Delays are quite frequent on ETH deposits indeed, it seems they need to manually validate all transactions on Bibox (I had to wait 24 hours once for an ETH deposit...now I use BTC where there is more liquidity anyways). I've heard you can talk to the admin on telegram though and have your ETH transaction validated more quickly. I've also heard I think at some point that it is risky to send from one exchange to another so please use MEW.

By the way, the HPB team announced last Saturday at a conference they will be listed at a top exchange today so let's hold and see

Yes it is an ERC-20 token for now, they will have their own blockchain soon though.

You're almost right but what you need to keep in mind is the following:
Reducing your value
- There are actually more circulating COSS, c.98m, not sure why CMC is stating that figure but we have the number of circulating COSS each week in our dashboard, reducing a bit this number
- Trading fees are degressive according to the amount you're trading, you can find the exact breakdown in their whitepaper

Increasing your value
- Trading fees are paid twice (for the buyer and the seller), so you need to multiply by 2
- Fees will not just depend on the volume: you receive dividends for fees for ICOs, for withdrawals, for fiat deposit in the future...

You're missing out on 3 main points:
- Reminder on dividends: they will indefinitely remain at 50% of revenue, while KCS will eventually drop and while BNB/Bibox are only about trading fees
- ICO platform: there has already been 4 ICOs on the platform, and more to come
- Main selling point: fiat is to be implemented in Q1 2018 (€/$ deposits/withdrawals). Kraken is also suffering a lot in terms of UI and still manages to have $500m trading volume on average. At this level, a holder of 10k COSS would make around $500 a week

So lots of room to grow. Key issue seems to be the platform and its usability, leading to the only significant trading volume being done on COSS pairs (c. 80%). A very positive thing with the COSS team is how they're listening to their stakeholders on the Telegram. They've set up yesterday a Trello with c.15 web developers helping them fix their bugs. They are hiring a front end developer next week and a back end developer in the next month or so from my understanding. This is why I'm a long term holder.

Yes you can just send them to your regular MEW address.

I'd say GRS as:
- Old coin (2014, so you can trust the devs) and very tech-centric coin
- Everything BTC/LTC wish to be: instant transaction, zero fees (more precisely almost zero: sending 10,000 GRS will cost you 0.000045 GRS), private transactions, mobile/desktop wallet, payments available via SMS
- Devs were primarily focused on tech before launching marketing campaign, contrary to most coins these days...
- Will focus on being added to many more exchanges
- Current price way below its ATH ($1.6 vs $2.7)

Pretty sure it is quite a safe bet for the long term.

I think there is sufficient space in this ecosystem for several altcoins to exist - especially those altcoins which actually bring something valuable. The useless ones are only useful for short term profits.

First mover advantage - but the gap will close if some fundamentals won't change (eg. as long as there is no LN)

Nobody can give you an answer there and most will want to shill their own coins they're invested in. You need to determine your risk profile, how much you're willing to win but also potentially lose, whether you're in it for some quick cash or you're a long term holder, are you willing to have accounts on several platforms or do you want to only trade on one, are you willing to invest in ICOs, etc.

There is some sense of technological revolution, just like for the dot.coms. There is a mix of a bubble when you see terribles coins getting hyped while other coins could be big game changers.

I don't think it really matters but at least this can lead to more proximity to the team behind the exchange, so I'd wager it can't be worse to have a token for the exchange.

We're in a phase where even some "shitcoins" pump indeed and it can't for sure go on forever. There will probably be a correction at some point where only the good projects will remain. So you have two choices: you either invest in anything profitable or you only invest in some solid projects. I've decided to do the latter but I have to agree I have now allocated c. 10% of my portfolio for the former cause hey I'm in it for the money.

I'm not saying KCS is shitty or anything, quite the opposite I've actually regretted not investing in it before and the platform is awesome.

I like the COSS project even more though, I like the Crypto One Stop Solution it represents, being a well rounded platform (ICO + FIAT) while always giving 50% of trading fees.

I don't think they are that much competitors, there is space for both, COSS being a bit "riskier" but also now being the one of the two where there is the most to gain from.

COSS will implement FIAT in Q1 or Q2 2018. Plus there will be more and more ICOs on the platform. And eventually a market place.

It has so many upsides and so few downsides as downsides would be competition and there isn't that much with all the exchanges not accepting new members.

Only downside is the lack of workforce, and this is one the main reasons COSS has been lagging a bit behind Kucoin. But if you're a long term holder, COSS is the way to go and will keep on giving 50% of revenues in dividends, not like Kucoin. Rune Evensen who's spearheading the platform also legit seems a nice guy you want to trust.

No need for any verification but I would advise you to have 2FA enabled for your own security.

Do you believe in a cryptocurrency or in the smart contract technology? -> the technology is here to stay, for cryptos the battle just begins so probably more risk for BTC
Which one do you think is the most scalable? Both have some scalability issues they will try to resolve.
Which one has the most viable competitors as of now? Probably BTC (BCH, LTC, XMR...) for now. Almost all ICOs are on Ethereum on the other side.

So Ethereum is probably less risky. But no idea which one has the most upsides, so this is your question.

COSS ($0.48 as of now) - Crypto One Stop Solution, €30m in market cap only, 50% of fees given to COSS token holders. What differentiates it from other platforms besides those "dividends" --> FIAT will be implemented in the first half of 2018. Kucoin has similar business model with lower fees given to its holders and no fiat (but the project is now far from being beta...) and has €720m in market cap, so x24 compared to COSS today...
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/coss/

1. COSS - Crypto One Stop Solution, €30m in market cap only, 50% of fees given to COSS token holders. What differentiates it from other platforms besides those "dividends" --> FIAT will be implemented in the first half of 2018. Kucoin has similar business model with lower fees given to its holders and no fiat (but the project is now far from being beta...) and has €720m in market cap, so x24 compared to COSS today...

2. GRS - Groestlcoin. A fully operational cryptocurrency, with almost zero fees, instant transaction time, and a private transaction mobile wallet. The team has always followed through its roadmap since 2014. Heavy marketing will start in Q1 2018.

3. BCDiploma - an ICO this time, pre-sale in January with 20% bonus. Innovative diploma certification project on the Ethereum blockchain. Strong team and great market opportunity (considering how much schools around the would be willing to afford for this). https://www.bcdiploma.com/index.html