I think it is too soon for ETH to reach the speculated price, after all it only got some good erc20 tokens and some shitty ICO erc20 tokens going for it, which doesn't really have real world use aside from speculation. IMO it needs more tokens with real world use cases in order for it to reach 2500$.

For now, I can't imagine how bitcoin will reach 20,000$ by the end of this year and I dont know what news/factor will drive bitcoin price up to the target price(but I have my guess, and that is the implementation of lightning network/segwit). Nevertheless, I think it is possible for bitcoin to reach the speculated price in the said date.

Regulation of cryptocurrency merely is the rules and laws discussing what should be and what shouldn't be done when using it. When implemented, government keeps constant watch of it.
IMO, regulation is a good thing since it will lessen scams in crypto world, and will encourage others to use it as well. The only downside of regulation is tax.
Not really, because satoshi intended for bitcoin to be used as a means to settle payments(to be used as a currency) in a decentralized way. Even if there are regulatory rules, governments will not be able to control bitcoin.

If it would be a crypto bubble, I agree with you that it can happen suddenly without notice, and bitcoin really is the main candidate for it because of too much hype and FOMO it had recently(when it had reached prices near ATH). IMO there are still some holding left, and some other noobs buying now hoping to see btc price soar to ATH in the near future which I think might not happen. If it isn't in bitcoin, I believe the next bubble would be petro.

But OP here is describing in his thread the "top 6 crypto alternatives to btc" and not just merely alternative to bitcoin itself. Even though that is the case, this list was merely based on his subjective point of view and is not based on facts(since he didn't include his' source for it).
I agree that coins listed here(specially the ones I marked in the bold) really deserves to be called top 6 cryptocurrency alternative to bitcoin but where have you got the data for this? If possible, please include the link of your source.

IMO now is not a good time to buy but it is still not a bad idea to do it now(since based on history, what people refer to as high prices now will be a low price in the future). So if you are planning to buy now, the best course of action you can take is to hold it until you have reached your desired amount of profit and rebuy again at a lower price(lower than your last exit point). That way you can multiply your bitcoins(but do not sell all of your portfolio if ever you plan to sell so that when it pumps, you stil got some coins to sell).

He did spoke positively for Bitcoin in the past as he claimed that bitcoin was better than currency in 2014. I am confused now as to why he is criticizing it now? From what I see he wants to bring btc price down(so he could buy more) and in the near future, I see him claiming that he regrets calling bitcoin a fraud like how Jamie Dimon and J.P Morgan regrets commenting negative things about btc.

It really doesn't hinder cryptocurrecy, it's just that some people are afraid to try out decentralized online currencies, or what we call cryptos because they have been used to using centralized mode of payment. What also hinders crypto is the fact that it can only be used when there is an internet, which some people doesn't have access to. What needs to be figured out for now is how cryptocurrencies can be used offline without needing the internet connection.

I suggest you try to lurk on trading discussion section or in speculation (since there are a lot of information there that can be used to establish the current status of a market, specially on wall observer thread in speculation). You can asily find threads there containing analysis, suggestions and questions that have been answered by others that might help you establish better grapsh of the marketplace.

That's just volume and not total holdings, so we aren't at their mercy. Other countries like Russia, America, etc. have more holders when compared to Japan, and them dumping would just look puny when compared to holders of those countries dumping. Do not worry about volume since it will subside soon when btc becomes more adopted by countries. Volume will eventually be evenly distributed among many countries.

Will coinbase also offer exchanging of erc20 tokens to fiat currency? That would be really great if they did(since I have many erc20 tokens that I want to convert before this year ends). I also wonder though, will this spark erc20 token's popularity to newbies and the public masses as well? If that is the case, then it would really be great for crypto in general(because adoption rate will increase).

IMO Cardano has a lot of potential to go above 0.5$ considering it has gone down for a while. It still got potential for long term growth. In fact, Cardano is one of the coins better held than traded short term. The chance of it surviving until 2021 is high, so I guess holding it until 2021 or until the target price has reached(in my case 0.5$ has been reached successfully).

I would also vouch for coinbase and localbitcoins since it is easy to buy bitcoins there in many countries. I also suggest coinhako, it is the fastest way to buy btc in Singapore IMO but you won't be anonymous if btc transaction volume is large(since it will require identity verification), fees are also low. I also recommend unocoin for your Indian friend, it is the best exchange to buy into locally in India(but it is regulated by Indian government). For your American friend, he should just use coinbase.

Nice advice you got there, I would also like to give advice to others regarding scams. My advice is to "not invest on coins who gives you returns every now and then, which I would refer to as Ponzi coins". What I am referring g to here is coins like bitconnectx who promise you constant percent of returns in your investment but ends up as a Ponzi scheme in the end. Such coins are made to scam people.

Wouldn't that make markets more interesting to trade into? Let them manipulate market so long as they can, let's just try to ride the wave they will create. You are right though that this news is a significant boost in adoption rate of cryptocurrencies in general. Nevertheless, I do hope that those big players of stocks wouldn't overdo the manipulation, since it can be unhealthy for btc and crypto in the long run.

It still sounds fair considering how everything is also taxed. Taxation of btc doesn't only shows government's acceptance of btc, it also shows their interest to benefit from the tech behind it(Blockchain).
Everything has benefits so taxation of crypto transactions in Axerbaijian is not an exemption. It will benefit all of crypto users there, since their transactions will be considered legal and not under the government's radar. Also, it is a good way to publicly promote Bitcoin(since some citizens hear about those news and information about BTC gets disseminated into them).

Don't you know the rules? According to the official rules in this forum as stated in this thread made by mprep:
In your post, you are encouraging him to break this rule. This is a bad behavior IMO and needs to be corrected. You might not have full knowledge of the forum rules, so next time don't do the same again and take time to read the rules on pinned threads here in meta(or go in the link I gave you since it is the same thread).

If you know how to trade, then picking your social media bounty is the same as picking the coin you want to invest into. First of all, do your own research about the coin, it's team and see if they are active in the development of the team(since it greatly contributes to the success of a project). Second is to read whitepaper, and determine if concept is good and bad(you can ascertain that it's concept is good if it has real use cases and is better than any other alts in the same field if there are any). Last but not the least, look at the reputation of the bounty and community manager. They are sometimes the cause of people's mistrust to project, and is a great factor for it's success.

At the very least, I can ascertain that 2 weeks is not enough to completely break 10,000$ wall. IMO, it would take at least 3 weeks or more than a month for us to see bitcoin back in the bullish trend. Nevertheless, it is nice to see the slow rise and little corrections occur day by day(since they are good entry and profit taking points). For now, I think price movements in the next coming weeks are the ones who will dictate the short term market move.

Nevertheless, it is still a well known fact that some countries in South East Asia are bitcoin friendly, and soon bitcoin trading volumes would get bigger.
Do not be surprised, they won't prohibit it if they benefit from it. I strongly suspect that India also wants to use blockchain technology to their advantage, and is closely watching Venezuela's move. They might also want to study more about blockchain for them to benefit from it. For this reason IMO they do not ban bitcoin and crypto trading their countries.