RE: Introduction to steemit / my top 5 cryptocurrencies
Sure thing mate @surfyogi
Initially after doing a lot of research, around 90% of articles/blogs I read all supported Ethereum as the main crypto for future growth, until I actually looked into its functionality and was blown away, mainly with the potential with development productivity and how it has supposedly learnt from bitcoins 'mistakes'. Also i'm a strong supporter of Vitalik and believe the guy is a genius.
If the block chain could become a mainstream technology for existing and developing corporations, I believe stratis will boom. They provide development services, incorporating the features they require, whilst utilizing the benefits of block chain technology.
Siacoin and Golem are my favourite two concepts, especially golem. Given I'm and engineering student, I've had to use some programs that have taken over 12 hours to render. The fact that computing power can be combined together to create a supercomputer would have definitely saved me a lot of time I could have put into something else. I also think sia coin has a lot of potential, especially with amazon eliminating their unlimited data storage deal a few days ago.
Bitcoin in my opinion will always be the face of cryptocurrency for a long time. Given there are still so many people who don't understand ALTcoins and their potential, they have most likely just heard of bitcoin, believing it is the most important cryptocurrency there is, despite the different functionality aspects of other ALTcoins. Because of that reason, I think it'll always be beneficial to contain bitcoin in your portfolio for investing purposes simply for the hype of new investors and companies entering the market.