As an investor, the hardest part of investing is finding the best cryptocurrencies to invest in order to get a high ROI. As we all know, bitcoin and altcoins are highly volatile and too risky to invest but it can also give you a high return if you DYOR and invest in the right one.

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This 2020, there are thousands of cryptocurrencies we can choose from. Some of these are considered Shitcoins or Vaporware and some are worthy of long term investment. Bitcoin - the number one (1) ranked cryptocurrency is pumping with 20% gains this first quarter, while some top-ranked altcoins are also experiencing some gains in some spaces. Without further ado, Let's have a look at the ten (10) promising and emerging cryptocurrencies to buy this 2020:

1. Ethereum (ETH)

The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap in the world and the pioneer in the realm of decentralization application and smart contracts functionality such as no downtime possibilities, fraud, and censorship. Also, ETH is supported by active developer communities, celebrities, and crypto enthusiasts. With this massive support, ETH momentum has no reason to slow down.

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Currently, ETH performance is increasing for the past 2 months (January and February 2020) with a 113.51% increase and a decrease of -81.57% since its ATH ($1,444.18). Its price for today is $266.93 and down -1.31% for the past 24 hours. ETH circulating supply is at 109,830,793 ETH and a market cap of $29,366,052,882. With these statistics, buying and hodling ETH today is worth dying for.

2. Ontology (ONT)

A cryptocurrency developed by Onchain - a company in China and an emerging altcoin ranked at 27th according to Coinbase. ONT enabled private entities to take advantage of its high-performance public blockchain technology including distributed ledger and smart contracts similar to Ethereum Blockchain.

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On the launch of Ontology, Onchain introduces two (2) cryptocurrencies under the Ontology ecosystem, the main coin called Ontology Coin and Ontology Gas (ONG) to fuel each transaction. In layman's term, your information such as medical records, educational records and more are protected (encrypted) and placed on the ontology network. All connected entities on the blockchain network have complete access to your information as long as they have your authority called "Permission Access". These entities can be government offices, businesses, and industries.

Two (2) years ago, ONT rocketed to the moon and reaches its ATH worth $10 and was dump to $0.50 after several days. Today, ONT is looking to a comeback with a 35.35% gain for the last 30 days and a decrease of -67.46% since its ATH. Its price today is $0.85 with a decrease of -3% for the past 24 hours. ONT circulating supply is at 637,351,170 ONT and a market cap of $543,809,995. With these numbers, it's worth your time investing with ONT.

3. 0x (ZRX)

0x Projects is an open protocol designed to enabled peer-to-peer exchanges of assets on the Ethereum blockchain. 0x aims to change the existing centralized exchange services giants such as Binance, Bittrex, and other platforms (that we all know) which are vulnerable to a plethora of problems to a decentralized exchanges service that reduces the gas fee associated with every trading transaction, adding more security features from the entire network and third parties, and enables users to control their crypto assets.

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This year 0x is emerging and currently placed at 42nd on the Coinbase top 50 cryptocurrencies. 0x is looking for a comeback with a 20% increase for the last 30 days and a decrease of -89% since its ATH ($2.50). Its current price is $0.27 and down -5.6% for the past 24 hours. Circulating Supply is at 626,286,727 ZRX and a market cap of $170,644,580.

4. Tron (TRX)

This year, Tron portrayed how a cryptocurrency becomes bullish on the market. Because of this occasional increase, many investors are realizing the potential of this platform in the upcoming months - Thanks to the marketing genius of its founder Justin Sun. Tron is currently ranked 15th on the top 50 cryptocurrencies of Coinbase and looking to reach the top 10 at the end of the year.

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Tron is a blockchain decentralized entertainment and content sharing platform that aims to "Heal the Internet" for everyday use. People who enjoy social media, gambling, content creation, eCommerce, and online entertainment can now use Tron to enjoy and earn TRX Token in its expanding and innovating ecosystem.

Currently, Tron is priced at $0.0198 and down -4.08% for the past 24 hours. Its ATH reaches $0.3 on January 5, 2018. Circulating supply is 66.7 Billion TRX and the current market cap is $1.3 Billion. Tron is a young ecosystem that promises a high ROI which is why many investors are investing in this cryptocurrency.

