Only 1 in 24 Altcoins Beats Bitcoin

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Altcoins are suddenly moving again. Dead portfolios are turning green, timelines are filling with rocket emojis and investors are once more being told that a massive altseason is inevitable.

But one of the most extensive studies ever conducted into liquid crypto tokens has uncovered a brutal statistic: only 1 in 24 altcoins managed to outperform Bitcoin. Among tokens with at least 24 months of history, the success rate fell to approximately 1 in 59 .

Even more alarming, the median token eventually lost 97% of its value, while almost three-quarters suffered a collapse of at least 90%.

In today’s Daily Crypto Deep Dive, we examine why the altcoin strategy that produced extraordinary gains during 2020 and 2021 may no longer work in the same way.

Crypto technology could transform global finance while the overwhelming majority of cryptocurrencies still disappear. The next cycle may create enormous wealth, but the evidence suggests that wealth will be concentrated within a brutally small number of genuine winners.

The market does not know your entry price. It does not care how long you have held. And it does not owe your altcoin a recovery.

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