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Ask HN: Any Alt coins worth buying?

18 points by sharemywin 9y ago

Most coins seem to not be keeping up with bitcoin. Any that might break out soon?

veermanhas 9y ago
I would suggest Ripple after watching all the market share and availability.
joeyclover 9y ago
Ripple. If you're going to invest in Ripple, don't bother if you're looking for a short-term gain. It's a long-term project.
- lawlessone 9y ago
  Ripple is not for trading in this way, even it's creators said as much. http://hivergent.com/you-shouldnt-invest-in-ripple-and-not-because-its-a-scam/ http://hivergent.com/you-shouldnt-invest-in-ripple-and-not-b...
joeyclover 9y ago
https://medium.com/@joey.clover/stop-buying-bitcoin-seriously-9f4cd66443e5 https://medium.com/@joey.clover/stop-buying-bitcoin-seriousl... - I advise Ripple in here.
- 2_listerine_pls 9y ago
  http://hivergent.com/you-shouldnt-invest-in-ripple-and-not-because-its-a-scam/ http://hivergent.com/you-shouldnt-invest-in-ripple-and-not-b...
sharemywin 9y ago
Any thoughts on these(they show up alot on whattomine.com): Monacoin(MONA) Vertcoin(VTC) Zcash(ZEC) LBRY(LBC) Monero(XMR)
payamb 9y ago
I've put my eggs in Ark's basket. https://ark.io https://ark.io
- sharemywin 9y ago
  I like the progress bars for the various projects
alopes 9y ago
Golem (GNT)
flignats 9y ago
You're on HN and don't know about REQ?
earenndil 9y ago
Monero.
companyhen 9y ago
http://coinmarketcap.com http://coinmarketcap.com Click a coin and it has all the info you need. Website, social, etc. Do some googling with the top 10-20 market cap coins to start and find some with ideas you like. Just stay away from Bitconnect.
kleer001 9y ago
No. They're all pump and dump and don't have the network/social edge.
- joeschmoecad 9y ago
  lol
  - ethftw 9y ago
    care to elaborate bro?
ethftw 9y ago
Ethereum of course
viraldocks 9y ago
1: Ripple 2: Stellar 3: NEM 4: IOTA
O_H_E 9y ago
Monero (XMR)
- danieka 9y ago
  I've only just started reading a bit more about Monero after having watched Bitcoin from a far distance and Monero feels like it could actually become a useful currency. I have no trouble imagining myself paying and getting paid in Monero, something that I could never see happening with Bitcoin considering transaction time and cost. Monero is fungible, meaning that it is anonymous compared to Bitcoin that has a public ledger. Transaction fees are manageable, about $3 I think. Monero's block size adjusts dynamically to the amount of transactions. Work is in progress that will lower transaction fees even more. The community seems friendly and helpful, if judged by "internet standards". Will it increase in value? Who knows? But it feels like Monero could be actually useful someday.
baccredited 9y ago
SALT is one of the few projects about to launch an actual service. Now trading on exchanges under $8. The token will cost $25 on the website when saltlending.com launches. My target is $15 within 6 months.
erik998 9y ago
Digital Monetary Trust oops... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Monetary_Trust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Monetary_Trust

18 points by sharemywin 9y ago

Most coins seem to not be keeping up with bitcoin. Any that might break out soon?

veermanhas 9y ago

I would suggest Ripple after watching all the market share and availability.

joeyclover 9y ago

Ripple. If you're going to invest in Ripple, don't bother if you're looking for a short-term gain. It's a long-term project.

lawlessone 9y ago
Ripple is not for trading in this way, even it's creators said as much. http://hivergent.com/you-shouldnt-invest-in-ripple-and-not-because-its-a-scam/ http://hivergent.com/you-shouldnt-invest-in-ripple-and-not-b...

joeyclover 9y ago

https://medium.com/@joey.clover/stop-buying-bitcoin-seriously-9f4cd66443e5 https://medium.com/@joey.clover/stop-buying-bitcoin-seriousl... - I advise Ripple in here.

2_listerine_pls 9y ago
http://hivergent.com/you-shouldnt-invest-in-ripple-and-not-because-its-a-scam/ http://hivergent.com/you-shouldnt-invest-in-ripple-and-not-b...

sharemywin 9y ago

Any thoughts on these(they show up alot on whattomine.com): Monacoin(MONA) Vertcoin(VTC) Zcash(ZEC) LBRY(LBC) Monero(XMR)

payamb 9y ago

I've put my eggs in Ark's basket. https://ark.io https://ark.io

sharemywin 9y ago
I like the progress bars for the various projects

alopes 9y ago

Golem (GNT)

flignats 9y ago

You're on HN and don't know about REQ?

earenndil 9y ago

Monero.

companyhen 9y ago

http://coinmarketcap.com http://coinmarketcap.com Click a coin and it has all the info you need. Website, social, etc. Do some googling with the top 10-20 market cap coins to start and find some with ideas you like. Just stay away from Bitconnect.

kleer001 9y ago

No. They're all pump and dump and don't have the network/social edge.

joeschmoecad 9y ago
lol
- ethftw 9y ago
  care to elaborate bro?

ethftw 9y ago

Ethereum of course

viraldocks 9y ago

1: Ripple 2: Stellar 3: NEM 4: IOTA

O_H_E 9y ago

Monero (XMR)

danieka 9y ago
I've only just started reading a bit more about Monero after having watched Bitcoin from a far distance and Monero feels like it could actually become a useful currency. I have no trouble imagining myself paying and getting paid in Monero, something that I could never see happening with Bitcoin considering transaction time and cost. Monero is fungible, meaning that it is anonymous compared to Bitcoin that has a public ledger. Transaction fees are manageable, about $3 I think. Monero's block size adjusts dynamically to the amount of transactions. Work is in progress that will lower transaction fees even more. The community seems friendly and helpful, if judged by "internet standards". Will it increase in value? Who knows? But it feels like Monero could be actually useful someday.

baccredited 9y ago

SALT is one of the few projects about to launch an actual service. Now trading on exchanges under $8. The token will cost $25 on the website when saltlending.com launches. My target is $15 within 6 months.

erik998 9y ago

Digital Monetary Trust oops... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Monetary_Trust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Monetary_Trust