{"id":448199,"date":"2020-10-28T20:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=448199"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:07:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:07:41","slug":"crypto-capital-manager-claims-failed-altcoin-promises-wont-be-forgotten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/chainlink\/crypto-capital-manager-claims-failed-altcoin-promises-wont-be-forgotten\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Capital Manager Claims Failed Altcoin Promises Won\u2019t Be Forgotten"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin recently exploded above $13,000<\/a> and came dollars way from setting a higher high and confirming a new uptrend. Altcoins, however, haven’t responded as well, and one cryptocurrency capital manager has a theory as to why.<\/p>\n Su Zhu believes that because most altcoins haven’t delivered on the promises from three years ago, that when Bitcoin breaks out into a new bull market, newcomers and investors from the last cycle won’t be so easily duped again.<\/p>\n During the 2017 crypto bubble, Bitcoin rising to over $20,000 caused widespread retail investor FOMO<\/a>. Because by that time the top cryptocurrency was trading well above $10,000, smaller time investors wanting to own a full coin or find the next Bitcoin turned to altcoins like Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin, and more.<\/p>\n The illiquid and low market cap assets<\/a> began to explode in valuations as money poured in without a second thought about what it was and if it had value. What it did have, was promise.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Crushing Bitcoin Dominance Could Decimate Altcoins Through Q1 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n More and more promise also poured into the market to catch the wave of money coming in, and an explosion of ICOs created thousands of more crypto projects.<\/p>\n Most coins, ultimately dropped 99% or more when the bubble popped, with only altcoins<\/a> with a shred of promise hanging on to some of their gains.<\/p>\n The top projects mentioned above retained their value well compared to coins lower down the list, which were decimated during the bear market. Many of them, many never trade near all-time high levels again.<\/p>\n Crypto capital manager, Su Zhu, a veteran in the industry, claims that newcomers won’t fall for the same act again.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/zhusu\/status\/16827393?s=21<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Too many crypto projects are now defunct<\/a>, have exit scammed, or are too worthless for investors to even consider if another bull market begins. Newer coins, as DeFi has shown, will always be the most attractive in a speculative assets class.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Crypto Analyst: Altcoins To \u201cTank\u201d While Bitcoin Runs For All-Time High<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Negative sentiment surrounding XRP or Litecoin, for example, have kept them underperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum, while Chainlink has exploded into the top ten<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chainlink, however, is an example that not all new projects are empty promises, and the DeFi trend itself could prove Zhu’s theory incorrect.<\/p>\nSu Zhu: Crypto Newcomers Won’t Fall For Altcoin “Failed Promises”<\/h2>\n
DeFi Could Prove That Dumb Money Will Fall For The Same Tricks Next Cycle<\/h2>\n
Chainklink shows shiny and new is still best in crypto | Source: LINKUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n