Looks like integration is underway:

https://www.coindesk.com/what-crypto-really-thinks-about-litecoins-banking-ambitions/

Still need to solve this problem:

https://medium.com/proto-token/why-cryptocurrency-needs-an-enterprise-solution-9e9f1f20ddef

I have seen many funds get launched in the last month with $1 Billion with a "B" or more capital to invest in distributed ledger technologies.

The next boom is going to be investment into those technologies.  Private capital is entering the space and it will dwarf what ICO projects have raised so far.

I can't predict how it will affect market valuations of cryptocurrency.

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Due diligence is key if you are going to enter this market.  Read the white papers and look for unique projects that provide solutions to the many problems plaguing this infant space.

If you are buying Ethereum now.

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Due diligence is key if you are going to enter this market.  Read the white papers and look for unique projects that provide solutions to the many problems plaguing this infant space.

Orico is correct, but only if you are buying Ethereum now. The cost would be lower to exchange for Alts.

Due diligence is key if you are going to enter this market.  Read the white papers and look for unique projects that provide solutions to the many problems plaguing this infant space.

try ERC223

Diversifying your investment into 10 coins or tokens is a good idea.  Anymore than that when you are just getting started will create problems.  The amount of hard drive space for 10 coins alone will be over a terabyte.

Bitcoin and Ethereum are both at a year low and I think it is a good time to buy both.

With ICOs, you must choose wisely.  Due diligence is key.  Do your research and invest in projects that solve the many problems in the infant space.

The first project that can start crossing milestones no other crypto can should detach itself from Bitcoin's value and be in a different category of its own.

Thanasis has it right.  This is a continuing pattern.  All coins are currently tethered to Bitcoins price.  If Bitcoin goes up, so do Alts.  If Bitcoin goes down, so does the market.

That being said, this space is very new and has many problems.

The first project that can start crossing milestones no other crypto can should detach itself from Bitcoin's value and be in a different category of its own.

Due diligence is key if you are going to enter this market.  Read the white papers and look for unique projects that provide solutions to the many problems plaguing this infant space.

Great Points Screen_Junkie

My preference is both programs

Do you think token giveaways or rewards programs are worth while?

1.) Are you a trader, speculator, or into the technology (actual engineer working on Distributed Ledger Technology a.k.a. Blockchain)?

2.) How do you choose what projects you like to get involved in and when do you like to enter the market?

3.) What's your top pick for 2018 and give a brief description of why?

Thanks for the interest tania30

Thanks imad07mos