In our previous post, we had seen that Marius Kramer outlined Binance Coin (or BNB) and Bitcoin as a safe bet in the crypto space. We also had a look at Kramer’s crypto portfolio allocation. Here, we look at cryptos that have the potential to replace Bitcoin.
According to Kramer, there are 6 primary blockchain characteristics required to replace Bitcoin. These include instant transactions, zero fees, scalability, decentralization, “Permissionlessness” and 1 millionth the energy usage of Bitcoin. The coins listed in this article have most of these characteristics and are in Kramer’s S-Tier (highly-ranked) category that includes Bitcoin.
The other cryptocurrencies in this category are Iota, Elastos, BAT, Enjin, Elixir, BNB and Dent. So if you have $10k to onvest, here’s how Kramer recommends allocating your investment in S-Tier coins.
Bitcoin ($3k)
Kramer states that though Bitcoin’s tech is pretty bad, it remains a top buy among institutional investors as it is still the most popular crypto. This might result in Bitcoin’s price rising to $50k in the near term. Bitcoin is down 8.7% in the last 12 months.
Iota ($1.5k)
Iota is one of the two cryptos that fulfills the above 6 criteria. It also offers decentralized storage. According to Kramer, “There is a lot of criticism towards Iota because it currently uses a coordinator to verify transaction before there are more nodes on the network, at which point it can be removed, so it’s not that big of an issue.”
Iota has risen over 34% in the last year.
Elastos ($1.5k)
Elastos is the other crypto to fulfill the above 6 criteria and is the way ahead of currencies such as Stellar, NEO, and EOS as they are centralized.
BAT ($900)
Batcoin is a crypto with the most real-world traction. It has over 10M downloads in just over 4 months. This crypto has risen 33% in the last week and 80% in the last month.
Enjin ($900)
Enjin Coin is a gaming coin with a network of 20M players and is integrated with the game Minecraft. This platform handles approximately 60M global views every month and accounts for sales of virtual goods worth amounting to millions of dollars. It is supported by a gaming-centric content management system and a dedicated e-commerce platform.
Elixir ($900)
Elixir is a leading platform with a market cap of just over $1M as they have not yet done an ICO (initial coin offering). The cryptocurrency has slipped over 90% since January 2018 and is an attractive buy according to Kramer.
Elixir has slipped 43% in the last year.
BNB ($900)
Binance Coin is the fee token of Binance and Kramer states that this is the strongest coin in 2018. This crypto has slipped 6.6% in the last month but is up by a whopping 443% in the last year.
BNB is less volatile in a market downturn and is a good hedge against smaller Bitcoin crashes.
Dent ($900)
Dent has also gained significant traction in the crypto space with over 2M users sharing, buying and selling mobile data around the world. It is on track to replace M-pesa and is rising in popularity in Africa.
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