BTC? It certainly is, because the bulk of the crypto I currently hold, pair with it. I personally dont like the limitations of BTC so I dont really rate it all that much.. although I do respect it.... I have been mining RVN on the new X16R algo for the last month or so. Lucky break, it has coin up 5 or 6 fold so far and I have accumulated a sheet load for the cost of $1.50-$2 per day mining. The recent shilling from overstock CEO has helped this along.
I did really well with ripple, verge and LTC, hold a little ETH but now I am mainly in (finanicially) on ECC... they will have a good year this year. Not a hype coin just great tech being developed and a good focus on usability..