Bitcoin wasn't either invented to replace country's currency because that would need government involvement. If that happens government will definitely try to control it. This is not what bitcoin is. Bitcoin will keep on coexisting with fiat, it is not here to replace it.

See the problem is nobody is 100% sure with their investment. Whatever altcoin suggestions you will get here will never 100% guarantee profit. Even if you go by one suggestion and make a considerable profit. Still you yourself learned nothing about trading. Next time you will again need someone to assist you. Trading doesn't work this way. You need to learn it yourself either by hit or trial or by someone who is good at trading.

I plan to sell if either there is a big tragedy in cryptocurrency world or when I need my money. Maybe next year or so I will start a business, then I might require it. I am holding my bitcoin from last two year and have a considerable return over my investment. Occasionally I do altcoin trading and have made a decent profit through that too.

Everyone makes loss while trading. It isn't a big deal. I agree your one was a big percentage. Usually people make huge loss because of impulse trading. First thing you should do is give yourself a break, try to know whether you want to start afresh, if yes then try to learn about trading. Read experience of people. You will get many. Don't try to copy them, just learn what mistake they made. You can read Trading Chaos by Bill Williams. You can watch Coinigy shows on YouTube. Search more about trading and techniques if you want to go back to trading. 

Segwit will likely be the single largest network event Bitcoin has experienced to date. I agree to you that there is lot of uncertainty in the market regarding bitcoin after Segwit. There is quite a risk at present. But I still feel after a dip in price for short term, bitcoin will bounce back.

All we can do at present is speculate and wait for August.

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I agree to the point that everything has to start from somewhere. Bitcoin community isn't that big in comparison to the world population as for now maybe just 0.1% of world population (approx 7 million) or less. Japan has a population of more than 125 million. As bitcoin is becoming mainstream there, users are likely to double even if 5% people from Japan get into it. This is indeed a good sign.

It is never too late to buy bitcoin. In a year after your investment there will be a considerable profit. One more thing that I want to bring in focus is that as August is nearing, many people who are afraid of the segwit are selling their bitcoin and hence price may drop near August and this is the reason no major buy is happening and hence price is not much increasing. It is sure that after a small dip, price will definitely increase and get back to its original speed or rather better because of low fees many people will get back to bitcoin.

What I believe is there will be a fall in price just after Segwit if happens but that would be for short term. After that bitcoin will grow like before or better because any of the blocksize solutions would allow bitcoin to continue growing. Growth is required for stability. A stable currency is a good store of value.

The main strategy in investment is HOLD until you don't require your money and you have trust on your asset as in this case is bitcoin. Bitcoin is always growing regardless of short term pumps and dumps. I myself have been holding my bitcoin from 2 years and made an incredible profit out of it. When you are investing in something have patience and if you see a profitable future, invest more if possible. Bitcoin has potential that I can assure.

If you want to have a low risk investment then nothing is better than Bitcoin at present. Keep your bitcoin as it is in your paper wallet if you don't require it. No other cryptocurrency is safer than bitcoin in terms of risk. Avoid these short term volatility. In long term, Bitcoin has always proven to be profitable.

But if you want to go out of cryptocurrencies and want to invest in some low or zero risk investment. Then here are the options.
Saving accounts
Corporate bonds
Dividend paying stocks
Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds and Treasury inflation-protected securities, or TIPS
Market money funds
But I should tell you that they don't generate much returns.

I would suggest you to keep your money in bitcoin and enjoy the huge returns that bitcoin has to offer or diversify your portfolio with some high or medium risk assets. They can generate you good income if done properly. I never suggest anyone to go for assets which give low returns.

I think bitcoin is here to stay. Bitcoin is now being increasingly favoured as an investment being it long or short term. Bitcoin is steadily outpacing generally accepted investment assets like gold and real estate in terms of value. Bitcoin is now being recognized by not only occasional individual merchants, but some industry giants like Microsoft and Tesla. With limited supply and ever increasing user base. Bitcoin will strengthen. With that in mind I would suggest that Bitcoin doesn’t tend to disappear overnight with no trace left. There is tough competition to bitcoin from other cryptocurrencies. But I believe bitcoin will profitably coexist with them.

Yeah I have made an incredible profit on my initial investment nearly 9X. Thanks for the wishes.

I am of the habit that unless it is absolutely required, I don't withdraw money from my investment. I invest in many commodities along with bitcoin. The key to make profit in investment is patience and I am working on my idea of site. Hope to get it online by next year.

It is never like convert all your wealth in one asset. That would be stupidity. In terms of proper portfolio construction, you should diversify. You should have different types of assets that don’t necessarily move together. Bitcoin and gold have their own benefits. According to me person should hold both.

Gold slowly appreciates, has elemental value and is here from quite a long time as a store of value. Thus making it more reliable. Bitcoin is new, appreciates faster, inflation free and little bit riskier than gold (but still in long term bitcoin has proven to be 100% profitable. But future is uncertain.). Hence, investors who want fast profit go for bitcoin. What I think is person should hold both. Diversified portfolio is best

I am holding my bitcoin from last two years and will hold for more. I am thinking of starting an online website next year. I would be needing some initial investment and these bitcoins will certainly help me in that. I hope to make it big. 

Unless you want to build your own blockchain there is no need to learn coding. If you just want to have a knowledge, concepts are enough.

If you are interested in getting into coding too. You should first learn the technical aspects of blockchain. As you are already a software developer you must be knowing programming languages. Read Mastering Bitcoin book. Then you can follow the steps listed here.
https://medium.com/zapchain-magazine/the-best-resources-for-learning-to-build-bitcoin-and-block-chain-applications-8de1953506f5

Definitely not now. I have been holding my bitcoin from last two years and it has became 8X. I am quite optimistic about its future as well and I will keep on holding until I need my money. What I believe is money is better be growing then depreciating due to inflation.

Chinese Central Bank gave many reason for developing their own cryptocurrency like lower operating costs, greater efficiency, and better control of illicit money flows. But what I believe is that they are bringing their own cryptocurrency because of the increasing popularity of bitcoin. It is like if you can't beat them, join them.

Bitcoin will remain safe regardless of how powerful quantum computers are. Bitcoin’s encryption protocol will likely remain safe. Bitcoin’s underlying encryption protocol, SHA-256, is stubbornly resistant to nefarious attempts to undermine it. It is likely strong enough to withstand assaults from even the most savage quantum computer onslaught.
Moreover, Quantum computers are not much capable of solving cryptography. They are not that powerful of solving difficult problems. Hence, Bitcoin is safe.

Bitcoin will grow as billions of people still are not aware about bitcoin. I believe if those people get to know they would invest in bitcoin. There is a market, all what is needed is spreading awareness. In future when more people get into bitcoin, that will increase the price. Hence, investing today is gonna be real a deal in future. All what is needed is patience and keep holding.