Here at Newconomy, we don’t need to go over what almost everyone is experiencing with cryptocurrency investing right now. Needless to say, it’s not fun, and it’s not pretty. We’ve already covered subjects such as ‘Are Institutions Really Manipulating Bitcoin?’, ‘Best Performing Top 10 Cryptocurrencies This Year’ and ‘Bitcoin Will Regain Its Dominance in 2019’. One common feature throughout all these articles is that the fundamentals of blockchain and crypto tech aren’t going anywhere. We can even dig out a CNBC article from 2015, stating that ‘Goldman Sachs expects global bitcoin acceptance to continue growing thanks to the currency’s potential for transforming the remittance market.’

And whilst there is clearly blood in the digital currency streets, here is a list of the ‘Top Cryptocurrencies for the Next Bull Run’ to mull over for when sentiment finally turns around.

Has survived multiple crashes and -85% retractions from all-time-highs. Battle-tested and robust, the network and original cryptocurrency is refusing to go anywhere. With the Lightning Network gaining momentum, and Bakkt and Fidelity Investment ETFs around the corner, now would not be a good time to bet against the long-term longevity and price potential for this digital asset. Forbes’ recent prediction of Bitcoin being ‘the trade of the decade’ certainly aligns with many pundits and hodlers convictions, and society should see Bitcoin continue to become the global, decentralized settlement layer it was destined to be.

Putting XRP next to Bitcoin often tends to go down badly with both camps of maximalists. But as Fidelity Investments recently announced the potential expansion of its digital asset offering (as by market cap) XRP is all-but-confirmed to be included. Dethroning Ethereum for the number two spot is just one of the digital assets major achievements this year. Naysayers and purists will bemoan the fact that it’s not a ‘real’ cryptocurrency, but this belies the impressive roster of industry friends and potential clients Ripple has accumulated this year. 2019 will certainly be a make-or-break year for XRPs adoption, with hodlers handsomely rewarded.

SL-who? Now, this is technically more of an outside chance or ‘hail mary’. However just as Ethereum almost kicked off 2017s bull run on its own, so might the Stellar network with its bespoke list of native tokens. One of these tokens is SLT, or Smartlands. Ranked 118th by market cap, with only 7,186,785 SLT total supply, the token (required to launch an asset-backed token) and platform have been hard at work tokenizing STOs (that’s security token offerings) and will launch their first real-word asset-backed investment this month. Most impressively, the token has gained nearly 1000% in a bear market and looks set to make significant market cap inroads in 2019. If and when STOs do take off, Smartlands may be perfectly positioned to capitalize on the next boom.

Conclusion

And there you have it. Three very different, but promising cryptocurrencies for the next bull run. As always, none of the above constitutes investment advice, and you should always conduct your own due diligence.

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