A framework for choosing good coins is evaluating both their supply-side (developers/early insiders) and demand-side (buyers/users). Great supply-side looks like: - predictable, transparent tokenomics - zero, low or controlled inflation - team actually BUYING their own coin - bigger picture almost altruistic origins Good demand-side looks like: - real true deep belief in the token and a higher price target - usage (they actually NEED to use the token to do something they really want to do and keep doing) - advocation - each person really wants to spread the word and convert people to join their cult with pure intentions HYPE is an example of amazing supply-side and the demand-side is getting there but they are still too 'smart' for their own good and are constantly selling - true cultists don't believe in gravity. XRP is god-tier demand-side. These people are RETARDED and that is not a bad thing. They truly deep-in-their-bones believe it's going to infinity and they hold it as such. This can often trend to a self-fulfilling prophecy. BTC is the holy grail of both and that's why it has performed this way.