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Cryptocurrency has historically been based on a cycle of boom and bust so it's conceivable that another bubble may occur once adoption increases enough, although no one really knows for sure, however many indicators suggest that the technology has lots of future growth potential so it's unlikely to just evaporate into thin air and become valueless provided you don't invest in anything that's too good to be true and stick to well established projects
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Observing the current trends and considering Bittrex is now entering the foray it's likely IEO's will start to grab some of the limelight as well as the emerging STO market and these new types of crowd funding solutions will potentially offer more for protection for investors but proper regulation in this area is still evolving at a slow pace
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Privacy coins are expected to become more popular over the next few years, but this large an appreciation for a single asset based purely on diminishing mining rewards may be a little too much to hope for considering the current market conditions, however in a bull market you might be able to expect moderate gains for this asset and others with similar features
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If the market stays flat there won't be much capital flowing into crowdsales unless they're heavily marketed ones, although there may be a slow increase in the number of startups entering the industry who choose to fund their projects using a Security Token Offering (STO) or Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) solution which can offer slightly better protection for investors but don't get caught up in too much hype and research each one thoroughly to ensure it's worthwhile
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The alternative market is slowly starting to revive itself now that Bitcoin is showing its first green candlesticks on the monthly chart since last August which suggests the market might be finding its floor and there's been plenty of top assets that have performed well apart from Ethereum yet even post-upgrade so look for assets that have important developments coming up based on recent trends and you may find some good opportunities
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IEO's do offer investors the added reassurance that startups launching their crowdsales have passed due diligence and are also of a certain level of quality if the exchange is highly reputable such as Binance, Bittrex or LAToken but as always you should do thorough research into both the viability of the investment product and the exchanges terms and conditions before committing any capital
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Faster transaction speeds, lower fees, smart contracts and privacy features are just some of the reasons alternative assets are popular plus a wider variety of use cases for tokenized assets and innovative protocols, but always choose well established projects if you're new to investing in this emerging market as you'll find they'll often make better long term propositions for your portfolio
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Ethereum has just achieved a successful network upgrade and has officially been cleared of being classified as a security by the SEC, and EOS has it's new roadmap release pending so they both have potential upside even in a slow performing market, although don't expect immediate gains just diversify into both to ensure you make the best of any increases in value that may occur this year
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Unreasonably high fees, unexpected delays with deposits and withdrawals and poor customer service are just some of the main issues faced with centralized exchanges not to mention the threat of hacks and exit-scams so you're always taking a risk using any cryptocurrency exchange just focus on the most reputable ones that offer their customers a high level of security and reliability and never leave any funds on them that you aren't actively using
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Cryptocurrencies are complex in nature and are not very user friendly yet, but there are efforts underway by major companies such as Facebook and Telegram to develop applications which will likely make it far easier to use and if these endeavors are successful it will certainly bring these new technologies to the masses and increase both its use cases and adoption
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The present state of the market is still in what's considered to be a crypto winter phase and it hasn't turned bullish yet as far as technical indicators are concerned and when it is oversold it's obviously the most ideal time to invest so just focus on buying the dips when they present themselves and you might scoop up some bargains if you're looking for short term gains else add some of the top 20 ranked assets to your portfolio and hold if you prefer a long term strategy
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There are lots of coins and tokens being created on a daily basis, but not all of them get listed on exchanges let alone on an index and some are created as more a hobby for geeks or enthusiasts whereas others are created for professional purposes such as startups who want to launch their own utility or security token or community driven projects that want to launch a new innovation so determine what types you find most interesting and avoid the ones that aren't useful
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The best thing to do in this instance is ignore all the negativity you'll sometimes find in the media or elsewhere and do your own research into how much potential cryptocurrency and its underlying technology actually has and whether or not there'll be more use cases for it in the future and how it might achieve mass adoption and that'll give you an idea of what can be possible
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The culture of raising exorbitant amounts of money very easily is virtually dead now except for larger well recognized crowdsales which are pretty much guaranteed to be very popular however, the trend has changed to VC funding and private equity as opposed to raising capital from retail investors and the requirements are becoming much higher for projects to meet in terms of quality and transparency which is having a refreshing effect on the industry
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It's great to be optimistic but on the realistic side of things if you invested at the wrong time you'll just have to wait to see if there's another major uptrend that occurs and re-coup at that stage and perhaps even gain some profits if you're patient enough, but in the meantime there's plenty of ways to lower the entry price of the assets in your portfolio that have decreased or diversify if they aren't performing well and even invest into good quality proof-of-stake or dividend assets so just be flexible and adopt the most sensible strategy
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Crowdsales do still have a place in the market but won't gain in popularity once again until more regulation is put into place with better protection for investors and startups focus on offering more realistic propositions that put developing a quality product first with a real world use case and a genuine strategy to achieve adoption otherwise consumers won't see much value in contributing toward these types of investments
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Realistically whatever is in second place by market cap is the highest ranking alternative therefore the most prominent and currently this is Ethereum which is a very worthwhile project with lots of potential now that the updates have been successfully implemented so don't look over this investment this year if it isn't in your portfolio already
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To be quite frank, no one can accurately predict which way the market will trend and what news might assist in shaping the outcome, but if you look at the overall state of the market, which is still considered to be in crypto winter conditions, then you'll probably find that it's not that bad for investors who are bargain hunting and there's lots of important developments this year to keep the market buoyant so there's no need to be overly pessimistic
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