My top "Non Bitcoin" or altcoin picks for 2018 after adjusting my portfolio. All coin below are based on my personal research and not be taken as financial advice. You should do your homework before investing as many are speculative.
#1 DASH' - To me Dash is way undervalued compared to the rest of the Blue Chip currencies. I love their philosophy, and it is only going to take a listing on Coinbase to send it to the next level!
#2 ETH' - Tied for #1 with Dash is Ethereum . Yes there may be other smart contract coins out there but Ethereum has first to market advantage, and many of the top tokens are based on this coin. I also consider it a hybrid where it is both a SOW' and a platform for other tokens, A conglomerate for sure and ETH' could challenge BTC' for #1 in market cap!
#3 XLM' - Stellar Lumens is the libertarian's Ripple. I love this space. The only reason it is ranked higher than XRP' is because it is 25% of the value, so there is room to run, and room for both in this multi Quadrillion dollar space!
#4 XMR' - Monero I know I dumped it and bought it back, as I want to own winners. Monero is the leader in privacy coins. Are there others? Yes, but Monero has the Lion's share of the market and is marketing hard!
#5 XRP' - Ripple is run like a Wall Street company and from and investment (not philosophical) standpoint I like their leadership. I also like how they are empowering smaller banks to compete with a handful of banks that control international money transfers. (The CB' Disruptor for sure)
#6 MTL' - Metal is the 1st of the lesser known coins. Brian Kelly has it in his portfolio which was enough for me to look into it. Great team, investment capital, and though a bit speculative.
#7 Waves' - Talk about an undervalued coin IMO'. They compete with NEM' but their partnership with Deloitte and their market cap bumps them ahead of NEM' in the smart asset system space.
#8 NEM' - New Economy Movement. I do not like the name but I like the coin and moreover the space "Smart Asset Systems". Real Estate, Inventory control, asset management, the possibilities are endless. (China Play)
#9 NEO' - The Ethereum of China, I want exposure to China and China will be a leader in cryptos with no doubt!
#11 NXT' - This surely could be a top 10 coin, but the website does not provide enough info on team members. With that said I love the features of the coin and the market cap can grow.
#12 OMG' - OmiseGo Again speculative but a good group and has venture capital backing
#13 DCR' - Decred This is one that my buddy loves and he is the founder of Mars coin and a true genius. I do not argue with geniuses I take their advice.
#14 QTUM' - Qtum could be a top 10 coin, but it is a little pricey at these levels. (China Play)
#15 LTC' - Litecoin would have made the top 10 BUT I have issues with the direction of the team. They need to be have a professional presentation starting with their website, getting rid of childish avatars and doing more marketing.
#16 ADA' - Cardano Much competition in this space but they could challenge for market share. High market cap but who says you can not go higher.
My top 10 speculative picks for 2018. High risk but high gain too.
#1 DGB' - Great specification & technology. With highest transaction speed 560 transactions per second.
#2 IOTA' - Forget the MIT paper, BK' owns it, I love the space
#3 EOS' - Speculative but well backed.
#4 Powr' - Power Ledger 1 tweet by Elon Musk.
#5 TRX- China play, and this is a huge market
#6 SC' - SiaCoin. Great ecosystem with cloud platform.
#7 XVG Verge, with great team behind it.
#8 Storj' Like Siacoin, Storj focuses on cheap cloud storage. It’s actually a cloud storage company and they launched their own cryptos.
#9 SALT' - Blockchain backed loans.
#10 MUSIC - Musicoin will definitely help to fund the music industry.
Disclaimer: This article is not to be taken as an investment advice or a financial advice of any sort. Always do your own research before investing and you should read the white paper of each coin to determine the function of it. Furthermore, the information of this article has been extracted from various sources and may not be accurate. Do let me know if there’s anything incorrect with the information.