Does it seem odd that a bitcoin guy would dabble in altcoins?
Contrary to popular belief, I’m not all about bitcoin. Some of these altcoins will do amazing things, in time.
With altseason picking up steam, I’m sharing six strategies I used to build my altcoin portfolio. Maybe they’re not right for you? Please read them to find out.
Here’s the first — stay tuned for the others, coming soon!
This article is adapted from my December 17, 2020 special issue of Crypto is Easy. To read the whole post, including more tips and commentary, visit Bitcoin hit $20k! Prepare for Altseason.
Take inventory of all your assets and debts
Did you know altcoins are among the riskiest of risky investments?
Especially with altseason pushing their prices way above any rational valuation.
With altcoins, you have no rights or privileges as a token holder. Often, your tokens have no fundamental value. Your government won’t bail you out when the market crashes and even the strongest projects could break up, get hacked, or go to zero at any time.
Many altcoins have ridiculous inflation schedules or treasury policies that encourage early investors to dump tokens on the market. Some have shady teams that aren’t really committed to their projects. Others pay shills to hype them and a handful have no purpose, they’re simply a way for developers and their backers to raise money.
While you can’t ignore the 1,000x potential returns from holding these investments, you should probably make sure you’re in good shape if they don’t work out. A little planning can’t hurt!
Take stock of everything you own and all the debts you have.
What are your goals for altseason? How much do you need to put into the market to get the result you want?
Can you keep your quality of life if the market crashes today? What’s your plan for after altseason ends? Prices can’t go up forever. What will you do after the inevitable crash that follows?
If you use debt to build your portfolio, do you have enough cash and cash equivalents in case things don’t work out? Have you thought about how to lower the taxes you'll pay on any gains?
What’s your strategy?
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Stay tuned for strategy #2.
Mark Helfman publishes the Crypto is Easy newsletter. He is also the author of three books and a top bitcoin writer on Medium and Hacker Noon. Learn more about him in his bio.
Originally published on Voice.com.
