Here is how the future is going to break down:
Currently there is a revolution going on, and it's happening on different levels.
The first level is the 'old school' or the beginners. There are the coins like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, etc. They've been around longer and started the show. Now that America is finally starting to get in the game (this is where wealth transference comes in), they are just going to go with what is well known and established, and buy 'the old school'
This is where the second (and third) level comes in. These old coins started it, but they are far from perfect. And those that have been around for a while know it. So while all this money comes pouring into the 'old school' they will be the ones selling to the newcomers and then turning around and buying the second and third generation coins that are being developed.
Not only that, but they are scooping them up in the ICO process in boatloads. Then, as this evolves over the years, and the 'old school' blue chips are high priced and not getting the gains they once did, the 'safe crowd' will transfer from the second level to the third level or generation.
And thus the cycle repeats. Moral of the story, be ahead of the game. Ethereum was the first multi-coin platform, but it won't be the best.
The current favorite for the next generation, in my opinion and the opinion of many developers, is EOS. Check it out now, and get in on the future.
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