We all knew Bitcoin price has a magic increase in 2017, surging from $1000 below to $20,000 nearly, I just wonder does Ether have the potential too??

Recently, I was thinkig. Is there really any reason for the BTC to be the market leader? The only thing that is giving the value to BTC is pretty much the fact, that it was the first crypto currency. It is the grandfather of all cryptos. But we know it has its flaws... It was never designed for broad usage, it has scaling issues and so on.

On the other hand, we were given ETH. The Crypto Kitties or w/e the awesome internet meme ETH appliction is called showed us, that ETH network has issues with high amounts of usage. BUT, 90% of all altcoins are based on the ERC-20 standard, brought to us by ETH. The smart contracts using the Solidity are extremly good piece of technolgy.

So my question is. Do you think, that BTC will keep its leadership, or will ETH be the winner of this year and surpass its ancestor?

Do i need to buy ethereum or wait. Because it is going down. i heard a lot of thing about ethereum that this is one of the best crypto which is has crypto future. so should i buy now or should i wait for some time??

Guys are you happy with your altcoin holdings?

How do you convince family and friends to get started in the world of crypto, especially if they're so old fashioned?

The increasingly high positive correlation between Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is bringing their prices down, now that the tide has turned against Bitcoin since the spectacular rally towards the $20,000 area in mid-December 2017, with a market capitalization of $111 billion, the BTC continues to recoup the cryptocurrency market dominance it once had.
A quote from an article publish from crypto news.

As you have likely gathered at this point, Ethereum was built to be more than just a blockchain to hold the Ether cryptocurrency token and confirm transactions, Ethereum was built to be an open source and decentralized blockchain-based software creation platform that any developer can use.

At the core of this platform/network is a “blockchain-based smart contract system,” to which one contract type is the native cryptocurrency Ether (which trades under the symbol ETH). However, unlike with Bitcoin and its blockchain, Ethereum’s platform is designed to run code rather than just account for coins.

With that in mind, Ethereum can be used to do a range of things. It can be used make multiple unique cryptocurrencies, to do any type of contract, and even be used to create/store blockchain-based apps.

This can result in unique tokens/cryptocurrencies that aren’t Ether (but use the Ethereum network) like Augur, Golem, Aragon, etc, traditional contracts like insurance contracts (“contract” is a term that encompasses many things here; it goes beyond just basic contracts), and even software (like a Minecraft like game that is now hardcoded into Ethereum’s blockchain; a DApp).

With all that said, let’s go over some more Ethereum facts to move beyond what we have covered already:

    FACT: Ethereum-based tokens can be traded for Ether on the EtherDelta token exchange. This is useful for trading new tokens from ICOs as soon as they launch.
    Stoked on Ether yet? If not, check out this list of reasons to buy Ether.
    TIP: Ethereum is the system, ether is the token, despite this… most people refer to all of this as ethereum and use the terms ether and ethereum interchangeably.
    DID YOU KNOW? You can actually create your own token right now (via tokenfactory).
    FACT: Ethereum initially launched as an ICO. Meanwhile, many ICOs use the Ethereum network.
    FACT: Ethereum currently uses a Proof of work model of mining, but they are switching over to Poof of Stake. Learn more.
    FACT: Another name for a cryptocurrency is “token.” Ethereum’s native token is called “ether.” Ethereum’s “ether” token trades under the symbol ETH and it is what most people think of when they think of Ethereum. Learn more about ether from ethereum.org.
    TIP: Developers can “fork” off the Ethereum blockchain and create their own tokens (these may have different names in practice, for example KIN). Meanwhile “ethereum classic” is the original ethereum cryptocurrency. Ethereum classic still trades on cryptocurrency exchanges and can be used as cryptocurrency. A new investor probably just wants ETH (Ethereum’s ether) and a digital wallet like MyEtherWallet (or a coinbase account with a built in Ethereum wallet).[8]
    FACT: Ethereum is a popular choice for ICOs due to its capabilities. About 1/2 of ICOs use ether-based coins.