With BTC currently at US$14,445, for mere mortals like myself we haven't got a lot of loose change rattling around in the pockets to get even a single bitcoin.
However for those of us who would like to get into the cryptocurrency and hitch a ride on another Bitcoin type surge there are alternatives out there at a fraction of the BTC price. By some estimates there are over 1300 cryptocurrencies currently in the internet of things.
With this number of cryptocurrencies available we are getting into a highly speculative market, a bit like the dotcom boom and bust of the early 2000's when almost any company that added 'tech' to its name made the founders instant multimillionaires.
However it very quickly made a lot of people broke when the bust arrived.
Cryptocurrencies can very easily follow the pathway of the dotcom wreckage.
But it doesn't need to be that way.
While there are always risks like any other investment type, you can invest in cryptocurrencies and minimise your risk.
Click on the following link to an article that gives you tips on how to assess a cryptocurrency to minimise your risk and provides 7 cryptocurrencies that the authors think will be the ones to watch in 2018.
Enjoy: https://www.coinstaker.com/forget-bitcoin-altcoins-watch-2018/
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