In my opinion, people gamble with winning as their main goal. Addiction is the hidden effect of this goal which can sometimes be mistaken as 'fun'.

Totally agree with you... No matter how much I trust something, I always leave some out just in case things would go south or incase expectations are not met within set time-frames.

We can't predict that far out since we can't even predict what will happen to Bitcoin tomorrow... Honestly, Bitcoin seems to be struggling currently and I don't see any other viable solutions other than the lightning network which I think is still also a bandaid solution... I hope Bitcoin will come up with a long term solution to its scaling problem.

Don't wish for it, work for it. -From some wise man I couldn't google.

Wealth can be made from war especially for the winner(s). If a certain country doesn't have anything to lose, they could spark a war with 'freedom' as the front, but money as its hidden agenda..

I doubt your social status will actually change for owning a few Bitcoins unless the corresponding Fiat Value is high... Other than that, I believe Bitcoin is valued for its uses and the potential growth it brings.

In times of uncertainty in the financial markets, I would suggest buying Gold as it rises most of the time for a couple of days.. otherwise, Bitcoin has more growth potential of the 2.

In any form of trading, we can't guarantee to get fixed income since it has a lot of factors involved. Your capital would have to be large enough to make a 5% gain count.

Ether is a good coin with a respected Dev, but I don't think it has enough demand to surpass Bitcoin, let alone even come up to par with it...

I totally agree that the future direction in price is still uncertain... We could wait for the next break-out before buying or we could buy now and sell as soon as support breaks.

Try new techniques and retain those that work for you.. Don't be afraid to lose as long as they are minimal.

This is obviously temporary and will never be the last for all Cryptos. It would be best to wait it out and buy once the market sentiment has changed.

I think Bitcoin's price is now rather expensive because of the sheer demand as an effect of how popular it has become. We don't see this in any other coin 'yet' since Bitcoin is the only crypto that most of the world has learned to trust..

I trust that Bitcoin will be able to resolve its current issues with fees and confirmation, and once it does, there will be no other coin that can surpass it.. For now, it's a bit risky to invest in Bitcoin imo.

Just like Bitcoin, Eth has some issues of its own with its fees and slow confirmation depending on the network congestion. To add, I don't think Eth will be as popular as Bitcoin. Popularity = more demand.

For starters, I'd say go for the top 10 coins to avoid too much risk in losing your capital. ETH Dash LTC even Bitcoin has still got potential.

Aside from being amazed on how they work, I have also been surprised at how many were able to adapt to this technology. 10 years ago, I'd bet that topics about crypto were a thing.

True.. you can buy anytime, but be sure that you are willing to take on the stress since Bitcoin will go up and suddenly come down for no reason at all. In the long run, I think Bitcoin will eventually go higher though.

As far as my outlook on Ripple goes, I think that it could very well replace Bitcoin in micro-transactions and this is really huge for Ripple as demand will go up exponentially!!

At first, I too did not believe in Bitcoin, but risked a few $$ on it anyway. When the fees got so high, I didn't bother moving any of my coins and it looks like it was a good decision given its current price and still rising!