5. NEM (XEM)

NEM or New Economy Movement and its coin XEM aims to develop a smarter asset system and technological advance blockchain that uses 100x less power than Bitcoin to run a node or harvest.

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NEM introduces two new concepts under its belt; (1) XEM is earned through harvesting instead of mining, and (2) the concept of proof-of-importance to verify each transaction that allows NEM's ecosystem to be more scalable and to have an ultra-low transaction cost compared to other cryptocurrencies. Similar to Ontology, NEM started its operation in Singapore and partnered with government institutions like Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation and other agencies to handle its infrastructure, security, and to handle law regulations in Malaysia.

XEM is priced at $0.05 and down -10% for the past 24 hours. Its ATH reaches $2.09 on January 4, 2018. it has a circulating supply of 9 Billion XEM and a market cap of $481.14 Million. NEM a is juggernaut cryptocurrency to watch this 2020.

6. Cardano (ADA)

Cardano also called the first 3rd gen cryptocurrency is a decentralized blockchain-based platform powered by its main coin ADA to provide a more balanced and ecosystem which is similar to Ethereum cryptocurrency. ADA, on the other hand, is the only coin with a scientific philosophy and research-driven approaches which enables programmers, scientist, and partner academe to undergo an extensive peer review process to produce not only a high-quality journal but to find a sustainable way improve Cardano's ecosystem.

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ADA coin is priced at $0.058 and down -2.26% for the past 24 hours. Its ATH reaches $1.33 last January 4, 2018. It has a circulating supply of 25,927,070,538 ADA and a market cap of $1,508,545,390. Because of its current slump value, buying the f*ck*ng dip today is not a bad investment.

7. VeChain (VET)

VeChain, a Singaporean native blockchain platform designed to improve the business processes such as supply chain management, product life cycle management, sales management, and more to enable transparent information flow, efficient collaboration, and high-speed value transfer. VeChain has two tokens, the main coin is VeChain Token or VET and VeChain Thor Energy or VTHO to power the transaction (gas).

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Today, VET is currently priced at $0.0066 and down -7.29% for the past 24 hours. Its ATH is recorded on July 30, 2018, with a trading value of $0.02637. it has a circulating supply of 55.5 Billion VET and a market cap of $364.8M which is rank 30th on athcoinindex.com.

VeChain promises to innovate its ecosystem by using IoT devices in the near future. It's still a young platform, buying and hodling this dip is might return a high ROI in the near future.

8. Trifolium Coin (TRF)

Trifolium is the latest addition to the altcoin family. This project ecosystem is about mining and stake trading where existing and earned TRF assets can be used to play on its game platform like Trifolium Coin Game where mining TRF coins made easy.

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TRF is expected to launch its ICO to the public on February 28, 2020, with a total supply of 25,000,000,000 TRF. Currently, TRF is priced at $0.0004 and looking to make a noise in the market cap rank once launched. Investing in Trifolium today is worth trying especially for beginners.

9. IOTA (mIOTA)

IOTA and its coin mIOTA is a distributed ledger and designed to record and execute microtransaction on the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Unlike most altcoins, IOTA doesn’t use a traditional blockchain technology instead it uses a platform called Tangle which is claimed to be faster, efficient, no fees or gas included, and low power consumption.

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Today, mIOTA is currently priced at $0.25 and down -5.39% for the past 24 hours. Its ATH is recorded on December 18, 2019, with a trading value of $5.25. It has a circulating supply of 2.8 Billion mIOTA and a market cap of $702.6M. With this unique approach, mIOTA is a promising coin this 2020.

10. Basic Attention Token (BAT)

Basic Attention Token is a bullish cryptocurrency that revolutionized how digital advertisements are run using its attention-based services on the BAT platform which is only available in Brave Browser.

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BAT is one of the few cryptocurrencies with legit use cases, working products, and a well build-talented team to innovate this ecosystem. The token has a massive affiliate partnership with publish0x, Amazon, Fiverr, NVidia, eBay, twitch, and more to power its advertisement platform.

The current token price is $0.24 and down -7.45% for the past 24 hours. It has a current circulating supply of 1.4 BAT and a market cap of $341.2 Million. BAT is still a young ecosystem and this year is the best time to buy and hodl this token.

Where you can BUY?

Most altcoins mentioned above can be bought on uphold, coinbase, trust, bitfinex, binance, and most popular exchange application out there.