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Ask HN: Where do you find out about alt-coins that are about to release?

16 points by beeks10 9y ago

itamarst 9y ago
I guess we're at peak sucker. Just don't. You're liable to lose all your money. If you really like gambling, go to a casino: the odds are stacked against you, but at least it's government regulated.
- shp0ngle 9y ago
  I am under the impression that altcoins themselves actually aren't that popular at the moment. The days of KanyeWestCoin are probably gone. What is more popular is ERC20 crowdsale tokens, which are even less useful. And now the "forkcoins" - Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin 2x. We will see what is next.
- jfoster 9y ago
  Really? I prefer not to gamble, but given a choice between (a) & (b), I would choose (b) every time. a. Odds against you, govt regulated. b. Uncertain odds (dependent on choices made, changing over time, etc.), unregulated. Under (a), you're guaranteed to lose eventually. Under (b), you could potentially become good at reading sentiment around the newest types of coins. It's certainly still gambling, though.
  - SamReidHughes 9y ago
    You don't have to keep your wealth in fiat currency -- sensible people invest it.
- flashman 9y ago
  Compared to casinos, altcoin gambling is higher risk but also higher reward. If you'd put $50 into each new coin released since 2011, you'd have a lot of worthless coins... but your Ethereum would be worth nearly $12k. Litecoin and OMG alone would add another $1k.
tim333 9y ago
Apparently https://www.altcoincalendar.info/calendar https://www.altcoincalendar.info/calendar has info. MicroMoney (AMM) and Licensium (LCX) launch tomorrow. "click here to add your coin" Not sure I'd recommend investing...
- itamarst 9y ago
  s/investing/gambling/
mellowdream 9y ago
I get all of my news and advice from /biz/ - always remember the golden rule: buy high, sell low!
- drharby 9y ago
  This guy gets it
coinmercenary 9y ago
We're still a few days away from launching, but if you follow @coinmercenary on Instagram (or twitter!), we will be posting a single ICO review each day. The idea is to be your trusted source for ICO reviews. Using a 6 point scoring system, with one review each day, we'll cut through the noise with you.
- itamarst 9y ago
  A mercenary is someone who commits violence for pay. I guess you'll be committing violence against your readers?
  - coinmercenary 9y ago
    Not quite. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mercenary http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mercenary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercenary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercenary "one that serves merely for wages; especially :a soldier hired into foreign service" :)
drharby 9y ago
4chan
infinii 9y ago
bitcointalk.org
companyhen 9y ago
http://icodrops.com http://icodrops.com
baccredited 9y ago
I've participated in 5 ICOs. I don't recommend buying unless a) the company looks great (like filecoin or similar) and b) you get in at a substantial discount. What I'm seeing now is even good companies that trade below ICO prices after they hit some of the exchanges. Example is https://www.saltlending.com/ https://www.saltlending.com/ Actually that is probably a better strategy: buying good companies that are down since their ICO.
microtaha 9y ago
https://coindash.co/s/icos/ https://coindash.co/s/icos/

16 points by beeks10 9y ago

I guess we're at peak sucker. Just don't. You're liable to lose all your money. If you really like gambling, go to a casino: the odds are stacked against you, but at least it's government regulated.

shp0ngle 9y ago
I am under the impression that altcoins themselves actually aren't that popular at the moment. The days of KanyeWestCoin are probably gone. What is more popular is ERC20 crowdsale tokens, which are even less useful. And now the "forkcoins" - Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin 2x. We will see what is next.
jfoster 9y ago
Really? I prefer not to gamble, but given a choice between (a) & (b), I would choose (b) every time. a. Odds against you, govt regulated. b. Uncertain odds (dependent on choices made, changing over time, etc.), unregulated. Under (a), you're guaranteed to lose eventually. Under (b), you could potentially become good at reading sentiment around the newest types of coins. It's certainly still gambling, though.
- SamReidHughes 9y ago
  You don't have to keep your wealth in fiat currency -- sensible people invest it.
flashman 9y ago
Compared to casinos, altcoin gambling is higher risk but also higher reward. If you'd put $50 into each new coin released since 2011, you'd have a lot of worthless coins... but your Ethereum would be worth nearly $12k. Litecoin and OMG alone would add another $1k.

tim333 9y ago

Apparently https://www.altcoincalendar.info/calendar https://www.altcoincalendar.info/calendar has info. MicroMoney (AMM) and Licensium (LCX) launch tomorrow. "click here to add your coin" Not sure I'd recommend investing...

itamarst 9y ago
s/investing/gambling/

mellowdream 9y ago

I get all of my news and advice from /biz/ - always remember the golden rule: buy high, sell low!

drharby 9y ago
This guy gets it

coinmercenary 9y ago

We're still a few days away from launching, but if you follow @coinmercenary on Instagram (or twitter!), we will be posting a single ICO review each day. The idea is to be your trusted source for ICO reviews. Using a 6 point scoring system, with one review each day, we'll cut through the noise with you.

itamarst 9y ago
A mercenary is someone who commits violence for pay. I guess you'll be committing violence against your readers?
- coinmercenary 9y ago
  Not quite. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mercenary http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mercenary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercenary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercenary "one that serves merely for wages; especially :a soldier hired into foreign service" :)

drharby 9y ago

4chan

infinii 9y ago

bitcointalk.org

companyhen 9y ago

http://icodrops.com http://icodrops.com

baccredited 9y ago

I've participated in 5 ICOs. I don't recommend buying unless a) the company looks great (like filecoin or similar) and b) you get in at a substantial discount. What I'm seeing now is even good companies that trade below ICO prices after they hit some of the exchanges. Example is https://www.saltlending.com/ https://www.saltlending.com/ Actually that is probably a better strategy: buying good companies that are down since their ICO.

microtaha 9y ago

https://coindash.co/s/icos/ https://coindash.co/s/icos/