Anyone know the reason of it?
ETH crash is the hot topic since a month now. No one knows whats wrong with this blockchain because where it headed to the 1200 last year, it was the best project of all time and then it dumped all the way down to 800 USD this year. Everyone thought that this is might because of BTC and the rest market and nothing else but soon ETH started to revert back to its original prices of 300 bucks and thus shook everyone from their chair!! May be this heavy drop led most of the people to dump the ETH even further and thus as of now things are getting converted into the worst case scenario for the ETH. May be its the highly increased sell wall which is not letting it come up and most of the people are scared to invest into it. I agree. Many investors have clearly lost faith in Ethereum after its price depreciation recently which has led many to believe that this might not be the best altcoin overall in the cryptocurrency market, but I am not one of those investors. I still strongly believe that Ethereum is the best alternate cryptocurrency ever created in the crypto space and I am confident that it will rise back up in the future once Bitcoin begins rallying like crazy again which is why I am HODLING my ETH at the moment.
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Yes 2fa is very good and it helps a lot as well But we need and have to ensure to protect all accounts
Make good use of metamask Make good use of ImToken and Myetherwallet And observe you are always on the proper website
These are pretty useful tips. Among all the security features, I personally like 2FA a lot since it has helped me on multiple occasions when hackers tried hacking my funds etc which is why I like this feature the most when compared to other features like Metamask etc. I always advise enabling 2FA when it comes to securing your funds anywhere in this vast crypto space since hackers are lurking everywhere and it is always a good idea to secure your funds in every way possible.
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The effect of news is hard to predict, there are many examples of the price being moved a lot or only a little, sometimes the price even moves in the opposite direction than expected. As a rule of thumb, the more the news directly affect Bitcoin, the more they are likely to move the price. This is why Bitcoin nearly never reacts to unrelated news like wars, economic disasters, altcoins and so on, despite many people trying to find a connection. Also sometimes there are just coincidences that make it seem like the market has reacted, but then it doesn't happen again with similar news. And by looking at the ETF reactions or China news, you can see a pattern that reactions become smaller and smaller with every time.
I do not agree with you at all. Do you even know how volatile this market truly is? This market is filled with hypersensitive investors who react to every small piece of news in a small or big way which contributes to the volatility of this market. This is why this market is far more riskier for investors when compared to the traditional stock markets etc. Do not invest into this market if you are not willing to lose your money. The upcoming ETF decision could rock the market in a big way(positive or negative).
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No worries. Once bitcoin is pumped then ETH will be dragged with it. That is how it works right? Or is it just my own observation?
As I have monitored that ETH price I see it leaning over the BTC price which is not a good thing for other since they are trading both vice versa. But for ETH to Tether traders it will be a lot of gain. Now or later may be the time they will be buying back. Maybe they are just waiting for someone to start the pump.
This is what almost everyone else in the cryptocurrency market are thinking. Bitcoin is basically the leader of this market and everyone are waiting for it to pump like crazy again which could happen before the end of this year or several years later. No one can say for sure which is why this market is extremely risky to invest into. I do not think Ethereum will pop anytime soon though. I am patiently waiting for Bitcoin to rally like in 2017 at the moment.
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10 Simple rules to stay safe:
1. Use a very strong password- not one that can be worked out by a hacker, such as partners name etc, a good way to create a strong password is to chose a favorite book, pick a page (the page number will be part of the password) chose a line on that page (again this will be part of the password), use the first and last words on the line and then second (first last second) and use these, add a special character- so for example: 29Johnaway!spirited32 will be a very strong password and as you have the book you could mark the page to help you remember it.
2. Always use a good email provider such as Tutanota or Proton Mail AND use a different password for your email and exchange site. 3. DO NOT open any email or attachments that are from unknown or unsolicited sources. 4. Keep your anti virus and anti malware up to date. 5. Keep your OS up to date and especially fully patched with any security updates. 6. Do not use the same password for all sites-use seperate ones for every login. 7. Encrypt your hard drive. 8. Use a hard wallet such as Tezor etc. 9. DO NOT leave large amounts on exchanges-put in, do trade then remove to hard wallet. 10. Use two factor authentication wherever possible.
Great points. Among the points that you listed, I feel that 8, 9 and 10 are the primary ways of securing your cryptocurrency related funds in a secure and efficient manner. I have primarily been using these 3 points in order to secure my funds successfully even though hackers tried hacking me before. Do not ever lazily leave your funds lying around here and there on some random exchange wallet since this provides an opportunity for hackers which is something that needs to be avoided.
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I have personally lost very little and gained a lot ever since I stepped foot into this cryptocurrency market. It is true that the market has gone down and up in an extremely volatile manner, but this is the nature of this market which is why experienced investors have a better time dealing with it when compared to newbie investors. I have already x100 my initial investment and am confident that I will continue raking in the profits in the long term.
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The value of Bitcoin is rising again, can we expect a significant jump in Bitcoin value by the end of the year?
I Think we will definitely try to go to the level of 20 000 in winter, bitcoin always does this. Bulls check conditional levels of possible growth. Maybe even higher rise but the minimum would be 15000 Way too optimistic in my opinion. This is not 2017. This entire year until now has seen the value of cryptocurrencies rise and fall steadily which is why I don't think this will change for the remainder of this year unless there is game changing news like the approval of ETF proposal etc which has the potential to trigger an insane bull run. Apart from that, don't expect too much and HODL your coins and tokens for the future in a safe and secure manner.
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Yes, you are right, there are way to many crypto currencies right now on the market.
The average life span of a crypto currency is about 1.5 years so, you can expect a lot of them to fail during this time but some of them will succeed and will be used on a larger scale.
Take a look at ETH, a few years ago it was just an ordinary crypto currency but now it's used by millions of people.
