Which crypto to buy today for a long-term investment?

We asked some AI chatbots to suggest which cryptocurrencies might be worth buying today for a long-term investment. 

Before examining their responses, however, two important clarifications need to be made. 

The first point is that this information should not be taken as investment advice. It is merely the result of analyses that do not suggest buying specific cryptocurrencies as an investment, but rather aim to gather interesting information on the subject. 

The second is that the only crypto that has proven capable of holding up well in the long term is Bitcoin, while for all others, the speculative component is so high that any long-term forecast risks being incorrect. 

To be honest, even with Bitcoin, there is a speculative component, but in the long term, it seems to weigh less than half on the organic performance of BTC’s value. In other words, the bulk of Bitcoin’s price performance over the long term appears to be tied to its financial nature, although the purely speculative component remains significant. 

There are some altcoins that exhibit organic price performance even in the long term, but the speculative component is much higher, to the extent that for some tokens this portion is practically or nearly 100%.

ChatGPT

The first AI chatbot we asked about which cryptos to buy today for a long-term investment is ChatGPT. 

ChatGPT also mentions Bitcoin first, as it considers it the store of value in the crypto world (“digital gold”). It further adds that it now has widespread institutional adoption, and besides being the first crypto in the world, it is often recommended as the foundation for a “core” crypto portfolio. 

In second place, it mentions Ethereum, not by chance, as the second-largest cryptocurrency in the world by market capitalization. It is mentioned because it is the main platform for smart contracts, DeFi, NFTs, and Web3, and because the transition to Proof-of-Stake has improved its sustainability and potential staking returns. 

Thirdly, it mentions BNB and Solana, respectively the third and fifth largest true cryptocurrencies in the world by market capitalization. 

Solana is mentioned for its high-speed blockchain with very low transaction fees and strong growth in applications and ecosystem, while BNB is mentioned obviously because it is the utility token of the world’s largest crypto ecosystem, namely that of Binance. 

Following that, it mentions XRP, Cardano, Chainlink, and Polygon. However, this last mention leaves much to be desired, as the price performance of POL over the years has been very disappointing. To be honest, even Cardano’s performance hasn’t been particularly impressive, thus this analysis by ChatGPT seems particularly superficial. 

Google Gemini

According to Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, the cryptocurrencies to buy today for a long-term investment are actually more or less the same. 

Unlike ChatGPT, however, it cites both Bitcoin and Ethereum as pillars of the crypto sector. 

Bitcoin as “digital gold”, and a benchmark for scarcity and institutional adoption, as well as being the least volatile among true cryptocurrencies and the one with the greatest trust from major investment funds.

Ethereum, on the other hand, is referred to as “digital oil” and is the backbone of DeFi and NFTs, thanks also to continuous scalability upgrades.

Instead, secondly, it always mentions Solana, but together with Cardano and not BNB. 

Solana is said to have demonstrated incredible resilience and an ability to handle extremely high transaction volumes, making it the preferred choice for many new projects and mass trading.

Regarding Cardano, it is said to be appreciated for its academic and scientific approach to security and sustainability, and is seen as a “slow but steady” investment for those who believe in an ultra-secure blockchain.

This last observation leaves much to be desired, and it is even more disappointing that it did not mention BNB. 

Additionally, thirdly, it mentions Chainlink and Polkadot, although the latter has been quite disappointing in terms of market performance in recent years. 

Therefore, even the analysis of Google Gemini appears rather superficial. 

Grok

In theory, the AI chatbot most informed about the crypto markets should be Grok by X. 

Indeed, his analysis of which cryptos might be worth buying today for a long-term investment appears less superficial than others, however, the results are more or less the same. 

In the first place, always mention Bitcoin, as it is the benchmark of the sector, with a proven history of resilience through market cycles. Additionally, it has massive institutional adoption, including ETFs that absorb a large portion of the new supply, and it is seen as a “store of value” similar to digital gold, with relatively low volatility compared to other asset classes like tech stocks.

The second mentions Ethereum, as it is the leading platform for decentralized finance, smart contracts, and on-chain applications, with layer-2 for scalability, RWA (real-world assets), and institutional growth. 

In third place is Solana, because it offers high speed and low transaction costs, making it ideal for decentralized apps, gaming, and payments. 

Finally, it also mentions Cardano and BNB. 

Conclusions

Ultimately, everyone primarily agrees on Bitcoin and Ethereum, with Solana following, and even regarding the others, the major preferences consistently fall on Cardano and BNB. 

However, it should be noted that for short or medium-term trading, it is very likely that smaller cryptos could outperform those that have been around longer. Some of these, in theory, might even outperform the major ones in a long-term perspective, but as of today, it is absolutely impossible to predict which ones. 

It is worth noting, however, that these analyses are somewhat inconclusive, as they appear to be somewhat superficial. On the other hand, it is so difficult to predict the future in this sector that it seems absolutely inevitable not to be truly capable of conducting deeper analyses, given the extremely high level of uncertainty that characterizes it. 

In the end, analyses like this never prove to be truly useful.