Each day comes with so many coins being created with so many ideas and also integration into different fields. I want to know whether those cryptocurrencies or projects which were able to complete their ICO successfully in two(2) years time still survive?

Nowadays there are so many ICOs SCAM, how do you decide that ICO is a SCAM? and How do you determine that ICO is good?
If you can, let me know step by step how you choose an excellent ICO. Thanks

BTC is still falling to the pit and I want to know the reasons behind it and do you think it will go down more!

Nowadays there are so many exchanges in circulation, if we look at some of the reviews, there are already thousands of exchanges, I want to ask you all, what are the best new exchanges in 2018?

I have been following the crypto scene for the past year and sometimes even though some companies do well their token price drastically goes down and this is the same as btc too. People like John McAfee and roger ver are always talking about how we should get ready for the bullish market but yet the price keeps on decreasing and so I'm asking how and who controls the price. If there is anyone who might be running it?

I am only 8months old in this blockchain/crypto space. I have invested initially for the sake of taking quick profits, even saw 4x of my investment in Jan 2018 but didn't book a profit and still HODLing onto my coins and tokens. I have started with $1000 investment and in the next subsequent dips in the market, entered another $500-700. As of now, my investment stands around $3500. And I'm now adding fiat of around $200 monthly.

I have learned about some cool projects, they seem cool to me, I might be wrong though 
But what I have learned is that one should not HODL there entire investment in just similar altcoins. I have done a bit of my research and have divided the coins into different verticals/domains. If I have to add another $2-3k fiat in crypto, I would divide my portfolio into different verticals in crypto space.

Here are those verticals/domains:

1. Payment coins (BTC, LTC, NANO) - Both are targeting to be used as a method of payment in the coming future. BTC would be first choice by returns from it will be low but steady. LTC could give 3-4x more gains than BTC but riskier than BTC.

2. Anonymous Coins (XMR, ZEC, DASH, PRIV) - Almost similar vertical as first except that these are basically have enhanced the feature of making non-traceable anonymous transactions. Again I have written the coins as per the Lowest risk/returns to higher risk/returns as per my research. PRIV is the newest of all, only a couple of months old. What I like most about them that they have not done any ICO to raise money and they are giving tokens for spreading the news about them to there community members. More than 50% of tokens, around 11M of total 21M will be distributed for free.

3. Platform Tokens (ETH, XLM, NEO, IOST, ICX) - Platforms that allowed dApps to be built on them, thereby increasing the blockchain applications and need of there tokens, as a result, the price will increase. ETH and NEO are most favourable and they are here for quite some time now. Developers of both have already proved themselves now and then.

4. Exchange Coins/Tokens (BNB, KCS, HT, GVT) - These coins or tokens will be generally used inside there own exchange to reduce the trading fee by some percentage (generally 50%). As paying in other crypto yields more fee, people generally who trade in exchanges will be paying fees in respective exchange coin. Also, these exchanges do a quarterly buyback and burn off their tokens, thereby significantly increasing their price.

5. Social network coins/tokens (STEEM, MITH, GTO) - These coins will be used within the social network platform built around them. Many users can earn by simply posting/liking/replying to articles/images.

6. Security tokens (POLY) - Currently only polymath allows security tokens to be built on their platforms. As per SEC chief, all ICO's can be deemed as security in the coming future, there's a massive opportunity for polymath. I know of another ICO (MOBU), which are on the same line as POLY is but they're still in ICO stage so can't say much about it.

7. Crypto loan (SALT, NEXO, MoneyToken) - This is a quite new vertical and an interesting one. People can deposit there fiat and take fiat as a loan. It will help the people who need fiat money for the smaller amount of time but don't want to sell their crypto holdings. It could be the next big thing in crypto space.

Besides these, there are several projects which are trying to replace traditional businesses using blockchain, like replacing online e-commerce, taxi-booking services, online advertisement etc. I have some projects to research on this vertical too but don't know where to put them at. Maybe I'll put them under traditional business replacements projects (doesn't sounds cool though, suggest me if you can think of any good name).

These are the verticals as per my knowledge and research done yet, there could be many others which I have surely missed. I will update my post as and when I'll come across them.

Is it that hard to prevent hackers from hacking exchanges, wallets and God knows what other methods they use...
I mean how on earth is crypto supposed to flourish if it's so vulnerable to hackers? Every month there is a hack that happens and destroys the crypto image yet again.

At this rate, bitcoin will go to $1 as it gets hacked every day.  Is it possible to take simple precautions to protect against hackers? For a so-called "unhackable" wallet,private key etc, it seems to be a cakewalk for any hacker.
Sorry for the rant, it's just irritating to see crypto slowly dying because of hacks.

While most of the people are awaiting the massive bull run like in 2017 winter again, it will not be a case again.  While I wish BTC to go into new ATH before the end of this year, I think that reaching 13K to 14K gradually testing every pivotal point before the end of this year is more realistic and more healthy for the market too.

I am bullish in Bitcoin doesn't mean I am expecting parabolic run every time bulls ticks on.  The 20K level that bitcoin reached last year was an enormous craze and mostly FOMO and/or may be manipulation which will not happen again and again.  So, the people who bought at 20K will have to wait for a few more years for that massive bull run to return, that's why they always say "patience is key".