While the cancellation of SegWit2x is causing a flood of investments away from Bitcoin
into alternative coins, entry - level traders need to remember that a currency responsible for over half of total market capitalization has the power to cause massive waves in the value of all cryptocurrencies.
Not exact matches
With the indefinite suspension of the hard fork, these same investors will likely transfer a chunk of this Bitcoin capital either
into other
alternative coins or completely out of the cryptocurrency market.
Because many of them can be broken down
into smaller units, these
alternative crypto -
coins, often called altcoins, are frequently referred to as the silver of cryptocurrency, while Bitcoin is considered the gold.
It is possible that these new investors would look
into cheaper
alternatives with lower market caps
coins, as they have the potential to provide higher returns, but with more risks.