Personally I prefer Bittrex, I have used Poloniex in the past but I use Bittrex as my main altcoin exchange.

They have a more varied selection of coins and I prefer interface, I suppose I am more familiar with Bittrex.

Here are the ones I am looking at.
WBB
LTC
ETH
NEM
BITBAY
BITBEAN
DOPE
XVG
DGB

WBB is one I expect to really do well this year based on what they say they have upcoming whic is being kept close to their chest.

It is possible to get to that level but I think it is not realistic for litecoin, if we can get to $100 then maye $1000 would not seem so far fetched but with the ATH of about $50 I can't see it happening anytime soon.

Welcome back from the verge, nice to see some good volume in this coin finally.

I think if an altcoin is going to rival bitcoin it will need to do something unique, have a specific purpose and not just be a copycat of bitcoin. 

ETH as an example is doing just that, I do think at some point we will see a newcomer that will outshine bitcoin but when is the question.

I think the only way we will know for sure is if it becomes fully regulated and users are verified and then tied to an address.

That would be a sad day for bitcoin, for now we'll just have to look at all the different "studies" and work out a mean.

Depends on what altcoin you are looking at, Bittrex and Poloniex have a good selection of coins and don't seem to add too much garbage.

Yobit is another one and they tend to add pretty much everything, I would suggest Bittrex or Poloniex over Yobit as there are many users that have had issues, there are many others but these ones I am more familiar with.

In terms of having just one place for all I don't think there is one about, not a well know trustworthy one anyway.

Christmas 2018 is a long way off, there could be a whole heap of stuff that happens between then and now.  I would say $5,000 at that time would be nice and not too far fetched.

It seems that it will be a long term thing, I was in it when it was RBR then with the transition to COVAL i had higher expectations but currently it has the sense of a part time hobby for the devs, I'll still hold but I am not expecting anything major anytime soon.

I quite like litecoin the name, I really think changing the name this far in would be pointless.

I do agree however that it really could come swooping in as a major contender to bitcoin, it's already on it's way to adding segregated witness which bitcoin has been stuck arguing over for a long time, litecoin could be the light at the end of the tunnel.

Spectro I just saw on twitter are offering a free virtual card which might be useful to you @spectrocoin if you rt their message.

Haha, when I first read this I thought I would hand in my notice at work, remortgage the house and go crazy and then in 2030 I can pay off all the debt.  Then I opened my eyes, had my coffee and went to work.

It would be nice but I seriously doubt this prediction will come true, but strange things do happen.

You could store them in an exchange such as Poloniex or Bittrex and that way if you want to trade them it will be easier. 

Storing them long term you can and would be best advised to use a local desktop wallet and make sure you copy the wallet.dat file and store it safely.

I really wouldn't be looking to faucets as a way to gain bitcoin long term, it would take you an amazing amount of time.

If it is your only source then maybe taking the faucet earnings and sending them to Yobit for example and try your luck at buying cheap altcoins, you might be lucky and find one that increases which will give you more btc.

Anything can be used for anything, bitcoin, fiat, vouchers and so on the news is always done in a way that hides the fact that as well as bitcoin numerous dollars have been used for the very same thing.

Slowly creeping it's way back up to $50, it really could go further and there is no real reason it couldn't considering the price of bitoin, obviously it hasn't got the users or transactions currently that bitcoin is seeing daily but that just gives it more room for growth.

Can't see that happening in a client like Multibit, it has happened on Coinbase before and they added the difference to the balance but for a local wallet it would be a very strange occurrence.

Not too familiar with those particular coins, if you are looking for some potential with solid development perhaps COVAL and WBB might be worth a look, they are not too bothered with much visibility on the forum but look like they could have a future.

This is good, we will see exactly how it works in reality, litecoin could work it's way up to it's ATH finally and give us all some happiness.

Absolutely crazy, if someone was going to sell their house for litecoin or any coin for that matter even bitcoin then they must have a backup, there must a second house or some other money to keep that person afloat as nobody in their right mind would take such a risk.