Most projects which are looking for a way to hype their platform will always list the issues they found in Bitcoin and then claim to solve it, and the funny thing is, all these category of projects are still no where to be found, which begs the question, what happened to them? Simple, the team ran out of ideas which makes the project to struggle or they exited scam. What I am trying to state is that, all these upcoming projects should just focus on what they want and work on it, it's easier to write a long whitepaper with ideas and solutions but very difficult to put them to action.
Furthermore, i don't even know about this project and if it is really a better Bitcoin I think it should be among the top 10 or at least top 20 in coinmarketcap.
Lastly, there is no coin like Bitcoin, and this year alone has proved that fact, therefore lets invest in whatever coin we want but should not think there is any altcoin better than Bitcoin.

Tezos is really a good coin though and I like the concept, but yet everyone invests in a coin because of personal opinions and what he aims to get. I used to hold Tezos but sold it to enter into Bitcoin and that was a good step. In my own opinion, I think Tezos is one of the coins which will make a good impact peradventure the team sticks to working hard because from coinmarketcap, it is evident that many team are working hard to remain at a good range of rank, thus same is expected of Tezos.
Nevertheless, if you are trader, study the market well especially this time around and before entering a trade, while if you are holder, you can visit the telegram group to know more of what the team are working on and know how long you will hold; just an opinion.

To be frank, Bitcoin has changed a lot of thoughts as well as surprised many people, that is, looking down the past and how it all started shows that, Bitcoin is really an exceptional coin which was strengthened by each tough phase it passed through, this goes a long way in making it valuable. In this year alone despite the economy of the world, Bitcoin still broke its ATH and set a new record. Nevertheless, looking at the growth of Bitcoin so far, it can be said that we experienced a somewhat bull run which is different from that of 2018, that is, the more Bitcoin is growing, some altcoins were growing with it, such as Ethereum, and while Bitcoin passed its ATH other altcoins couldn't (maybe not yet) but however they experienced a good growth.
Hence in my own opinion, Bitcoin and few altcoins now grows together but from all ramifications, it is clear that the main attention has always been Bitcoin.

To begin with, there is no doubt on how good ADA is, in fact it is one of the best altcoin with an active and serious team, hence the reason their platform is still very much working.
Also, in the aspect of the prediction, there is quite a big gap between the current price and $1 and also the year is almost coming to an end, hence I don't believe that prediction is possible, this also confirms the fact why it is better to be careful of predictions because they hardly works. Even the $0.3 predictions by investors or experts was not realized also, hence people should be more careful of what they hear and what they follow especially in terms of predictions.

First, I agree that Cardano is one of the best altcoins out there, they have a good team and good working products.
Secondly, I don't think Cardano is or was ignored on Bitcointalk, because I know I have come across many posts about Cardano, however talking about a coin depends on users and what they want to share or learn, so it is not really an issue. Talking about bashed, not only Cardano has been bashed, many altcoins have also passed through that phase but as the team continues proving those who bashed them wrong, they all stopped, remember all that was said about Bitcoin but today the story is different.
In addition, just like Cardano there are other altcoins which people values in their own way, hence everyone must not agree with your views about Cardano, it's just a personal endeavour, personal investment and personal preferences.

Brave browser is good enough, and in addition to having some similar features with chrome, is also growing with its crypto related attributes such as users earning tokens, thus with the crypto space growing and getting more attention from institutional investors and users, Brave browser is on the verge of becoming more preferable, so far the team continues in their hardworking manner. Also, I agree with the report about its user-friendly interface, it is really easy to use and secures users from ads and trackers through blocking them. In all ramifications, the browser is good and it will be encouraging if more developers look towards that angle hence creating their own crypto related browsers.

The truth is, there are just many tokens like this, they will come up with good talks about how they will disrupt the crypto space and all that, the team can even go as far as getting some services started just like mining in this case with sole purpose of making the platform to look serious and of course attract more users. But at the end, it always goes the path of others which is, all of a sudden the lack of interest crypts in and the volume starts diminishing until it's abandoned.
Also, Looking at the data on coinmarketcap, the volume is very low thus explaining the rank so far, hence one will wonder what the team are up to. The volume also points to the fact that, it's likely an abandoned project and asking when it will come back, is what no one knows because it depends on the team and what they are really up to.

