If I planned on buying some coins today. Which would be the better long term investment, and why?
1. Bitcoin = why? because bitcoin have a big implementation and now the blockchain bitcoin is a research project of various governments and banks and institutions concerned about the benefits it carries. Many are familiar with cryptocurrency and issues of issues and Bitcoin has always been a topic, either with its price, usage or investment. professional traders and financial observers even CNBC many reviews related to investing in bitcoin. I think big investors will go to Bitcoin and this will be a big advantage in the future.
2. Ethereum = this year the ethereum attracted, even more, attention with the ICO explosion in this year 2017. until the Chinese government was overwhelmed to set up the emerging ICO, this indicates that ethereum has a great appeal also among investors and community cryptocurrency. where the smart contract becomes the main weapon. Especially in the ethereum network if the erc20 derived coins are already widely used and made, to make transactions only they have to use the gas, and to obtain the automatic gas we need eth as well, from which the need for eth becomes increased which will encourage the purchase of eth and create price increases, at least the price will be stable.
maybe this coin is the best choice. for a long-term investment... but you also need to research in detail and further related coins above. try to do observations and research before setting out to invest. playing in the world of crypto has a very high risk. Have fun and good luck