Just as I have said in the previous thread, ICO today are very risky, Why? because majority of them are scams anyway.

As per my experience, gone are the days of investing in a ICO to get a good reward. Once the token are distributed, expect a massive sell off making your investment worthless in the long run.

Stick to where the project is the best coin out there, which is Bitcoin.

It's like gambling if you joined ICO this day. There is no absolute guarantee that you can get your money back. So the best thing to do is just invest on Bitcoin and Ethereum.

As other's have said, majority are scam and it's hard to see which one will be successful or which one will be just another pump-and-dump scheme or worst scam projects. Invest on Bitcoin and I'm sure you will not regret your decision specially for the long haul.

Right, the main problem is still it's volatility nature of it. Well there is Bitpay (a bitcoin payment service provider) most merchants are using it so it's possible as well to accept bitcoin as mode of payment or as a currency.

But most merchants are still afraid to accept bitcoin though, they think they can lose in the end because the price is really unstable. But bitcoin is growing, every year, it could be a dilemma but in the next 2-3 years we may see more merchants accepting it, so it's going to be a win win situation for us.

I agree, there's no clear path as what the market wanted it to be.

There are people saying that the bear is exhausted or near exhaustion. But there are those who predicts that the market will go on one final capitulation before we can see a bull-run.

So it is still 50/50 all we can do is hope that in the next two months the price will go on the $5k levels so that we will move further away from our lowest of $3100-$3200 and it could be a sign that the bull is fighting back to get the market from the bears, so let's see.

Nice concept but you really need to market your services so that you can reach a broader audience. As @ Theb, there is xbt already which has garnered the market. If you are willing to shell out some money so maybe you can start a signature campaign here for maximum exposure.

So it will take some time before people will find your website, will not happen over-night so goodluck to you. I myself used to be freelancer way back, in the old odesk  format, but now I just trade.

Any of you guys think that the verdict will be different if Mark Karpeles is tried in the USA for the same case? (embezzlement and illegal manipulation of accounting.) Just for the sake of argument, I think Mark will be given harsher punishment.

Go back to the beginning of 2017, you will never find anyone saying that bitcoin can rise to almost $20k, but it did during December of that year.

So it also goes to show that everything is possible, but at this point, and if it will ever happened again, it will not be an overnight sensation. The growth will happen eventually, perhaps in the next 2-3 years specially in 2020 when we will have the bitcoin block halving which will be the catalyst for the next bull run.

Not expect something big and just prepared for even the worst situation is the best advised for everyone.

Remember that there are people who says that bitcoin will still go < $3k, on the other hand some predicts that in the next 2 months, the price is in the $5k levels.

So just stay calm and let the market do it's thing, if the price goes up and down then at least we have prepared, accumulate when the price is still cheap and then sell some when the price pumps and then HOLD some.

It doesn't make sense if you lose your confidence here, because we all know what what's the possibility when we entered the market.

It has it's up and down trend and the price is very volatile. So if you are a smart investor, you know that this is just a test and you need to have a lot of patience in order to win in this game.

Almost all the coins nose dive from its all-time-high, but they are still alive and kicking and investors are just waiting, it doesn't matter if its 1-5 years, at least in my case.

We really know who did really sell their bitcoin last November, the people behind the BCH SV to finance their hash war with BCH.

But for early adopters who get it at $1k, doesn't make sense to dump it around November. They are smarter than an average investors so I don't think that they are so stupid to sell their stash even with the price goes to $3k. Those who sell are those who did believed this FUD along the way. There are a lot of investors who still has confidence in bitcoin so I doubt they really sell.

Hard to tell at this point, maybe there is a constant buying going on that's why the volume is going haywire as well as compare to previous days wherein we are just trading sideways.

So I wouldn't get excite at this point, and as far as investors, maybe a few are coming back but what we need is fresh pump that is willing to pour their cash on the ecosystem. For now it's still not there, imho.

I can only think of one reason why some are really frustrated, because they wanted to see their investments grow just like the last bullish run.

However, it can't be done overnight though, it will take months and months before the price could go on another all-time-high. So if they are really frustrated then they should move out and come back later.

If they don't have the patience to wait for the next bull run then how can they go and make more money? It doesn't makes any sense at all.

Yes, I also forgot to mentioned that I have keep everything in a hardware wallet for security purposes. I have few in my Electrum but just for my trading purposes only.

I also forgot that I'm a gambler myself, but it takes a lot of courage and mental toughness on my end not to touch that bitcoin that I save for me and for the future of my family.

We can't really tell at this point. Actually I was surprised to see the price goes to $4k without any significant news. It also shows that something from behind might be doing an old dogs trick, trying to manipulate again and set traps for newbies to jump in and they will suddenly dump again.

So just be cautious this rally doesn't look natural to me, just saying.

There are a lot of airdrops around, but the question is, are they still worth in 2019?

Plus most of them requires KYC, and I'm sure majority of us doesn't want to give out all our personal data just to join and received some airdrops which are worthless.

So I stop joining airdrops now, it seems that it is not worth our time because of the enforced KYC.

What do you mean on top? They will have a significant run this year. Why because of their scheduled block halving,

https://www.litecoinblockhalf.com/

thank me later guys, you should invest and wait 143 days and after the said block halving. 

Goodluck to everyone!!!

I already had like xx BTC,  no joke and I'm planning to buy 2 houses when the price goes on another all time high and it would be like my investment. I would rented it out so that I will not have any problems for the rest of my life and for my children as well. 

I will tell you it can be done really, if you really know how to invest and be smart. I got them from investing in 2017 and the returns are all very good.

Correct, we still need someone to carry the team and in the case of Denver, Jokic is carrying much of the load. So it will be different when it comes to playoff, there's a lot of expectations from them specially they are the number 2 seed currently.

Will they choke come playoff time since most of them are very young and un-experience? Or will they rise to the occasion and prove that them being the number 2 seed in not a fluke? I guess we will need to find it out.

Goodluck in advance, I have a eldest brother who is an architect so I know what you've been going through just to achieved your dreams.

Just like the rest of you, although it looks like I'm much older that other posters here because I already achieved of owning my own home and a car and have a good family. I just wish that my kids will finish their schools and will have a good job so that their future will be secure, to say the least.

Right, the selling pressure is still there and although we thought that the bears are near exhaustion specially when the price hits $3100-$3200 last November, they're still in the driver seat so there's a big possibility that we can see some drops along the way.

If we won't break that $4k mark, I'm expecting another drop to $3700. So just be be prepared and have a said trading and thanks to the OP for sharing his thoughts.