Understanding more about trading will show that, it goes more than just having best coins or tokens for trading, it goes as far as how much you have studied the market, a particular coin and so on before making a move. Choosing a coin for holding is quite different from choosing a coin for trading because in trading a mistake might cost you a lot or even make you a holder of a worthless coin. Lastly, there is nothing like top 5 best coin to trade because there is a huge number out there in the market but starting trading on good exchanges like Binance will go a long way in setting one on the right path since there is good liquidity so far he already has the right knowledge about trading.

Talking about Bitcoin market, it is not as it used to be when comparing to the past, that is, the market seems to be driven by institutional investors demand, because the growth is becoming more and more interesting and attractive as well, however, it is the altcoin market that's should be focused on more intensely because only few are really growing.
Nevertheless, I agree with you about selling in parts, at least it will go a long way in helping to minimise risks should the market later go against everyone's expectations, not as if the market can even be predicted anyway, but taking profit and holding some looks like a good strategy to me.

On a more serious note, it is quite difficult to advice someone on what coin to buy owing to the high level of volatility which exists, but even at that, most times, people are told to focus on top 10 or top 20 on coinmarketcap, since they are the ones with more assurance.
Nevertheless, considering the question asked and the coin involved which is Ethereum, I would say it is a good plan because Ethereum is not like other altcoins which can fail anytime or other altcoins whose team can get tired of developement. But however, investing with whichever comes with a condition which is, invest what you can afford or what you can afford to lose. So invest wisely in Ethereum.

The hacks or rather exploits happening within DeFi is getting too much and out of hand, which has left investors wondering if DeFi projects are really here to bring a change or not. Most of these hacks are always targeted at the weakness of the DeFi project thus meaning that the team either presented an unfinished product to the users or just launched their projects just to leverage on the DeFi hype and nothing more. Therefore with everything that has happened so far in the DeFi space, it calls for seriousness from project team to work more and secure their platforms as well as from investors to always make sure that in the project they are investing in, the team are ready to work and have the required experience, knowledge and skills.

I don't know a lot about the coin but one of the things I do know about any coin which aims to grow more is that, the team must be capable of ensuring the platform is constantly improved on. A good case study is that of many projects, in these projects, people are still finding increasing use and need of it because the team are always working to make it happen.
Therefore, in essence, saying or predicting a coin will reach a certain price entails many things in which one of them is the Improvements the team have done so far.
Nevertheless, in the case of Stakenet project, the All the time high was $0.569360 USD and the current price is $0.164492 USD (from coinmarketcap), looking at the difference, it is too much, then from the current price to $1 looks high and unachievable unless the team are willing and ready to do a different thing which will bring more users.

It was market correction that took place, even till now once Bitcoin is at $19k region it will dump again before gathering momentum to shot up again, therefore with the little study of the market it is evident enough the market this time around is different from that of 2017. Also, another reason which made me have the thoughts that the market is working differently from that of 2017 is the fact that, from all angles Bitcoin is being invested on hugely by big institutional investors and it looks like the attention from that angle is still much around. Lastly, with further adoption from many platforms Bitcoin will continue its growth and the price it will reach cannot be speculated by anyone.

Whenever I come across some sort or "experts" kind of predictions, the past becomes my friend because, it takes me back to memory lane and try to recall the number of predictions people made about Bitcoin and how many that has actually worked. I understand we value Bitcoin and there is no one who won't be happy to see Bitcoin reach a high price but it is good to do so with some reservations while taking the nature of the market into account. Bitcoin is still yet to cross $20k (almost though) and predictions about $100k is already out or has been out; actually I believe Bitcoin will keep growing but reaching that $100k price is something no one can say with utmost certainty or when it will happen, hence in my own opinion, if you are a holder or values Bitcoin, hold your Bitcoin and work towards the future.

