Its quite funny to read this thread. Seriously both of these coin valuations are based on speculations and promises, it could be take years to see if either of these coins will manage to be real currency.
I hope that NEM maybe that one, but it is not even sure that any of these cryptocurrencies will even be that popular. Many of these writers sounds like some cult leaders or religious wackos with their prophecies. Rather funny is also that majority of these btt writers will sale their cryptos to Fiat money if then they can make a fortune...
If you are willing to read some journals or books about behavioural finance, im pretty sure you will find quite of bit similarities with current behavioural in cryptocurrency markets and dynamics of behavioural finance.
Even bitcoin is at the moment niche-product and how these nxt or NEM guys are so sure that 2.0 coins will be the "thing" Sounds like narrow minded though, because i can figure that in 2015 someone will create or claim to create generation 3.0 cryptocurrencies and so on...
I kind of agree with this.
I walked into this thread just now to find a discussion about pros and cons.
Instead I find a cat fight between people who want to make either Nxt or NEM win.
I will state openly that I am invested in Nxt, since 23rd of December. I try to promote it as much as possible and try to organise stuff.
That does not mean in any way I dislike other efforts. I was one of the first people to take notice of NEM, not least because I knew utopianfuture as a solid person and I see he has done an admirable job of getting NEM organised. I sincerely hope that he succeeds.
Ethereum? Good luck to them!
I am in cryptos because I love the creativity people display in trying to come up with ways to solve a problem. Cryptos are a means to an end, not the end itself.
If one of them develops the Holy Grail of a truly usuable decentralised system that becomes popular and is generally accepted: big PROPS!
I still have my cards on Nxt: because I am seeing lots of things happening and being developed and see the community taking responsibility and changing.
People who expect this to happen overnight are asking for miracles and basically are longing for a centralised system. Because that is the only way this will be done quickly.
I also know that this will always be the case, so I'm not worried.
NEM, Nxt, good luck to both. Hopefully we will learn from each other. Maybe we'll both be obsolete by this time next year. I highly doubt that 2.0 will be obsolete by that time, so that's good enough for me.