That's right, why would it be considered ending. Even if it dipped for as low as 6.2k dollars in the past few days, look at it now, it is up again to 8.6k. Bitcoin just has that trend of falling low and sometimes being dormant in value without much significant movement, only to surge once again and catch fire to gain more of its lots value back, and sometimes, even more, like what happened last November and December. You should know that Bitcoin is the oldest and the pioneer coin in the market, thus, it has a lot of experience under its belt and knows how to deal with loses like this.

I have been joining ICOs for a while now, and I have seen many whitepapers through those times. I am not saying that it is useless to read them, what I am saying is it is essential, especially if you're starting in the ICO market. From time to time, I still do check whitepapers, especially if I don't know how the project works and its background, if I want to be informed about it, then I do check the whitepaper. But, if the project I am joining is somewhat the same with the old projects I have joined, then I seldom check the whitepaper, what I mostly check are the rules with regards to the campaigns I join because I don't want to be doing something that doesn't follow the rules and end up with my work not being counted.

I agree. Unfortunately, that's one feature of cryptocurrencies that is quite hard to overcome; it can be really volatile or unpredictable at best. Therefore, "predicting" whether it will drop or increase is a heck of a difficult thing to do. You can try to follow the trends that it may go, but all of them are speculations only and can't never really be bases to know what will happen next. I mean, take a look at what happened last year, it was stagnant for about 5-6 months, and then it surged for 2 months almost tripling its value, who would know that would happen.

Good read mate. I have read many articles of the same topic, and I am always intrigued by the steps and measures many governments are doing in hopes of controlling or regulating the cryptocurrency market. However, I think that, at the moment, many governments, even if they are doubtful or have qualms about the market, won't actually do anything to totally kill or ban it. It's because if they do that, then they can't exploit having income from the many ventures and benefits of the cryptocurrency market. They know it's a big business and banning it won't do them any good.

Well, I am really hopeful that this trend would end up soon. Many assets in the market have been going really low, and it's frightening already. Even Bitcoin and the stronger altcoins are falling down, and that says a lot of how the market is right now. Due to this recent downfall, many people have been becoming very negative or doubtful at best if the cryptocurrency market would last long. This would give a hit on the reputation of the market and would certainly stop people from totally embracing it.

That's right. Instead of panicking and sobbing over what's happening to the market, the best way is to plan ahead. Either buy your desired cryptos for future investment or check on what cheap coins to buy for future trades. One of the features of this market is its unpredictability and volatility. Therefore, once you enter into it, you should have embraced and accepted the fact that anytime the market could go haywire and many assets might fall. By falling past trends, although that is a scare moment, it would go back up and regain its value, which on the other hand crypto users should have to prosper in this market, patience.

I agree that there isn't any replacement for it now because it's the very first kind of technology for its function. However, since we're talking about surviving, then I could say we can. We have survived without it before, and so, we can even when it's gone. But, the thing is, it's hard to go back to our old ways in this every changing world. Technology is made to make lives easier and more efficient for those who can use it. Bitcoin, or in general, cryptocurrencies is one of those things that make it easier for us, that's why it's difficult to be way from it, especially if you have been used to using it.

I agree. I think you're analyzing and looking at your information on a different light. Ethereum has been one of the most reliable and enduring coins. It is arguably the second best coin in the market, second only to Bitcoin for years now. Saying that it is often utilized in shady ICOs are not accurate. I think that it is mostly used by ICOs because the technology that backs it up is conducive to be used that way.

How do you panic? I think that title needs to be rephrased. Anyway, I think that many people although they are not happy with what's happening is trying to be objective with the situation and not trying to panic over the top. The cryptocurrency market as we have come to know it is unpredictable, it can unfold in many ways, some good, more bad, it is volatile as it can change at any time and at any moment. Therefore, as you choose to enter the market and venture in it, it is with the understanding that risks would be with it, and situations like this would happen. Therefore, instead of overdoing being panicky, why not use the opportunity to invest and do something for the future.

I agree. In an industry that is heavily inclined using the internet to bridge transactions and trades as well as keep assets. It is surely very uneasy and frightful to think that your hard earned money, asset or coins would just be stolen like that. Unfortunately, they can do their dirty work in the dark, and worse, they can't even be arrested to pay for their crimes in most cases. I think the next best step is to intensify and make the encryption stronger in e-wallets and transactions so that they would have a hard time to crack the code and hack ones assets. Also, people should do their part and do whatever is necessary to be able to protect their wallets and what's in it.

I am too, and who wouldn't be? In relation to the cryptocurrency market, which is heavily inclined on online transactions, hackers are always feared becaus they have the knowledge and tools to rip you off your hard earned assets. Whether its in tokens, coins or money, once they are stolen by hackers, it would be very difficult, and actually, next to impossible to get them back. The sad part about it is the fact you can't even go after them because they are anonymous; they can do their dirty work in darkness and without anyone having to know them. However, the best thing a person can do is to just be safe with his transactions and try to safeguard his assets the best way possible.

