I actually try to avoid using EtherDelta as much as possible but sometimes the tokens I want to trade are only listed on there.  I don't like that I have to paste in my private keys of myetherwallet account to use the exchange.  I haven't had any issues with lost tokens but that doesn't mean it can't or won't ever happen. 

I have been following the Stratis teams twitter for a while now and they are very active.  https://twitter.com/stratisplatform  They are currently in California, USA promoting the company and project at the Blockchain Expo.  The Quarter 4 2017 and Quarter 1 2018 of the Stratis roadmap looks very exciting.  

I think many altcoins will skyrocket in 2018 since they are very cheap compared to their competition.  Top altcoins like Ethereum, Litecoin and Dash have risen quite a lot already.  I can't see why Waves, Stratis and similar projects can't be around 1/10 the price or higher of the top altcoins I have mentioned. 

I've invested in a couple of ICO's that aren't performing so well.  I've learned that marketing is very important to a project's success.  When you look into investing in an ICO, make sure the project is advertising well.  Look for articles on popular cryptocurrency websites.  Make sure the team is communicative.  If they lack in responses, that's not a good sign. 

I am not sure how close but they are connected in some way.  I am pretty sure Tidex is also operated by a Russian team.  I've used the exchange many times without any issues.  They just need to have more trading volume for coins other than Waves and the exchange will take off. 

I don't think INSC will be worth much until INSN carries a higher value and is on larger exchanges.  I think the Insane team should just forget about creating another coin and let INSN be the main coin for all functions within the Insane ecosystem.  INSC will just undercut the value of INSN or just simply confuse people.

Many of the meme coins are pretty much for fun.  The projects don't get much development and there are not really any use for them besides buying a t-shirt or something.  I would not invest heavily into these types of coins.  Depending on the popularity of it, they do get pump and it is possible to make some profits trading them but just be careful and don't get burned if the dev abandons the project. 

Ethereum is getting rare due to hacks and bugs.  The last Parity wallet hack froze up over 500,000 eths that are no longer in circulation.  There are also still many ERC-20 ICO's.  Next year might change things when Stratis and Waves will also offer smart contracts and similar features to what Ethereum has to offer.  

What do you mean by a Thanksgiving Day gift?  Like, no fees for trading or free airdrop tokens?  It has never happened or will ever happen.  Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the United States and Canada only.  It's not that large of a holiday.  I don't even see any gifts for Christmas or New Years which is celebrated almost worldwide. 

If you're talking about from the initial start, that would have to be to purchase during the ICO or when a new coin first gets listed on an exchange.  There are many coins that have been around for a year but the price is still very undervalued.  I would recommend looking into buying some Waves tokens. 

You can go to www.coinmarketcap.com and then click on the "Circulating Supply" in the header and it will sort out the cryptocurrencies by number of coins in existence.  I would recommend researching on each project instead of just buying coins due to a low supply.  The low circulating supply doesn't mean a project will be successful.  

I have used EtherDelta but have never trusted the exchange fully.  I have a separate Ethereum address which I use only for EtherDelta.  I will transfer the tokens that I will trade on ED on this ETH address.  I do not keep any extra tokens in this address, so I am limiting my risk to only the tokens I am trading on ED. 

Your statement is somewhat true.  ICO's are no longer as profitable as they use to be.  Many projects have dropped below ICO prices.  There are some that do instantly double or even triple in prices once it hit's the exchanges but those are pretty rare.  These days people want to see a working product before investing into something. 

Make Vitalik Big Again?  Was this guy ever big?  I think he's always been skinny his whole life, so that slogan doesn't make any sense.  Another thing, to be fit, you have to have the fire inside.  No one can motivate you but yourself.  He has the time and money to be fit but chooses not to.   

I no longer own a miner and it's been years since I've mined anything but from the block rewards, it's only 1 INSN per block with a 8% chance of 2 INSN a block.  I think it'll be more profitable if you mined something else and then just buy INSN with your earnings.  You'll end up with much more INSN than mining INSN alone. 

I usually always avoid ICOs that are uncapped or have very high caps.  I just feel it is much harder to see profits.  Many of these projects with high caps usually drop below the ICO price when it first hits the exchanges, especially if they also offer bounty campaigns.  This just messes up things for investors.  

There is myetherwallet supports ethereum and erc20 based tokens.  Then there is the Waves platform wallet which supports Waves and all the tokens created on the Waves platform.  Waves wallet also has a built in decentralized exchange.

Sorry, you are correct.  Masternodes are already released.  I actually meant when the INSN masternodes are working properly.  The payouts are incorrect at the moment and once the dev implements the fix and release the new wallet, it will be good times for INSN.  

Waves tokens have very strong holders.  I am surprised to see the price of Waves is holding up well even though Bitcoin is rising at a quick pace.  Many altcoins are being hit pretty hard.  Waves NG will bring many more strong supporters to the project.  There's no stopping Waves from turning into a Tsunami!

I really hope your prediction comes true.  There will be a lot of happy campers if INSN is above 75 cents.  Once masternodes are released and with the proper marketing, there's a good chance your price prediction will come true.  Hope the new devs works hard to make INSN masternodes a reality.