For long term investors
If you decided to hold a coin for long term, and decided to invest significant amount of money in it here are some points to be consider.
1. Project - is it a good project, team behind it, what problem it is going to solve.
2. Coin circulation - token releases can impact the future price in short and long term.
3. Who is holding the majority stake - if the team holding significant amounts, large institutions hold them, or few individuals hold the significant amounts, its a great risk for long term holders.
Here are some coins pass all the above requirements and are for long term investors
Circulating Supply: Approximately 19.8 million BTC out of 21 million.
Ownership: Bitcoin is widely distributed among many holders, with a significant portion held by small investors.
Circulating Supply: 84 million LTC (fully diluted).
Ownership: Litecoin also has a broad distribution among many holders.
Circulating Supply: Approximately 147.1 billion DOGE.
Ownership: Dogecoin is known for its large and active community, with many small holders.
Stellar ($XLM):
Circulating Supply: Approximately 104.3 billion XLM out of 105 billion.
Ownership: Stellar has made efforts to distribute its tokens widely, including through airdrops.
Cardano ($ADA):
Circulating Supply: Approximately 36 billion ADA out of 45 billion.
Ownership: Cardano has a large number of small holders, contributing to its decentralized nature.