I think that it's normal to panic. After all, who would not panic when the top dog in the market has plummeted the way Bitcoin is doing now. However, I would say that there is always a chance for Bitcoin to recover and regain value. It is still the strongest asset or coin in the market, the most valued, the highest potential to succeed, and the best to market. Having all those good characteristics under your belt always supports your chance to climb back whatever the market situation is. I mean, even if Bitcoin is the best coin around, it can still succumb to market changes that may cause its decline from time to time. It's a normal market trend, I guess.

Harsh but I agree. given that he invested on it alot, it would be such a waste and bad move to sell it now just to try and gain back some of his capital. I mean, if he invested in that amount, and in comparison to the amount now, that's half a loss of the amount he invested, therefore, you can't actually count that as a mitigating move to lessen his loss. I think, like the above-stated reply said, the best move at this point is to hold and wait out on this Bitcoin dump, and when it surges again and gains its strength back, then he may try to hold it some more for profit or at least trade it to other assets that could have better chances of a quick profit.

I agree. Aside from being easy, it is one of the faster growing investment and trade markets around. Another probably good reason that it ventures relevant to the cryptocurrency market are inclined to crowd funding, thus, you actually don't need big amounts of money to gain assets and start investing, even if you are a small player that only have little capital to spare, you can still invest or do trading with what you have. Also, since it is relatively a young market, there is still much room to compete unlike those other investment markets that only the strong and large capital players can prosper.

I agree. Even if its prices are plummeting, and now that it's around 9.5k dollars, it is not yet time to panic. Bitcoin has rough patches like this, where it doesn't gain value, or worse, lose value for months at a time. Thus, following the past trends that bitcoin took, the best and smart move here is to hold. Hold until such time Bitcoin recovers and surges back to strength. Amongst all the coins in the cryptocurrency market today, Bitcoin is the strongest and highest valued, therefore, just be patient until it regains its value back. Also, it wouldn't give a good move to sell it now only to take a heavy blow and lose your capital.

I agree. I think that there is no sense bothering yourself with people who don't like Bitcoin. They are entitled to what they want to believe and their own opinion about it. Also, it would be really hard to persuade a person to like something that he doesn't know, he doesn't understand, and has to business in. Also, right now, it is not yet in the stage where you need to force-teach someone how it works, unless they are your family, and you want to share with them the good things you're getting because of the cryptomarket. If you can't avoid that, I think the first thing you must show them is the legitimacy of the things they can get in the market, the positive things for that matter. How they can better themselves with it. After they see that it does have some good things it can do, the next thing is teaching them the concept in its easiest way so as not to overload and surprise them that they would shut down their ears and not comprehend what you're saying. After that, maybe give them a try on how the market works, and if they want to see it through, then help them. But if not, then just let them be.

That's right. I think some people mistake it for gambling, specifically those who are  trading or investing. Since the value of many coins in the market, including Bitcoin, may come up or down in a snap, they think that it's like gambling when they do invest or trade because its like to playing the coins only through luck. However, that is not the case because the means to gain profit from cryptocurrencies is different from how it works when you gamble. When you gamble, and you lose, you totally lose the money or asset you gambled for, as supposed to cryptocurrencies, wherein even if you fail, you don't lose the asset, instead you lose some capital in relation to how much money you used to buy or get the coin. There might be some similarities in terms of having sudden changes of the assets, but market movements are not synonymous with game of luck.

I think it won't end. There are still lots of people who are supporting ICOs quite avidly. Also, even if there are so many bad things and news swirling about ICOs all over the market. There are still ones that could be taken seriously and are really made and geared to introduce new concepts, ideas, technologies and products. I think its just that some joiners of ICOs are not diligent enough to check out if what they're joining in is legit and has a good chances of success, which leads for them to be scammed or be put in a bad situation if the project fails. Also, I think that's where the cryptomarket is different; it can help starting up companies to meet their objectives with a chance to become bigger with the help of people through crowd funding.

The decrease may continue; however, I don't see it returning to that low of a value. It has been nailed to around 7-8k dollars before it surged last November and December, so going down to as low as 2k-3k would really be a drag because that would amount to bitcoin losing its kingship title over other coins in the market. However, even if it seems that the market and bitcoin, to be specific, is in a dire situation. I would say that this is just part of how the market unfolds. Bitcoin is still the best asset around the market, and it has so many characteristic that points out to its capacity to regain its strength back. Also, there are so many holders of bitcoin in the market that would not let Bitcoin's value be driven to the ground.

I agree. I think the operative word their is "lowest". You have to gauge the coin or asset your buying and see if its value is enough for you, in relation to your capital, to be bought. Some people only consider the value of the coin, but what they are failing to see is how much they can get, especially if the capital to be used is only small. In this market, sometimes having more of some asset is better because it has more chances of increasing value as support to those highly priced coins that may gain, but it would only give you little profit. Following the principle of "buy low, sell high", the best time would always be when the asset is at its lowest value; however, you must also follow its trend of depreciation because, if you jump the gun and buy at one point, but there is still a chance for it to drop, might as well wait.