Well only thing i can say to that is if you don't have bitcoin pick an altcoin not tied to bitcoin. Now some would say that's not possible everything is coupled to bitcoin. That's not really true. A good altcoin that really serves a need and purpose beyond speculation or some type of pyramid scheme. Will perform well despite bitcoin. .You know how i know this?

I saw bitcoin crash all the way down to like $3000 from like $20k. i saw bitcoin go to $60k and lose like half of its value in weeks. I saw altcoins that were good altcoins gain like 400% during this same period. The reason that happened with some were based on development and need. So if you research and find a really good project and don't just read and consider the pros. What i do is my best way to really find out about a project is listen to all the critics lol

Hive has tons of critics. If you do even a little research you will find all the criticism on hive. When you find out what that is weigh it then make your determination from that on any project lol. the problem is not just in btc but every other project people just look optimistic heads in the clouds. but that's not how it works lol.