Putting together a well balanced portfolio with manageable risk is one way to ensure you minimize any loss of capital when there's volatility, and choosing good quality assets predominantly top ranked also helps to minimize the risks involved in cryptocurrency investment

There's not really much that can substitute for a KYC accept a common digital identity of some sort that becomes an industry standard, but there isn't anything like that yet, but as the need for compliance grows there may soon be some sort of common standard adopted by startups and exchange

We are not in an alt-coin season as such just because a few pumps of so called "shitcoins" appear here and there, alt-season should be led by strong top ranked growth based on improved fundamentals which if it gains enough momentum it will spill over to the lower ranked assets as well theoretically

This analysis is unfortunately mostly correct as most of these ICOs where scams or did not have an effective means to gain adoption so make sure you steer clear of any that don't have good fundamentals and liquidity or may be considered a security in future to avoid losing your capital

There are many exchanges out there with tokens that represent good value, but it depends if this exchange is forming more partnerships, increasing its user base through active marketing and incentives and getting itself into a position to launching good quality IEOs and STOs and if its doing this it may appreciate in value if its trade volume grows

You are correct if there is a real world use case and demand for an asset it is unlikely to become obsolete unless it is superseded by something newer and better which happens often in the cryptocurrency world so make sure that if you are investing for long term choose technologies that are built to last and primarily this is Bitcoin with optionally Ethereum and a few other top alternatives

What you are referring to is hedging and there are many stablecoins suitable for doing so depending on which reputable exchange you are dealing with including the most popular which are Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), True USD (TUSD), Binance USD (BUSD), and Gemini Dollar (GUSD) just ensure the markets you're trading in have enough liquidity and low fees and always store any sizable amount of cryptocurrency in a hardware wallet for safe keeping and most of the top hardware wallets have support for those stablecoins

That's quite an amusing way to put it, but currently there's bargains galore when it comes top quality alt-coins but you'll likely have to be patient till next year for more of an appreciation market wide when market sentiment turns more positive once again and some real growth can begin

I wouldn't be so quick to write off Ethereum as it has a lot of future potential in the smart contracts marketplace not only for end users, but for enterprise use so make sure you add a percentage of it to your portfolio as it's likely to not be superseded that easily, but you aren't wrong about Bitcoin and that's valuable advice setting up some trust funds for kids or grand kids with a bit of bitcoin in it

You may be right about this and Bitcoin is becoming viewed more as a store of value and has received the classification of being "digital gold" and you may find stablecoins will be more suitable for payments and the lightening network will be set up for faster and more efficient transactions on the larger chain

The recent increases in Bitcoin prices haven't had much of an impact on bringing alt-season about because lots of projects simply don't offer much of a value proposition and are purely designed for speculation purposes only and these don't fair well when the market isn't booming

That's a good video and Ethereum's a sure winner and if you're thinking medium to long term, it should have appreciated enough to satisfy most investors demands, but don't count on it happening immediately as Bitcoin as even bitcoin is struggling to stay afloat at the moment with all the FUD and intentional sell offs from large holders manipulating the market

Real world use case with an adequate marketing budget to achieve enough adoption in order for a project to become profitable, else its basically nothing more than a pipe dream and you're only going to be wasting capital investing in those types of startups

Getting listed on a reputable exchange is very important and more and more projects should make available information on what exchanges they will be seeking to list on prior to launching the token sale, and the better the exchange the more likely the project is of better quality

This is another metric which is important to take into account if you are a developer seeking an exchange to list your coin or token on, but also ensure it has a good reputation and negotiate the listing fee as some can be very unreasonable depending on market conditions

This can't be emphasized enough as that board is an extremely valuable way to avoid making mistakes when investing as some of the most supposedly 'reputable' projects out there are in fact clever scams designed for a quick pump and dump or exit scam, so do your due diligence before investing in any new startups

This depends on your strategy, whether you're daily or weekly trading a few assets or simply accumulating them when they get cheap, and the latter can be a very effective strategy, but you do make a good point that when profits arrive don't get too greedy and be sensible with your liquidations and besides you don't have to sell all of an asset at once

Ethereum is one of the most solid investments out there and at the price it's at now if you added some to your portfolio, then hypothetically in a few years time you might look back and laugh at how cheap it was today, so just invest what you can afford to lose as there's no telling if there will or won't be a superseding technology but for now there does not seem to be and there are many new developments scheduled for next year

It depends on investor confidence and at the moment it is not that high due to a lot of FUD being spread by the media and lots of whales and large groups manipulating the market, but there will be more confidence once more regulation is put into place for institutions and this will lead to positive price action when this occurs which is a primary industry focus for next year

Good advice as these types of hacks are becoming more common place and it's very disheartening to see your funds disappear to an unknown address where they can't be recovered so if you are managing your own crypto funds use a hardware wallet if they are substantial and, always check and re-check that you're sending to the correct address each time you do so to avoid losing funds