The market is bearish for the entire year. Prices are dropping sharply with little recovery and rise for some times. With the current situation, there are traders who really make the most out of it. They are doing short trading with no hassle. The technique they use looks so easy to them, but for most traders it is not. So, learn from them. Easier said than done with the volatlity of the market.

I think at least the top 10 altcoins will be good choice for your investment. The year 2019 might bring new hope for cryptocurrency. If the market stabilizes sooner, 2019 might be the bullish year. As soon as the market turns bullish, these altcoins will surely rise due to the fact that these fundamentally strong coins. Their functionality and usage are of great potential to be maximized.

If the stock market crashes again just like what happened in September 2008 and considering the bearish period for bitcoin, then bitcoin price might go down further. But, if in case we are in a bullish market, bitcoin might attract more investors. Most probably some of stock exchange traders might shift to bitcoin.

China has currently banned cryptocurrency. As soon as China revereses its ban against cryptocurrency, there is no doubt that China would be an excellent field for cryptocurrency. We see how China emerges as one of the developed countries. It uses all the manpower it has as an advantages. It determination of not settling down in second spot.

It's really unfair to tell anyone that he should keep away from ICO investments, knowing that there are still good ICOs out there. Let's not generalize all ICOs. What you should do is to make a due diligence and triple evaluation of the ICO before investing. The main goal is to look for the good one.

The decentralized system of blockchain technology attracts a lot of people that want to hide their illegal activities, also those gambling enthusiasts. This is the bad news about blockchain. This is the reason why some countries are very hesitant to recognize and accept blockchain. Though, this is a young technology, in the coming years, they'll be able to find ways to eradicate this activities.

We haven't proven whales' existence so far. This market is full anonymity that every transaction here is made without identification. This makes difficult to point out that there are whales in the market that can manipulate prices. But, for sure there are early bitcoin holders that hold huge amount of bitcoin and there are big institutions that accumulate their bitcoin, as well as rich people that don't want to be left behind. 

Ethereum 2.0 will surely make its price skyrocketed to four digits. As the developers say,  these upgrades will speed up ethereum. Based on these,  ethereum becomes a good investment for long term. The roadmap shows a span of two years to complete the upgrades.

This is the reality of cryptocurrency based on its decentralized system, that we can't control every thing here.  News were being fabricated to make things look good.  There's nothing we can do to stop this kind of news article,  but we can ignore them.

For the case of XRP,  has the reason to grow in terms of market cap due to some banks are testing it's platform.  That is a big boost to their innovations.

The market hasn't been stabilizing.  It is still on the downward trends.  Expect by next year,  the market will recover nice and slow.  The bull run might be two years from now.

I think it's not accurate to say that ICOs is killing the cryptocurrency market. Weak, scammed, and failed ICOs are just part of the factors that contribute to cryptocurrency problems. Pending upgrades and developments also contribute to the market problems.

Definitely true for experienced and professional cryptocurrency traders. Even with the downward trend they still make the situation profitable as long as there are fluctuations and sharp turns. If you just study and dicate your time for trading, there will be no problem.

Don't sell, instead buy.additional coins. Choose the top 5 coins. These coins are offered at a very low prices now. If in case, these coins go down further, buy additional coins again. Then, wait long term or until the next bull run. The market will surely go bullish in one year or two.

There is a lot of predictions made for.the year 2018, and.most of them failed to predict the current situation right now except for those who do not believe in cryptocurrency. The hard truth about the cryptocurrency market is the unpredictability of it. No central authorities, unregulated, and anonymity, with these how can you make a realistic predictiction. All predictions will be based solely on the usage of the technology behind it, which is blockchain and its features.

Regardless whether this is true or not, recognizing and accepting cryptocurrency is something that is inevitable. If not today, in the coming days, months, or years, every country will accept and recognize cryptocurrency. The technology bringing these cryptocurrency is the future of financial transactions.

Some individual investors and institutions are starting already to increase their portfolio considering the down market. They don't wait for the bottom to reach they just keep on acquiring those coins. Actually, you don't need to wait for the bottom, just keep on buying whenever there is a price drop, then just get the average, they might still ended up at huge discount. This year, 2018, is really go down to the history of cryptocurrency.

In trading, you need a capital while mining you have a cost for the expenses such as computers and electricity. But, mining is somewhat a long-term investment with a monthly cost on electricity. Though, I think mining is still better thn trading because the electricity cost is being replaced a profit in acquiring coins.

The bearish market is still on-going highlighted by bitcoin reaching its lowest price this year and ethereum went down below $100 few days ago. The possibiity of bull run this year is very small. But, I read an article that some well-established institutions are taking advantage of the situation by increasing their coin amount with an anticipating bull run in the near future.

I agree with you, Ethereum hasn't reach the bottom yet. As soon as the price of Ethereum went down further, I'll take advantage of the situation by buying Ethereum. You'll not be mislead as long as you have saw how great this Ethereum Blockchain and its features are. The storm will pass that is for sure.

I believe in cryptocurrency to a point that I consider this as a long-term profitable investment. The almost one year old bearish market has no effect on me because I'm looking at the future. The recent decline losing around 30% on prices in a week, is just an ordinary news because I'm looking at the future. Wait for the next bull run to see what am I saying about my mind set in cryptocurrency.