It's an admirable effort bringing these scam-ish projects to light so newbies and the likes don't get caught up in any hype or pump and dumps that may occur as they simply will not be worth it and you can find far better assets to invest in just look through the major ones

Forkdelta / Etherdelta, IDEX and Binance decentralized exchanges are some of the more popular choices for trading tokenized assets nowadays, but make sure you use apps like Metamask to protect your private keys when using these types of services and double check you're using the right contract addresses to avoid fake assets

As per usual, you should do your own thorough research into not only the projects themselves, but also the market climate, and avoid any assets that may have regulatory issues down the track so to repeat what some have already said in here you've basically got it right investing in the top assets only and just keep buying the dips

You are right in implying that these types of projects that offer an unrealistic ROI or that fall under the HYIP classification in the cryptocurrency world are generally illegitimate and a lot of them have turned out to be outright scams so make sure you steer clear of these products

Doing due diligence and doing your best to determine if a project is legitimate or not is all you can do if its unregulated but if its one of the newer Security Token Offerings (STOs) and is offering innovative technologies that are at the forefront of their field you'll likely benefit from investing just avoid any that aren't fully compliant with regulation in their jurisdiction

This is encouraging to see and it's a wise move to have some of your portfolio comprised of cryptocurrency even if it's just a small percentage in Bitcoin and a few other major alternatives you're not likely to regret it if you view it as part of a long term strategy, and the traditional stock markets may not currently be performing so badly but eventually there will be a major correction globally and these types of assets will become more and more appealing to ordinary investors

Whatever platforms will help facilitate the growth of the Security Token Offering (STO) market from next year may have a decent chance of appreciating in any market condition depending on how much demand is created by these new fund raising models and the quality of the products themselves

Recent Dogecoin pumps have occurred at the most unpredictable of times and there's nothing to suggest it'll happen anytime soon, but it is one of the most resilient assets out there and could experience some appreciation provided the market doesn't trend down further in the near term

Stablecoins aren't meant to be profitable and are generally used for trading and hedging against market volatility, however, some new currencies do incentivize users like Coinbase's USDC which offers 1.25% interest yearly but make sure you choose a trusted custodian for your assets

Unfortunately, investors did not have a lot of protection when it came to the abundance of scams that proliferated the crypto sphere in 2017 and 2018 but a lot of that has changed now as the market matures and more regulation is put into place to protect investors and ensure offerings are legitimate

IEOs and STOs are still in their early stages of development as ways for startups to raise capital with relative ease, and they should become more popular next year if the market remains healthy, but just ensure they meet regulatory guidelines if you plan to invest for the long term

This is good advice, don't simply invest based on a top rating sites review of an investment opportunity like an IEO or STO always do your own independent research into a project's viability and chance of becoming a profitable investment in the current market climate including competing technologies and their performance

If you are seeking to grow your capital you would benefit most from investing in Bitcoin and Ethereum for starters and then putting together a well balanced portfolio, but keep in mind this is an emerging market so adopting a long term view here and only investing what you can afford to lose would be the wisest strategy and you can use stablecoins to hedge against volatility

You are right, you don't have to HODL an asset for a long period of time you can quite easily take profits when they present themselves on a short term basis or simply accumulate when good quality assets represent value buys

This year crypto winter finally ended and the market has stabilized somewhat in the $5,000 to $10,000 range, which is beneficial for miners to cover costs and keep the Bitcoin network strong, and Ethereum is proving to be dominant enough to maintain second place which it isn't likely to lose and only improve in value next year and all the major top alt-coins are starting to represent decent buying opportunities once again giving investors an opportunity to increase their portfolios

You can make smaller profits off trading alt-coins daily with decent knowledge of how to read the market, but a lot of time and effort can go into that which you can save by opting for longer term investment in undervalued or over sold assets and waiting for them to appreciate

The reality is there may never be another full blown alt-coin season where the entire market experiences positive price action and there are plenty of lucrative bounty campaigns, but there is a good chance the market will experience more growth in both IEOs and STOs next year so if you are a bounty hunter the wait shouldn't be too long

This is a good question and the obvious answer might be to just focus on Bitcoin for now as its gains are leading the market and are likely to improve as the halving approaches but if you want to speculate over which of these alternatives might have more potential they both represent decent potential with Ethereum possibly becoming more sort after throughout the year especially if there's more hype for futures products and its development in on schedule

At the present moment if there are any dips it would be advisable to focus on top ranked assets as these recently experienced a brief downtrend before quickly bouncing back once again toward previous levels of value which demonstrates that there is strong demand for good quality alternatives making any that are under performing in these market conditions good value buys

Facebook didn't conduct an ICO and Telegrams crowdsale was through private funding rounds only, but regardless these well publicized ventures have increased the mainstream appeal of cryptocurrencies across the board not only for Bitcoin but also for any innovative alternatives that have a unique use case which should make them more attractive to institutional investors and potentially increase their market share in the future