HOW DOES YOUR CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPARE?

Are You a crypto HODLer or trader? Are You new to crypto and thinking about buying some this year? Did You know there are 1,410 crptocurrencies listed on coinmarketcap.com?

The truth is buying in to this market is a daunting task. There's just so many to choose from. Like everybody else I want a decent return on My money. Don't You? Ultimately, isn't that the reason we all buy cryptocurrency?

With the "bottom line" in mind I went back to August 7, 2015, the earliest historical data available for Ethereum (ETH), and compared all cryptocurrecies in the Top 50 on CMC that data was available for beginning no later than that date.

Here are the thirteen:

#13 Bitcoin

Bitcoin increased 5,371.78%.

Had You invested $1,000 in BTC on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $53,717.80.

CMC Ranking #1

#12 Litecoin

Litecoin increased 6,170.44%.

Had You invested $1,000 in LTC on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $61,704.80.

CMC Ranking #6

#11 Doge

Doge increased 7,798.81%.

Had You invested $1,000 in DOGE on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $77,988.10.

CMC Ranking #36

#10 Bytecoin

Bytecoin increased 13,647.67%.

Had You invested $1,000 in BCN on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $136,476.70.

CMC Ranking #29

#09 BitShares

BitShares increased 14,572.74%.

Had You invested $1,000 in BTS on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $145,727.40.

CMC Ranking #32

#08 Stellar

Stellar increased 22,461.57%.

Had You invested $1,000 in XLM on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $224,615.70.

CMC Ranking #8

#07 Ripple

Ripple increased 24,563.59%.

Had You invested $1,000 in XRP on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $245,635.90.

CMC Ranking #3

#06 Dash

Dash increased 31,520.23%.

Had You invested $1,000 in DASH on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $315,202.30.

CMC Ranking #10

#05 Ethereum

Ethereum increased 44,375.27%.

Had You invested $1,000 in ETH on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $443,752.70.

CMC Ranking #2

#04 Monero

Monero increased 55,931.57%.

Had You invested $1,000 in XMR on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $559,315.70.

CMC Ranking #14

#03 Digibyte

Digibyte increased 160,098.57%.

Had You invested $1,000 in DGB on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $1,600,985.70.

CMC Ranking #42

#02 Verge

Verge increased 803,033.33%.

Had You invested $1,000 in XVG on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $8,030,333.30.

CMC Ranking #23

#01 NEM

NEM increased 1,028,368.79%.

Had You invested $1,000 in XEM on 8/7/2015. On January 10, 2018, You would have approximately $10,283,687.90.

CMC Ranking #7

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Have a prosperous 2018!

Data Source: CMC

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