What coin is a good one to invest in? Lets say a coin who did come out since 1 january of this year.
Do you have a few coins you think they will survive?
Well as far as I can tell, the crypto's usefulness as currency will determine it's value. It costs money to switch between coins, so Bitcoin will remain king (it also has a little more security because of it's popularity which is super useful/important).
The features that a lot of altcoins have, really aren't that useful currently, sure 1% inflation/year might be good if it was a world reserve currency--but it isn't. Sure faster or more secure verifications are a good thing, but they aren't really that useful presently. Proof of Stake algos likewise aren't in high demand, while they offer energy savings it doesn't seem worth it to switch.
On the other hand privacy is something Bitcoin seems to need in my opinion, a merchant accepting bitcoin or a person using bitcoin could have someone see every transaction made with their wallet. That isn't even close to as private as a bank account.
So, in case you can't tell yet, I'm holding some Darkcoin, Bytecoin, Anoncoin. That's what I think is useful enough to make it worthwhile to switch over, and I think that's as close to real "value" as you will see from an altcoin.
Security like multisig or similar would also be very worthwhile, as far as I know.
