There is no guarantee either way, but it goes without saying that everyone is hoping for a more positive year. If it continues spiraling downwards for another year, it will be a huge mountain to climb, with plenty of coin (and investor) casualties along the way. Confidence in crypto would inevitably take an even bigger hit than it already has.

Always good to see a bit of green when I wake up in the morning, even though currently it is only really the equivalent of a 10-1 scoreline. Let's hope it continues through to next year, then I think we will start to see some real support and a decent run though 2019.

A sustained bullrun is unlikely, but there will be plenty of opportunities to make short term gains. I'll be watching from the sidelines though, haven't got the balls to jump in and out that quickly. All I'm hoping for is to get a bit more money in at these prices in readiness for the next 18 months.

Being early adopters isn't always a winning strategy. There could be plenty of opportunities to make money with other investment options depending on how long you are looking to wait for. I'd like to see a considerable rise over the next 12-18 months to return a bit of confidence to the markets. I have no doubt that cryptocurrency, in one form or another, is here to stay. My concerns are that 99% of the ones that currently exist will disappear, and it will be new players that reap the benefits. I'm sticking around, just grown a lot more cautious over the past year.

Quote from: Vod on April 27, 2018, 09:45:06 PM

Hello, I am new here but willing to learn.You can hit me up with every advice you have from your experience in the world of cryptocurrency.

Are you the same vod on BTT?
Licking my boob since 1970 

By the way welcome to the forum mate whoever you are. See you around. Try reading the stickies around the boards.

Somehow I doubt that the Vod from the other forum would be introducing himself in that way. He is not exactly a newcomer to the world of crypto.

There's some great YouTube channels, have come in very useful for me over the past year. I still follow the following ones.

https://www. youtube.com/user/chrisdunntv (Chris Dunn) - just remove the gap before 'youtube', the link not displaying properly otherwise.

www.youtube.com/channel/UCCatR7nWbYrkVXdxXb4cGXw (DataDash)

www.youtube.com/channel/UCnqZ2hx679DqRi6khRUNw2g (TheChartGuys)

www.youtube.com/channel/UCGyqEtcGQQtXyUwvcy7Gmyg (Altcoin Buzz)

Worth checking them out for basic knowledge training, technical analysis, cryptocurrency/ICO reviews and more. A lot depends on content, but personality matters too, as some of the channels can be over the top cheesy (sometimes these can be a bit too, but guess I'm used to them by now). I'm sure there are more out there, but these are my top four.

Bounty hunting is a gamble, some you will win and some you will lose. If you pick your projects wisely, you should come out on top overall. Just remember that you should do as much research into a project you plan to take part in a bounty on as you would if you were investing money. The only difference is that you are investing time and effort instead of money. Nothing comes easy in this life, just don't get caught up in projects promising huge rewards if you can't see genuine value in the project itself, as the likely outcome is that you will end up with a pile of coins/tokens that are worth next to nothing.

I wouldn't advise investing in crypto as a saving money strategy, it is still a very high risk investment. As the OP mentioned, the top ten are in a lower risk category, but still high compared to investing in something like property or bonds. I'm investing in crypto for bigger gains down the line, but understand the risks associated with that. If I lose everything I've invested, I can still fall back on other income. This is fun for me, I like risk, but only with money I can afford to lose (and maybe a little bit more).