{"id":134184,"date":"2020-05-22T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T21:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=134184"},"modified":"2020-05-23T19:37:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T18:37:51","slug":"analyst-there-has-been-no-point-owning-crypto-assets-aside-from-bitcoin-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/analyst-there-has-been-no-point-owning-crypto-assets-aside-from-bitcoin-top-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst: there has been “no point” owning crypto assets aside from Bitcoin & top 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2017 and 2018, altcoins<\/a> \u2014 crypto assets that are not Bitcoin and Ethereum (which is the common definition) \u2014 were in vogue.<\/p>\n

With many of these projects making absurd promises \u2014 like promising to be the better Bitcoin or promising to solve digital censorship \u2014 largely mom and pop investors were then willing to throw millions upon millions at blockchain project after project.<\/p>\n

The frenzy reached such a pitch that there was not a day during this bull run that some random no-name cryptocurrency didn't pump hundreds of percent<\/a>, making certain holders millions, attracting even more of a frenzy. It was fair to say that Bitcoin wasn't the<\/p>\n

New data has shown, though, that most of those who bought altcoins with a long-term mindset have seen horrible returns on their crypto investments. The returns are so bad that owning fiat money would have been better.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Analysis: 99% of altcoins made horrible investments when matched against Bitcoin & top cryptos<\/h2>\n

The crypto data analyst that is known as “Ceteris Paribus” recently released<\/a> an analysis outlining the returns of the top 200 cryptocurrencies since Dec. 30, 2018, basically the bottom of the previous Bitcoin bear market.<\/p>\n

He found that against the U.S. dollar, Bitcoin outperformed effectively all altcoins, rallying 150% from the date he indicated to now, while the median performance of the top 200 altcoins has actually been negative.<\/p>\n

What's especially interesting, Ceteris Paribus remarked, is that the smaller the cryptocurrency is, the worse the median returns are.<\/p>\n

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Image of the returns of the top 200 cryptocurrencies since Dec. 30, 2018, from the analyst “Ceteris Paribus”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paribus concluded after observing the data:<\/p>\n

“It does seem there has really been no point in owning the top 10 ex-BTC. Best is to hold BTC and look for unique small\/mid-caps -> these are the tokens that have outperformed.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This analysis is similar to one recently completed<\/a> by Matt Casto, an analyst at crypto asset trading firm CMT Digital, who similarly observed that most 2017-2018 ICOs are down dramatically from their all-time highs.<\/p>\n

Many remain bearish on altcoins<\/h2>\n

While Paribus admitted at the end of his altcoin analysis that “things can change in the future,” multiple investors remain bearish on the outlook of most crypto projects.<\/p>\n

Prominent stock market trader and commentator Steve Burns recently opined<\/a> that “99.9% of altcoins are going to $0 [\u2026 over a] buy and hold timeframe.” They have “zero value,” he added, pointing to the utter collapse of most cryptocurrencies from their all-time high prices, a list that included Ethereum and Litecoin.<\/p>\n

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Spoiler alert ?: 99.9% of Altcoins are going to $0.<\/p>\n

— Steve Burns (@SJosephBurns) May 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n