Well, I don't think DeFi is dead because of two reasons; first there are still upcoming DeFi projects every day where some are good enough to reach their aim in public sale and secondly, there are still Defi projects which are working till date with good volume and marketcap. However, when looking at the status of Defi projects before and currently, there is a lot of differences which one might look at and think that DeFi is dead; first is, a good number of DeFi projects have been hacked and many exited scam, secondly the DeFi hype has fallen a whole lot wherein most upcoming projects are now see for what they are, that is, projects with little or no use case.
Hence my own opinion is, Defi is still around, not dead and many will still come up, hence before investing try and study them to know if they are worthwhile.

Many coins have been trying to beat Ethereum but are not yet to, also, even though Ethereum is trying it's best to remain on top, I think the team are doing so in order to keep winning but not to challenge Bitcoin in any way. Bitcoin has grown a lot ever since its inception and have passed through stages which made it stronger, hence the reason it is valued today and also the reason more platforms are finding it worthy of accepting as a payment method, while more people are finding it worthy of investing as well. This fact has made it possible for Bitcoin dominance to keep growing hence Bitcoin controls the whole crypto market. Also, the reason why Bitcoin will continue maintaining that position while making it difficult for any other is the fact it is highly trusted.

In my own opinion, I believe Ethereum is more better and have brighter future as well. The reason is, most times BCH is seen as a hype project or a pump and dump coin and one can hardly comes across any sort of development or good usage which the coin can be leveraged on other than the aforementioned. But in the case of Ethereum, it is clear to everyone that the team are not like that of BCH as this is seen in their quest for more enhancement so as to remain on top, also many projects are still leveraging Ethereum blockchain to fulfill their aspirations and it doesn't look like it's slowing down anytime soon, moreover the DeFi trend attested to this as well. Lastly, the Ethereum forthcoming upgrade will bring about a new wave of development which will spark massive growth and sustainability.

The Ethereum upgrade or Eth2 is anticipated to bring about many changes and updates, and taking into account the potential of the Ethereum blockchain there is every tendency that the price will increase but hardly can anyone say for certain if the 5 digits mark will be possible because many factors always affects the market. Also, in the case of expansion, I think the whole reason for the upgrade is to expand the Ethereum network while making it suited for what the future holds. This i think is true because the crypto space is advancing and many more people and platforms are joining the Ethereum blockchain each day and hence, in order to maintain these users and platforms, the Ethereum blockchain needs to be enhanced which of course will lead to more growth and expansion both in price and in services; through this, of course Ethereum will continue to top the chart while beating other coins.

Once a coin starts pumping, predictions, comparison and so on will start coming up, and believing this most times brings about disappointment because in most cases if not all, none of the predictions and comparison were ever achieved.
Starting with the all time high which is $10, the current price is less than a dollar actually it is $0.373725, now looking at the difference, it is quite much hence I do not think it will achieve that, not this year though. And lastly, the case about comparison between ARK and Ethereum; the difference is clear, Ethereum is the top altcoin currently the second on coinmarketcap while ARK is currently 159, so by virtue of the comparison, ARK is no where closer to Ethereum neither will it overtake it. Also, in terms of development, Ethereum team are not relenting hence the reason most platforms are yet to beat it.

Starting with the first point , that's the reason most projects are failing today, a good number of project team are not ready for any innovative ideas nor do they have one, they are just here to make money, hence the high number of projects that are failing.
Secondly, most projects can't develop without funds from ICO or IEO, because the team have made it so. I think it's being long I see project's team developing their platform with their own funds.
Thirdly, I think the first point goes with the third point, the team need to develop good products and services as it is what will attract investors and hence bringing more value to the platform, but nowadays we have just few developers who knows what they are doing.
Lastly, the exchange the project is listed on matters a lot, this is because, it can make the community to lose interest in the project such as in the case of small exchanges or making them to pick more interest in the project such as listing on top exchanges.