With the major launch pads its more about quality IEOs than quantity as more and more regulation begins to be applied to the crowd funding market and they can still be worthwhile investments if you do proper research into what each one has to offer, but the next big boom will be STOs starting from next year

Probably one of the best things you can do is hold onto them hoping that one day the project will be revived once again and you'll actually be able to liquidate those assets, and there are some buyers in this forum who will make an offer on wallets with lots of low value or smaller quantity tokens just make sure you use escrow for the sale

Lots of exchanges report fake volume but you are right in as much as high volume doesn't always mean a token is a worthwhile long term invest but liquidity is very important especially if you like to trade regularly so ensure the exchange is reputable and the project has a real use case and there should be less risks involved

Sometimes you just have to invest in good quality assets when they are starting to become good value such as now and be patient as opposed to investing in IEOs or STOs, trading daily or using arbitrage, and you may find in the long run its a similar if not more beneficial outcome with far less to worry about

Crucial aspects such as marketing and solid plans to achieve adoption are some of the pitfalls a lot of new cryptocurrency and block chain startups have as the market matures and technologies are constantly becoming superseded by newer alternatives, but this is natural for an emerging market just do as much research as you can to avoid losing capital on projects that aren't viable long term

News such as this isn't the only factor contributing to price movements, but it sure does present a great opportunity to pick up good quality assets at great value so ignore the FUD and just invest wisely and you'll be able to benefit from these types of situations

If China launches its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) it is unlikely that will impact too heavily on Bitcoin besides a bit of price manipulation so there shouldn't be too much to be concerned about long term for cryptocurrency investors

There are many investment options out there, and you can always buy an IEOs tokens after the price has had a chance to balance out and accumulate then if it has good long term potential and isn't just a quick pump and dump scheme

Mining can be very profitable if you have the right expertise and are mining a high ROI asset, but not everyone has the capability to do this so instead they opt to invest in whatever startups they think will provide returns and the best ones for that are likely to be the very top ranked assets

A lot of ICOs are scams and IEOs appear to be offering better quality projects provided they're hosted on a reputable exchange, and if these are reputable startups with unique products then there's no reason why promoting them wouldn't be beneficial

Exchanges keep coming up with new incentives to attract users but be wary of any new exchange that hasn't proven itself and has good quality customer service, low trading and withdrawal fees, and is fully compliant with appropriate regulations

It would be a smart move to start buying up quality alt-coins if the market gets any cheaper as you'll not regret it in the long run just be patient and wait for the bargains to present themselves and you'll not likely be disappointed in the mid-term

Bitcoin and Ethereum are really the only assets to invest in for the long term, but some other technologies and platforms have done well and privacy coins with compliance features might do well next year but it's too early to tell yet what will be next years best investments

Hedging is a smart option if you are concerned the market is not going to perform well for a certain period of time and you can then re-invest at a lower price, just ensure you choose good quality assets and buy when they dip and you'll be relatively balanced with your portfolio

Ethereum represents a good value buy below that range if you're viewing this from a long term perspective and its development team and infrastructure are growing daily and there still is nothing close to rivaling it so when something becomes oversold is always a great time to accumulate it

Not many cryptocurrencies actually have any "real world use cases" and are designed just to profit the project's creators for developing a token that has no real world value in terms of adoption so when you invest make sure you're investing in the kinds of assets that will last long term as these will likely benefit you the most

This is valuable advice because this is exactly what pump and dumps are designed to do which is generated hype with positive price action to move the market and then it usually experiences a steep decline in value after all the hype wears off, so scoop up undervalued assets whilst they're cheap and you'll likely benefit more

The easiest way is to focus on a few of the top assets and wait patiently for them to appreciate if you don't have the time or expertise to set up a profitable mining operation, and you might find long term you'll gain some rewards from having at least a small part of your overall portfolio comprised of cryptocurrencies especially to hedge against traditional stock markets

HODL'ing is a great strategy if you have the patience for it, but you should only invest in the very top assets with a long term view and avoid anything that might be classed as a security in the future or is likely to be superseded by a newer technology as the market evolves

Mobile phones aren't yet powerful enough for effective Proof-of-Work (POW) mining, but Proof-of-Stake (POS) assets can be mined on a mobile device because they require much less processing power than the former to generate rewards for holders