Interesting. I think bitcoin itself is the most trusted method of storing value because it's chain is utterly secure, powerful and unrivaled by any altcoin.
Alternative currencies really should not be attempting to rival bitcoin but should add something entirely brand new to the crypto currency ecosystem as a whole, and this is what we're hoping that we can do. Difficult task, I know. But not impossible - at least we hope not
The only reason we use paper money in the first place is because gold was too heavy to carry around.... and then came credit cards that allowed us to save space in our wallets and also to instantaneously borrow money from banks.
Bitcoin itself is part of this natural space saving progression. Because now, we don't even need physical wallets. We all have digital wallets now that exist in an ethereal realm, and our money has now become inputs and outputs on a digital ledger.
Alternative currencies should somehow complement this.
Instead of pin pointing one or two of bitcoins understated features, and then using them as the 'main' features of some altcoin, we should really be attempting to bring something brand new to the table.
Maybe some of you guys have some cool ideas and would like to maybe join our society and we can hopefully create something new and useful for ourselves and everyone else?