Hi All
I am a newbie and have a couple of questions, I am hoping you can provide advice on. I have bought XLM/BTC and XRP/BTC which has dropped over the last couple of days. I have heard the SEC may approve the EFT on the 16 August 2018 which will boost the BTC price. With the BTC Dominance at 47.3% should I sell and accept a loss or not sell and wait till I make my money back? Also in your opinions will the Alt coins vs BTC plummet if the BTC shoots up to $15-20K? If this is the case I take it you stay with BTC and then buy the ALT coins when the XLM/BTC is very low?
Many Thanks
Seabass22
Hi there Seabass22!
You have a very valid fear there and cloud of doubts.
Though in theory, Altcoin exist in a different price bar than Bitcoin, there is still a lot of price relativity and interaction between the two as most token holders prefer to trade them with bitcoins (and is the norms in major exchanges too). Thus at the end of a trading day, we are left with bitcoin and not fiat currency alone. In which, bitcoin effects the price of the amount of tokens we hold.
In return, should Bitcoin shoot up its value, Altcoins could be on the rise as well. Yet again, remember that Altcoins are usually utility tokens that has its own demand and a specific altcoin can drastically lose its value even with the uphill of bitcoin.
Be wise on your altcoin investments, my piece of advise.