That's correct and my government still not want to legalize bitcoin yet. Many of my people still not interest or even not aware for bitcoin existency !
Since bitcoin's popularity getting increase from time to time, the media become a tool that can be use for advantage or disadvantage purpose.

So it's depend on your choice whenever you still believe on what media said or just passing through...

As an investor, holding is the best option since altcoin value still volatile

Based on my local trader, bitcoin will start rising and altcoin too !

Just hold until the end of Feb to see uptrend....

I have my own local exchanger and expert bitcoin trading that predict bitcoin value !
I can decide whenever I purchase bitcoin in right time or not but it's back on your decision because it can't be 100 % accurate !

Here's his prediction :

https://imgur.com/odfeGj0
The beginning of 2014 ( Drop price )

https://imgur.com/wdiNmwj
The beginning of 2015 ( Drop price )

https://imgur.com/ffcD8Rf
The beginning of 2016 ( Drop price )

https://imgur.com/7A2hHIt
The beginning of 2017 ( Although bitcoin experience downtrend, it recover more fast than last year )

https://imgur.com/UMxtj1V
And here's the prediction for BTC/USD on 2018 ( drawn with blue pattern )

When you decide to trade especially on cryptocurrency , you must ready the risk that crypto provide the volatile value unlike wall street 's value that quite stable.
For me as investor, I keep purchase bitcoin every month and keep hold it as long as possible also watch every news especially about Bitcoin issue

~Hold and Don't Panic

You can try to check AIDA project.

The project still ICO so if you want to be early investor, well it's time to invest.
AIDA is looking for global market transaction that easier people to do transaction more faster and cheaper than other well known payment platform such as Amazon, Aliexpress, and EBay

I can say that 2018 will make bitcoin reach another record just like 2017 since bitcoin's popularity keep increasing from time to time.
As for now bitcoin is on downtrend but just hold it guys or regret later

My government also make some pers announcement that bitcoin is illegal !
Of course my people are afraid especially for new investor !

As for now bitcoin also experience downtrend that make me to hold as long as possible until it reach another uptrend on this year 2018

I think bitcoin is on adjustment so most chart show red value
IMO, bitcoin is on green zone and they are waiting to be push for another new investor so for who still hold just keep hold them !

~Hold today , profit later

Bitcoin is not real in physical form but you can own it like owning paypal balance. Once you have create a wallet , just deposit some bitcoin by converting your local money into btc and start holding like you're holding your GOLD.

Trust me, bitcoin can change your LIFE if you start invest Now.

I saw bitcoin news on 2011 but it doesn't attract me.
For somehow on 2014, my friend show me, how to earn free bitcoin that encourage me to dig more deep about bitcoin and start invest on bitcoin every month until now.

~Bitcoin is my Saviour

For me personally, if they start with high price and unreasonable , I'm better to stay away rather than sorry.
But if you lucky enough, you may earn some profit for investing on random ICO

~Luck 99% , skill 1% , guts ? %

As many ICO occur recently, IMO it's difficult to find good one. All I can say is you're choosing many bag and only 1 diamond inside them
But you can make your chance even greater by observing first the project and their community , of course it's require some time but it's possible

~Keep Doing

As I can see , it's really help people for who want to do alternate transaction beside fiat,cards,etc
Unfortunately, my government still not agree with bitcoin because btc can be use for money laundry that encourage our people to do corruption, our primary problem that my government still fighting with !

~Support Bitcoin for public transaction !

That's right, cryptocurrency is unpredictable things as it continue to grow with unexpected way.
If you have enough money to spend, just purchase some of my favorite coin : BCH,ETH, & BTG and keep hold for another year 2020.

~PROFIT

So it's just like library online , when people want to purchase a book, they do not need to go to library instead just purchase with altcoin.
Well it's something new especially for my country, hope my country able adopt this feature.

Investing on bitcoin will make you a very rich millionaire or everything is gone before 2020 ! So make sure that you've think very carefully before invest all in.
I'm ever read about 1 family that invest all in into bitcoin so for now, they on profit point ! After some issue like South Korean exchange's problem ,etc they must prepare that bitcoin is going to downtrend once again !

As far as my trading experience, crypto trade is far more risky compare wall street trading because the value still too volatile.
Let's compare with wall street trading , you can earn profit because the world issue is green.

My advice, trade carefully because you can loss today or tomorrow or day after tomorrow etc

There are many trustable exchanger such like bittrex or poloniex that I've been used over 3 years.
Or you can find another legit local exchanger so you do not need stuck in one exchange except that was the only one exchange that exist in your place.

~Find another better one

Let me tell you, even experience bitcoin trader still able experience loss on cryptocurrency world.
That's why cryptocurrency is risky activity so if you're not ready for experience major loss , better stop trading at all although cryptocurrency able make a quick profit rather than usual wall street trading.

~Be An Investor rather than A Trader

It's really sad to read this as we know that South Korea already legalize bitcoin officially.
If they said that they decide to ban bitcoin, it will decrease bitcoin value significantly so if you're in profit, maybe it's better to sold it for profit and start buy cheap value in the future