THETA, I haven't seen a better use-case offering yet.