Transactions per second, i think.

This would only happen if all the miners gave up mining, and if all the nodes stopped working. And that means never.

The ease of creating an account and make transactions without having to ask permission from anyone are reasons enough for me to use it.

In the short term any crypto could make profit, even ripple. But I would not invest in a coin right after so many pumps and dumps.

I would invest in ETC, because I don't think switching to PoS is a good idea. But even ETC may have bloating issues in the future. You also need to invest with the right timing, because both assets may be overpriced.

Simply try to stay focused on what you are doing. If your mind is occupied with what really matters, unnecessary emotions will eventually have a much lower effect on your mind.

The impact of such events on the price of Bitcoin is something that can not be overlooked. The news was circulating all over the world, so I think that affected the price. But this is only one of the many causes... there was also a steep increase in demand due to economic factors that lead people to see Bitcoin as a safe haven to escape from inflation.

In fact, this is a poorly explored niche, and those who find an activity capable of generating demand can be highly rewarded.

For 2018 it's not something unrealistic. Some experts predict that this could even happen this year.

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/25/bitcoin-price-correction-record-high.html

A little correction, nothing new. Many forget that Bitcoin had 90% crashes in the past, and survived, but I'm not sure if altcoins could do the same.

If SegWit does not pass, I think Bitcoin can still reach $ 6,000 next year, and surely higher that in case SegWit passes.

I think if the altcoins continue to fall, Bitcoin may increase its marketcap, but I'm not sure, since last time Bitcoin also fell in price.

Solid work Tony, I'll keep following this one.

Maybe, if you have the necessary skills to speculate, but it is probably much harder than more stable markets, such as the stock market.

At the beginning of the year I had the expectation that Bitcoin would reach the $ 3000 range by the end of the year, but now I'm not so sure.

The hard fork drama is dragging on for a long time, and some investors are impatient, or need to move money in a short period of time.
I still have an expectation that we will reach something in the $ 2000 range, maybe $ 2500, but it is unlikely that the price will remain in this range for long.

Unless someone has insider information, I don't think that person would be able to tell the precise moment of such a pump. It usually happens when you least expect it. I think the solution is to identify the best cryptos and be patient waiting for the big day.

I think it's unlikely that this fork will happen, I'm not seeing as much support for this as some people think. From my point of view, this is the worst time to panic.

At the moment it is difficult to know where this will stop. In 2013, almost no one expected the price to exceed the $ 1200 mark. But I would prefer that from now the currency has a more steady rise in the market, so that the dump that occurred after the 2013 year will not occur.

It is possible to identify that it is a ponzi scheme when there is no product or service capable of generating demand, although the proposal says that the business is something revolutionary. I think with time of experience this becomes easier to identify, especially when one sees the unrealistic gains that are offered by such schemes.

I think some projects, such as megaupload 2.0, may be delayed and there may be no guarantee that they will be delivered this year. However, one must understand that Bitcoin's recent progress goes far beyond that, and goes far beyond hype. We will probably see the number of users continuing to grow, for this to happen the community needs, of course, to play its part by promoting the cryptocurrency and the technology behind it.