Partly because of the huge potential that crypto has for changing the world, but mainly because it's the new gold rush / dot com boom.
There is undeniably a lot of money to be made in crypto, but this comes with a high level of risk. Some people are more careful than others, and some people are just outright reckless. Obviously we are each responsible for our own decisions, but it is always prudent to make an assessment of risk before jumping into any new venture.

Indeed. The economy now is global, every country is intertwined with every other country, and the idea of a national currency is out of date and needs to be replaced. Crypto is borderless and is for everyone. I don't think the US would ever accept bitcoin as a national currency as the US cannot control bitcoin. As to whether the US accepts bitcoin or other cryptos as global currencies, the decision is really out of their hands. If crypto succeeds it will become a global currency, and the US (or any other country) can either jump aboard or be left behind.

I think this is just baseless speculation. Technical analysis doesn't always apply well to crypto. We hit a solid market bottom around $250 billion at the end of the big dip. The current dip is showing resilience above that point and now showing signs of upwards movement. I don't think there's a huge chance of the market dropping below the $250b point.

It's a nice sentiment, but not possible in practice. For every buyer there is a seller, and vice versa. Every time you sell at an ATH, you are selling to someone who is buying at an ATH.

The encouraging sign for me is that the market bottom that established during the great bear run earlier this year (around $250 billion whole market) looks still to be providing a lot of resistance. The markets look as though they won't drop past that point, so I think there is a lot of resilience there. This would suggest we are at the bottom now, and from here the only way is up.

I would advise to look at the long term charts. Yes, since the ATH of early January we have seen a drop, but the longer term trend is still upwards. The Dec/Jan rise was too far too fast, and the fact that this rise was so huge without any levelling off period meant that when it overshot and the inevitable pullback began, no-one knew where the stable point would be - there had been no consolidation at a stable price point since before the rise began. Finally we hit solid resistance at around $250 billion for the whole market. There was then a bounce back upwards, followed by another dip - but I think a lot of people can agree now that price drops will experience huge resistance around $250 billion. This would suggest that if you cash out now, you are cashing out near the bottom. I think we have stabilised now and price rises will come sooner rather than later.

As you say though, we are all guessing, and other people doubtless have differing perspectives.

I know it is all guesswork, but I don't think a 40% drop is likely. The big drop that started in January finally established a stable base for the whole market of around $250 billion. I think this is why the current fall hasn't dropped below that threshold. I would expect huge resistance to the market dropping past that point.

Yes, I think so in the long-term. At the moment crypto is infamous for being a waste of energy - the huge resources expended on BTC mining for example. So I'm not sure whether this existing notoriety will be a good thing or a bad thing for a crypto energy project. Certainly it can't start from a lower base, so I suppose the only way is up.

I think we are still experiencing the aftermath of the December/January rise. The market went up to an insane amount, causing the drop afterwards, and we are still struggling to recover from that.

It varies a lot depending on the project. If you have a low rank, you will not get so much for signature bounty. I would suggest translation bounty if you have a second language, also social media bounties might be worth considering if you have a big presence (although these are often heavily subscribed).

No, definitely not. Look at where crypto was even one year ago, we are vastly higher in price now. Yes, there has been a long dip, but this is just a huge correction to the rise at the end of 2017. There is no reason for concern. Crypto is here to stay, and long-term I am very confident that prices will rise.

If you can't choose between several coins, then it can be worth looking at what has fallen the most during this dip. Often those that fall the hardest recover the quickest, so if coin A has dropped 10% and coin B has dropped 15% and you think both projects are equally good, then I'd say buy coin B.

Peaks and troughs. The reason is just that it is a volatile market. Sometimes news can sway it one way or the other, but generally it is the nature of the market itself. Often FOMO turns a slight rise into a mad gold rush, and panic selling turns a slight drop into a massive bear run.
Don't panic, just stick it out. If you are good at trading then trade, else just hold.

Some of them are good, but these are quite rare. Most airdrops probably get you a few dollars - so yes, if you apply for maybe 2 airdrops per day you will likely hit your $100 per month.
Do be careful though as some are scams and phishing attempts. Be especially wary of those that ask for KYC information, and stay away from anything that asks for your private key!

It helps to look at the longer-term trend. Zoom out on the charts to look at the last 12 months. The progress is still steadily upwards, it's just that there have been a lot of ups and downs along the way.

Really it comes down to if you still have faith that crypto will change the world. If you do, then hold. If you don't, then maybe cash out at least in part.

All coins are falling. What often happens is that when they start rising again, a lot of those that fell the most also rise the most. I think NEO is still a great long-term hold.

I think this is extremely unlikely. If you look at price movements since last autumn you can see that the general trend is upwards. The biggest dip came after the biggest rise, which is quite natural. This bottomed out around $250 billion for the whole market. Yes we are currently below $300 billion, but I don't think there's much chance of dropping below $200 billion, and next to no chance of bitcoin dropping to $500.

The answer is that it varies. If a coin has high demand and the ICO hits hard cap, then it can rise when it hits the exchanges as demand is high. Equally if demand is low, then prices can be low.
There are many factors to consider, including whether the market as a whole is green or red. I think looking at demand during the ICO is important, but also important are things like ICO bonuses - if a coin offers a high bonus, say 50% extra tokens for buying early, then that can cause a lot of sell orders as it's almost guaranteed profit for the early investors.

eBTC was my biggest by far, too. It wasn't so long ago, but I do agree that airdrops like that are very rare. I don't take part in many these days as so many of them don't result in very much.

It's definitely true that people jump in and buy a coin just because it is currently being hyped, regardless of whether or not it's a good project. This I think is more due to FOMO than laziness - we all know that price moves can be very rapid, and in the time it takes to learn about a project, the price can rise so much that it's no longer worth buying in.
So I understand why people do it, and I myself have probably also been guilty of this in the past, but really it is not a good idea. There is plenty of good stuff out there, and in general it is better to know what you are buying into rather than just throwing money at whatever is currently rising.