Find projects after disgusting amounts of research in the 150 to 300 range that have never mooned, but are backed by huge vcs and have people like vitalik or loi luu as advisors (Republic Protocol checks this box perfectly). And then bet 20% of your portfolio on each one of those that you feel in your dick is a monster waiting to be unleashed up to 60% of your portfolio.
Put 10% in 3 projects outside the top 25 or so that have massive upside potential, without a mainnet as hype drives everything (looking at you Ziliqa).
Then save 10% for icos, but never hold more than 2 icos at a time. Invest only in platforms or protocols such as upcoming ones like sentinel, quarkchain, nucypher, orchid, etc.
So 60% total in 3 projects between 150 and 300 backed by big advisors from the cryptosphere and VC funds. (Hydro Protocol, Republic Protocol for example)
30% total in top 25-100 projects that dont yet have mainnets, but are hyped to hell. You can flip these shortly before the mainnet launch to lock in profits if you wish.
10% into ICO's of platforms or protocols that again have big VC funds backing them and top crypto talent advising. Forget all the bullshit about privacy coins, currencies, discount tokens, etc. etc. Platforms and protocols are all that matter in crypto where hype such as mainnets yet to be launched are where riches are made.
Is origami a good coin? Seems like ori has a low marketcap and soild devteam but i'm not sure.
Leo Reed
no its a biz shilled crap coin. Forget dev teams unless they have worked on major crypto projects in the past. All good projects that offer small downside, but huge upside have big vc backing and a superstar advisor who has the balls to lend his name to it. Without both of those, dont even consider it because while the upside might be great, so is the downside.
Vitaliak or Loi luu level advior + Major vc backing like anderseen horowitz, polychain, signum, and if huobi is an investor even better because that means it will 100% get listed on one of the biggest exchanges within 3-4 months of ICO completion.
Trust me user, this is the way to bet big but in a calculated fashion to protect your principle without being some TA larper looking at trend lines. Advisor(s) + big time VC funds in a coin that hasnt mooned yet is where you can strike it rich.
Hunter Diaz
Betting big on exchange listings is a 50/50 deal with erc20 tokens. Often times the biggest pumps happen on dexs (see HOT, NBAI, etc.). You're spot on about platforms and protocols being winners, but you're slightly overestimating the need for Vitalik tier advisors and big league investors. Having it is great, but not having it doesn't mean the coin won't still do a 5-10x post-ICO.
Kayden Price
I hear you. My goal however is not just to throw 2k at every crap coin that has a bit of hype that I can flip for 2x on Idex. I want to bet big on a limited portfolio, intelligently, and I have found that for me the advisors + vc backing for platforms and protocols is what offers the great upside along with the least downside.
With this method you will 100% miss out on some shilled and hyped coins that seemed like easy money. But if you are in crypto to get rich, not just slowly 1.5x your way to increasing your stack I have found this method works and it I dont lose more than 20% or so if I am wrong, but its just on to the next one.
And I always sell at least 50% of my holdings in the pumps leading up to mainnet or major event. Rebuy if I really still like the project on the dip. Currently I hold EOS and VEN that I will sell before their mainnet, again about 50-75% of my stack, and will sell Ziliqa and Republic Protocol in q3.
Liam Edwards
Get on Enigma before Q3 my nigma
Christian Green
What about tron? Mainnet soon. Is it worth to put 30-40% of my current portfolio or it is a bit risky?
Isaac Peterson
Not a bad strategy, my main quibble with it is that you should also be eternally hodling some BTC, as even now it's pretty much the only sure thing in all of crypto.
Jayden Parker
Its pumped too much already. Of the top 30 cryptos, Ziliqa offers the most long term upside. Its number 30 in marketcap and checks the boxes. I fully expect it to be the next EOS in terms of cracking into the top 10 and possibly top 7 by the time mainnet rolls around. But even if it only gets into the top 20 by q3 mainnet, the downside is low and you will see great profits as one of your less risky 10% picks.
Julian Russell
Thank you. I'm pretty new in crypto and trying to learn. Your thread seems helpful.
Justin Morgan
I only hold BTC to then buy more alts or ICO's. Once my protfolio crosses the 100 btc mark, I will move about 20 into btc permanently and leave it there because all that matters is sat value.