I think there will always be a lot of them on the market because as soon as one closes, another one comes back to take it's place.
You need to weed though them and select the ones with a good idea behind and a higher rate of success.
I agree. Many of the cryptocurrencies are bound to disappear over time since they are most likely scams, pump and dump coins or simply unsuccessful which is why it is far better investing into popular cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Stellar, NEO etc since they have huge long term prospects although their values will definitely fluctuate over time. I feel that only around 100 coins will truly survive in the long run.
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Bitcoin is recognized by a small percentage of the world as a valid payment method which is why it still has a long way to go before being adopted on a massive scale across the globe. The cryptocurrency market needs to reduce the volatility of crypto coins and tokens in some way or another to make it more feasible and attractive in order to attract more investors over time. Bitcoin would surely attract more investors as its price continues to rise over time.
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The Ceo of Bitcoin cash recently stated that soon people wouldn't be needing banks anymore.Does it mean the world is going crypto soon or he is just bluffing.
Newspapers can write anything, it's just another news throw! As you imagine the existence of a world without banks-it's ridiculous and unrealistic - it's a Huge sector of THE world's economy which is simply impossible to ignore. And if banks disappear what will happen to people where they will carry their money 80% of the people of the earth still simply do not know what cryptocurrency and even more so how to use it. I agree. This seems like pure bullshit in my opinion. A world without banks is tough to imagine since we have become way too dependent on banks in many ways and this will not change anytime soon. Cryptocurrencies are helping people conduct financial transactions online in an anonymous manner and provide an alternate financial option when compared to banks, but this definitely does not mean that banks will disappear or anything.
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This really what I keep on asking myself since we all know that cryptocurrency dominates the bank as time pass by. I wonder will it result to total collapse of bank industry?
Feel free to drop your comments here.thanks
I agree. This has indeed been mentioned many times in the past and it is an obvious fact that cryptocurrencies will never replace FIAT completely. FIAT will always exist and crypto is way too unstable to ever fully replace it. Cryptocurrencies will instead serve as an alternate source of payment and will exist alongside FIAT currencies. Banks will always exist and cryptocurrencies will continue coexisting along with it for a long period of time in my opinion and many others.
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Bitcoin will always depend on FIAT just like any other cryptocurrency in some manner or another since FIAT will never get replaced by crypto in my opinion and I am expecting cryptocurrencies to behave as alternate sources of payment. Both FIAT and cryptocurrencies will provide multiple options to users online and offline which is why crypto will always depend on FIAT in some way or another.
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I spoke to someone today and they told me that they read somewhere that Bitcoin crashed, because some stock exchanges does not want to allow Bitcoin EFTs. ![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif) I stopped him and explained that a EFT Electronic funds transfer is the electronic transfer of money from one bank account to another and a ETF is an exchange-traded fund. { an investment fund traded on stock exchanges } The general public is getting confused between ETFs and EFTs now. ![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif) We have a lot of work, guys and gals. ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) What in the world? EFT, ETF, ETF coin? This is getting confusing. I honestly only knew about the ETF(Exchange Traded Fund) and never knew anything about an ETF coin or EFT which is why this stuff is getting complicated in my opinion. Just imagine how the newbie investors would feel about this dilemma. The only term that matters to me at the moment is ETF due to the upcoming decision on the ETF proposal sometime in September or possibly by the end of the year.
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Primary criteria which I consider while investing into any particular ICO are: - Whitepaper - Development team background - Clear roadmap - Social media interactions by the development team - Real world use cases of the coin or token I usually tend to check out these factors before deciding to invest into any particular ICO. Also, I tend to invest more often in a bull market when compared to a bear market due to obvious reasons.
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I am generally an optimist which is why I strongly believe that Bitcoin will fly high by the end of this year most probably. It could due to a reason like the approval of ETF proposal by SEC paving way for institutional investors to invest into this market or there might be no reason at all. This is how the cryptocurrency market has always functioned over time and I won't be giving up on Bitcoin ever. This is simply my gut feeling speaking.
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Almost every person involved with the cryptocurrency market knows the answer to this particular question which is anonymity. This is the primary goal of Bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency market on the whole. The ability to conduct financial transactions online without any sort of interference by any centralized authority like banks etc is simply amazing in my opinion and something that the world needs. As the cryptocurrency market continues to gain traction over time, more and more people will definitely join this amazing market.
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you can never stop people from making such comparisons, they have been doing it for as long as I can remember. as it was pointed out, most of them are just spam advertising their bags but also there is another group of newbies who see bitcoin and see its rise from $0.01 to whatever the current price of that time is and think they have missed the chance of making a good investment so they seek out alternatives that are still at lower prices and think if they invest in those they can make the same profit when they go up to bitcoin price levels. but what they don't know is that those altcoins never go up to those levels because they can not do that. this group ends up comparing their altcoin with bitcoin mostly to see if the price can catch up.
Completely true. Bitcoin is in a different league when compared to all other cryptocurrencies which is why it is seriously stupid when people compare with any other coin or token since they are a world apart. I like Ethereum, Stellar Lumens, Ripple, Litecoin etc, but these are always my secondary choices in this market since Bitcoin has, will and shall always be my primary choice. Anyone who says otherwise are either dumb or simply delusional in my opinion.
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This has been a topic of debate for God knows how long and it will always be a hot topic. The fact is that alternate cryptocurrencies will always come in second place when compared to Bitcoin and I strongly believe that these particular coins will survive in the long term.
-Ethereum -Ripple -Stellar Lumens -NEO -Litecoin -Dashcoin -EOS
I am not sure whether other coins and tokens will survive in the long term. Research helps a lot in narrowing down your choices in this aspect.
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