You are right deflationary or not an asset needs to achieve a level of adoption and that usually comes from a real world use case so make sure you check that it is listed on a reputable exchange, has good liquidity, and a strong community behind it before you decide whether or not to invest

What you're referring to is escrow of the bounty rewards and this isn't common practice amongst most bounty campaigns although it should be and you could request it up front when applying for a campaign if you had any concerns as this is one of the major issues bounty hunters face

Many new investors ask this question and the most appropriate answer might be to do a little research into how to put together a balanced portfolio where you'd likely put at least half of it in Bitcoin and some of it in Ethereum and optionally add some other manageable yet slightly riskier options

There are a lot of FUDster's and nay sayers about with predictions that Bitcoin will drop to $1,500 and Ethereum will go back to zilch but this is quite unlikely to happen as these economies are robust and a great way to hedge against other traditional assets so I wouldn't place too much emphasis on these opinions

It's generally best to stake yourself using your own wallet and hardware provided you have a secure platform, but you can now stake a select number of top ranked assets on reputable exchanges like Coinbase that offer 5% for staking Tezos on their exchange and use custody to ensure customer funds are safe and insured

Out of the investment options you've listed Ethereum is probably the best to invest in medium to long term with EOS also being beneficial, but I'd stick with the former provided the upgrades don't have any issues there should be lots to look forward to next year

Some IEOs offer very beneficial bounties, but you are not getting the same rewards as one would get when the market was in its last booming phase in late 2017 to early 2018 so just be patient for next year and see if the market improves and more opportunities arrive which offer more lucrative rewards

Developers are usually restricted by their budget and therefore have limited options when it comes to listing on an exchange because they usually charge exorbitant fees and are sometimes quite fussy about who they will and won't list but when a project is due to launch that's independent e.g. not an IEO or STO the community should be consulted about where to list it

Never invest in an asset without doing your own independent research into its fundamentals before you choose to trade or accumulate it because there are plenty of people wanting to liquidate their assets and you don't want to become a bag holder if you can afford not to so be smart and develop a balanced portfolio for the best results

The answer is yes, it is still possible because there are many projects that are undervalued that haven't yet achieved a more appropriate ranking and finding and investing in those just requires lots of time to research and patience and there are old projects that get revived so look out for those too

You are right, it does solve problems such as these, but DEX technologies have not yet caught on due to ease of use, but it is likely they soon will with more and more exchanges developing their own decentralized trading platforms for everything from tokens to securities and more

That's not a lot to trade with but if you do extensive research you may find some low market cap assets that might be worth investing it into but if you prefer to be on the safe side just buy some Bitcoin or Ethereum as you cannot go wrong with those

That was quite fortunate for you, but not everyone is so lucky, and this is a problem many day traders face when they trade cryptocurrencies on exchanges that aren't regulated and compliant and have the right safeguards in place like insurance for customer funds so be careful of where you choose to trade

Any asset that has a real world use case and growing demand for it will experience positive price movements at some stage, and this asset falls under that class so if adoption increases, then you'll likely benefit from having it in your portfolio as a medium to long term investment

Due to increasing competition from cryptocurrencies and stablecoins many central banks are either developing their own digital currency or evaluating the potential of issuing one so you can be sure there'll be lots to look forward to as these technologies develop and begin to be used in everyday life

From a long term perspective Bitcoin is relatively good value whenever it dips down to this range and its done so a few times recently, and Ethereum also is great value at its price range, so you can't go wrong choosing those and maybe a moderately riskier asset but do your own research into what types of assets are returning the highest ROI in the market at the present moment

All great advice to avoid being scammed as there are many different types of scams out there and hacking methods used to fleece investors of their capital so be very vigilant and, always check to ensure you're using reputable exchanges, secure wallets and individual details for each account to minimize loss

Some of how an alt-coin gets valued next year may be in how much interest institutional investment has in it if you're looking at the top ranked assets, and you can't go wrong investing in those if they get cheap enough and represent good value buys

Ethereum has a lot of potential so just wait until Bitcoin recovers and the new network updates arrive next year and you might see some positive price action that's long awaited now, so don't doubt that it has some more potential value as a quality investment

These are some of the main issues involved for bounty hunters when doing the initial work up front and waiting sometimes weeks or months to receive the reward or not getting rewarded at all, but if you focus on improving your ranking there are campaigns that have better rewards which can be more beneficial