Actually, when crypto gained popularity and start to rise up then scammers also got interested in making millions of money but this is not just last year. I think in 2017, there are lots of scam project but people were so amazed and occupied with the much bigger project since they are receiving lots of rewards and tokens at that time. Actually, even the scam projects were able to distribute their tokens too because they have earned enough for the distribution fees. Now that some scam projects were able to generate profit but don't have enough money to distribute then they are obvious scammers. While good projects that don't reach even softcap paused their project and rerun their bounty campaign to somehow generate for the distribution fees and for the startup of the project.

I totally agree with this one. Well, we need to be knowledgeable about something that is new to us and we need to be careful when doing it for the first time. Aside from being knowledgable, we must do what is right, even though we know all about Crypto then we are doing it wrong then it has no difference at all being ignorant on that matter or worst. Risks are already there, we must know how to manage it.

I think TS is really new in investing and trading in cryptomarket. Well, there is a correction happening that is why the market is so unstable and having a downward movement. Just wait and you will see that at the right time, the market situation will be better and everything that you've invested will make a profit in no time. I am not giving you false hopes but this is just based on what we have experienced. This is the time of learning so research more and study more on how to trade so you can make this bearish moment a fruitful one.

This a very good thread that inspires all of us to look forward to something better. It is true that we should be positive on what we do because the opposite of the bear season is the harvest season. When the correction of the market ends, we will eventually feel the growth. So we should continue on sowing and sowing then when the reaping season will come, we have so many fruits to harvest. Just continue fighting guys!

I think there's no significant difference of your losses when you decided selling your coins at its lowest price and holding it now until it reaches zero.
But if you hold it now then it rise up again in no time, I think that will be a great thing and a good decision to make.

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I think I am able to survive this unexpected Bear market because of the reserve fund I am holding, aside from that, I have a source of income outside cryptocurrency.  I am able to sell 1/4 of my holding during the peak last Dec. 2017, if am failed to sell it that time, I am not sure what would have happen.  I guess I still have the luxury to wait until mid of 2019, probably by that time, the market had already recover.

If you are lucky enough to get in a bounty that pay in BTC such as chipmixer, you will defintely get 1 BTC in less than a year.  But you need to be at least trusted member of the community or great quality poster.  With the altcoin bounty considering your rank, OP,  you need to be lucky  to join a great ICO that have lesser participants and have huge bounty allocation for the campaign and paid in time where their token is at bullish state.  Else it would impossible.

If BTC get dumped hard, I believe many altcoins will break-away.  One of it is XRP since it has a good community and a developer that keeps on playing with the market price.  Anyway, until XRP break away from the infuence of BTC, it is possible that it will be dragged down once BTC get dumped hard.

Majority but not 99%.  Many ICO did not meet the minimum requirement to make their start-up successful but they still push it, in return the project failed or stopped at the middle of progress.  This is the reason why I believe ICO must be regulated, to filter it from half-baked plan, fraud and scam project. 

Indeed, lots of investors loses money due to their bugs and exploitable code.  I hope the upcoming update won't have any exploits that hacker can take advantage in stealing investors funds.  I also hope they do not oversee these possible bugs on their upcoming update.  This new upgrade will somehow bring lots of hype if implemented successfully.

You may also want to look at UTRUST, I think PUNDIX and UTRUST had formed a strategic partnership.  Currently UTRUST is at its bottom but the good thing is its upcoming release of its platform this Q1 of 2019.  About new project, I am more interested in ICO that comply with institution's policy.  This way they will do their best to meet their roadmap or else they will be sanctioned by law.  One way of protecting my investment.

In addition there are other team aside from ETCDEV that is involved in development of  ETC. I think there are two more if I am not mistaken.   It would be great if they form another team again so making it 3 major groups of developer helping hands in hands for the development of ETC.

I do, that is why i bring banking to myself by investing in cryptocurrency.  CMC is just a number game, have a gazillion supply make some transaction on exchange and meet the requirement of $100k everyday for consecutive days then boom, you are now on CMC.  The hell you can even beat Bitcoin in CMC with those numbers.  It is plain and simple, CMC is broken.  It should not be used as basis on which coin or token is better.

ICO should be regulated.  Government have to protect these investors and stop scam and fraud in the cyrptocurrency industry.  There are lots of scam company that exploits cryptocurrency. When asked if they have the license to operate, they will answer with decentralization so it does not need to have license to operate.  So in the early years of cryptocurrency, until now, there are lots of fly by night companies, half-baked ICO's and scam ICO in the industry.  If investors always got scammed, we will see a barren land in the crypto universe, there will be no growth because people are afraid to hop in because of these scams.  So yes, ICO must be regulated.

I am glad that these government institution are beginning to acknowledge bitcoin.  I don't mind them regulating stuff with regards to cyptocurrency, I can see it as steps to remove fraud and scams in cryptocurrency sphere.  Besides if they are here to tax us, I do not object.  

Banks have seen blockchain tech as innovation, so they will definitely jump to it sooner or later.  As for them getting involved in cryptocurrency, it is all business and they saw cryptocurrency market as very potential business.

I do not think Bitcoin will reach $100k in 2 to  3 years time.   Remember there should be a breakthrough for Bitcoin to achieve this price.  With its current situation and how "fast" the development is, and considering its scalability, probably at least a decade to achieve this price.  It is a very long time wait so be ready with your patience  .

Everyone already think of this strategy.  But sadly not all are be able to pull this through.  You can short now and buy later at a lower price but as you said it is not guaranteed.  There is a possible chance that after you sell your 1 Bitcoin the price goes up so that means there is also a possibility you will regret your decision about selling your BTC at this current rate. 

Depends on the one participating on the investment.  Mostly people  misunderstood what network marketing is. 


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Though most of scams and fraud use this kind of scheme but legit company that uses this scheme produce millionaires in legit way through product sales and commission.

Online article writing is business.  So they have to sensationalize stuff to capture attention.  They also tend to pick worst word as to triggers readers emotion.  And News always tend to add salt to the wounds as they spread FUD to the market.  I wonder these kind of news were silent when Bitcoin is rallying upward.