With the value of Bitcoin rising meteorically in August, cryptocurrencies are the hottest investment option. If you want to invest in altcoins but are not sure about investing a lot of money in them, here is a list of top 10 altcoins under $1 to invest in September 2017:
IOTA:
IOTA is the altcoin used by Internet-of-Things industry. It uses a technology called Tangle which is an advancement over the blockchain technology used by Bitcoin. It is currently valued at $0.843572 with a market cap of $2,344,728,361.
Siacoin:
Siacoin is the altcoin of the company Sia which offers decentralised cloud storage solutions. You can rent your extra resources like storage space, bandwidth etc to the network in return for Siacoins. The data is encrypted and stored at multiple locations ensuring that the data is secure. It is currently valued at $0.007061 with a market cap of $203,637,305.
MaidSafeCoin:
MaidSafeCoin is the altcoin of the company MaidSafe. This is similar to Sia. They offer cloud storage solutions and are more established than Siacoin. It is currently valued at $0.483836 with a market cap of $218,961,149.
Ripple:
Ripple is the currency of the RTGS network called Ripple. It can also be used for currency exchange and remittance. Ripple's advantage is that it is accepted by banks. It is currently valued at $0.263371 with a market cap of $10,098,655,981.
Golem:
Golem is a supercomputer network that allows users to rent their excess computing power to those in need. The reward for renting is Golems. The problems that are run on computers are becoming more and more complex and it is not possible for everyone to buy more computing power as per their needs. And not everyone uses their full computing power. Golem is similar to MaidSafe in that sense. It rents out computing power where Sia and MaidSafe rent out storage space. It is currently valued at $0.282790 with a market cap of $235,573,119.
VertCoin:
VertCoin is also a decentralized currency and uses blockchain technology like Bitcoin, but unlike Bitcoin, it has decentralized mining also. It aims to ensure that mining pools don't dominate the network like it has for Bitcoin. It is currently valued at $0.735621 with a market cap of $28,566,848.
Bitshares:
Bitshares is a platform where you can trade other cryptocurrencies. Bitshares is a more stable currency compared to others. It also offers many unique and interesting features like scheduled and recurring payments, rewards for referrals etc. It is currently valued at $0.138538 with a market cap of $359,961,900.
PotCoin:
PotCoin is the altcoin aimed at the legal cannabis or marijuana industry. It is very similar to Bitcoin in terms of the technology it uses. With the legalized marijuana industry growing day by day, PotCoin has real potential for growth and will be a good investment. It is currently valued at $0.125931 with a market cap of $27,418,242.
DogeCoin:
Even though it was introduced as a fun currency, DofeCoin has quickly gained market value. The initial production schedule of DogeCoin is higher than most of the others and this makes it interesting altcoin to invest in early on. It has become popular as a tipping currency on the internet. It is currently valued at $0.001765 with a market cap of $195,566,923.
CoinDash:
With the increasing interest in owning cryptocurrencies, more and more people want to own crypto assets. But the trading in altcoins is not easy and that is what CoinDash aims to eliminate. It aims to make trading in crypto assets easier more accessible. It is an operating system for crptocurrencies. It is currently valued at $0.129975 and its market cap hasn't been set yet.
If you just want to test the waters by investing a small amount in altcoins, then the above 10 are perfect for you.
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These are my personal picks as of Dec 17, 2017. I'm not recommending anyone invest in them, just showing my picks. I think bitcoin is stabilized to some extent by the futures investing. I'm not saying it won't still change by 20% in a week, but a lot of the smaller market cap 'aka altcoins' are moving by that much in a day or less. By spreading out my crypto portfolio, I worry less about the volatility. I am not 'day-trading' but also not all of these are long-term (1 yr/+) positions. I am re-balancing my portfolio regularly, so these positions are medium term I would say. I plan to hold them for one week to 1 year/plus depending, and re-balance my portfolio regularly so the percentage in USD that each one makes up of my portfolio doesn't get too far off my target.
My criteria basically are:
If a coin meets # 1 but not #2 I might consider, but not if it only meets #2 (ie I've stayed away from Dogecoin even though it has done well). Making gains on short term speculation is great, but my longer term outlook helps me sleep at night and if I think it has real utility / adoptability in the future, that helps. "is it investible right now?" for me means has adoption started or been announced? Are there big partnerships happening or in the works? Do others have reason to invest in it, meaning the supply -demand curve may push it up? etc.
Ripple all the way!
Very nice info,but I would suggest you to add Digibyte to this list!
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Sia is a great idea. They have Minio support now.
Very informative post. I just wanted to know which of these crypto's are able to mine.
Just check https://coinmarketcap.com/ , the coins with a * in market supply can not be mined:
not minable: Golem, XRP, IOTA, MadeSafecoin, Bitshares
SiaCoin, Potcoin, Vertcoin, Dashcoin and Dogecoin can be mined
Thanks for the info.
Thanks. I like to read your posts about crypto. J
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thanks for the tips im gona check out PotCoin :)
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Thanks for the info. I have some of these but I will do some more research on the rest, I find CoinGecko quite a good source for relevant info like community involvement and developer activity. Thanks again.
Excellent post I like ripple
Well i bought some siacoin 2 weeks ago and hodling :-). It is not moving anywhere. I forgot about it and think that i should till next month.
I just bought earlier some XRP for fun. I see it is playing around there and want to make first trades to learn.
Also from what i read till now it could be something worth to IOTA, Golem and Doge (even this one now is down low).
Anyway, thanks for placing your ideas here. :-) Nice to remember some of them in this water full of news.
Cheers
Th hank you for this info. Im trying to learn more about crypto currencis and found this helpful.
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