Thats another thing I forgot to mention. I care NOTHING for the fiat value of my portoflio short term aka 6months to 1 year. All I care about is accumulating sats. If you make a trade that is green in fiat, but red in sats you lost.
Gavin Baker
Zilliqa offers plenty of downside. The day Ethereum announces that sharding is here is the day Zil plunges by 50%+
Brody Ward
No problem man! Its a rollercoaster so just never get down and always do endless research and never fall in love with your coins. This isnt 2013 where you can buy 1000 worth of btc and be a millionaire within a couple of years. If you want increase your stack and not regret after 9 months of holding some coin that seemed great but never moved, look at your investments on a quarter to quarter, or at most 6 month basis.
Jose Ortiz
IGNX, REN, IPSX, SS
Carson Mitchell
You might be right. But Eth updates tend to move a bit slow and again im looking for maximum upside with the most minimal downside in everything I do. To me Ziliqa offers that with 10% of my overall portfolio in a more established project.
Again nothing is a sure thing in this space except BTC and that includes ethereum imo.
Joshua Harris
Ethereum is absolutely adored by the professional community, and will likely match BTC in popularity in five years time. We'll see how nicely this comment ages tomorrow though.
Jose Evans
Zil isn't just sharding. they have smart contract features that are beyond that of eth
Sebastian Parker
What is your opinion about living meme chainlink?
Carson Peterson
Regardless if I am right or wrong, I wouldnt invest in eth unless I was a whale investing millions into the space or unless you are using it as a means of holding profits before your next purchase/to cash out to fiat.
Eth could very well 3x this year from this point, but for those with portfolios under 6 figures, my way works better to get max gains.
Caleb Smith
IGNX and REN are pretty much guaranteed to have decent growth, in my opinion. Still on the wall about IPSX.. and I don’t think SS will last very long.
Lincoln Cook
I honestly think its a great project and held some before, but its in a grey area for me in terms of where I like to invest my projects. I think they could make it work, I actually believe they will, but the question is when and what are you missing in the meantime. Id rather invest in projects that have upcoming mainnets within the next 3-9 months at the absolute most but definitively so because that is something you can rely on to drive hype and price, then fomo train starts in the weeks before the mainnet and thats when you cash out at least 50% of your stack. By all means rebuy after if you so choose, but sell 50% in the pump before the mainnet and 9/10 you will be able to buy back much lower after the mainnet is launched.
I will be doing this with EOS and Ven within the next 2 months.
Ethan Anderson
this shitcoin will never make it OP
>muh darkpools
meanwhile a whale just bought 10,000 BTC OTC
Owen Walker
OTC = dark pool. This is the first decentralized dark pool and its a protocol with legit liquidity providers, vc backing, and a protocol that can be used by others. But I guess centralization is all that matters, thats why 0x is doing so poorly.
Cameron Gutierrez
Also for upcoming ICO's quarkchain, nucypher, orbs, oneledger, edencahin, traceto, origin protocol, keep network, and ocean protocol should be looked into more.
For new projects soon to hit exchanges and hit CMC Cosmos and Dfinity are the major 2. Any initial listing outside the top 50 or so means im pushing 25% of my portfolio into each. Higher than that and I will evaluate where it stands as both should list very high.
Xavier Bell
OP, are you still here? I just need to know the best places to research. What do you do?
Luke Smith
Hey so I use the usual sites, icobench, icodrops, etc. to see different projects coming out. And then look into the team, advisors, vc funds.
But the absolute best site? crunchbase. Get a list of major vc funds in crypto and check out crunchbase every couple of weeks and scroll through their investments, then dyor on the product, team, tokenomics, etc.
Start with polychain and then look into other major funds that have backed countless winners. Thats why I am so high on Republic Protocol, it has both loi luu (zilliqa, kyber, ethereum) and polychain involved in the project.
Leo Reyes
Thanks, OP. All I needed to know
Jace Brooks
Hey newfag, stop asking anons on biz if a coin is any good. Stop treating this place like it's a community and that everyone looks out for each other. Don't blindly follow someone who sounds like they know what they're talking about either. This expert is shilling his bags to newfags like you and you're lapping it up.