At first, one has to bootstrap a whole blockchain network before he could create a cryptocurrency or ICO. And creating, securing and maintaining a blockchain network from scratch is very hard. But Vitalik Buterin, cofounder of ethereum made ethereum in a way that one can create a blockchain application on top of it without actually having to bootstrap a blockchain network himself. Thereby making it easier to develop your own cryptocurrency or ICO. Do you think this has contributed to the many scammed projects we see today, since one does not need to work hard from scratch and also considering the fact that most of the ICOs are built on the Ethereum blockchain?

Bitcoin is the mainstream choice with the highest market capitalization and undeniably, the most popular one. It is essentially digital money and the future of how payment should be made.

Ethereum is a blockchain platform that has smart contracts that can be built on top of it.

These two is a very different platform. But which do you think will be more valuable in the future? Bitcoin or Ethereum?

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Since prices now dropped for all the cryptos, would it be a good time to invest in ethereum? Or better to focus on other promising cryptos?

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.

We experience a long drought of crypto's, waiting for many months at our crypto coins to bounce back again after a series of dips at the market. I truly believe at my invested altcoins that all of my trust and patience will be so much worthy soon because i know altcoins will recover and will rise high again.

i saw different recommended article in google about bitcoin that it will hit $50,000 in the end of 2018
as of now there are a lot of prediction about price some say it could hit more than that and in 2020 more than $1,000,000
in 2020 there a possibility of sudden price jump again because of the next halving but we are still not sure if it could hit more than $1,000,000
in my observation when price start to drop there a lot of bad news that will discourage and make panic to the holder as of now i dont see any bad news about bitcoin like getting ban or something all i see now is price prediction that will encourage new to bitcoin to invest more and the current investor to HODL .
my question is do you think this is the start of the price rise until the end of this year before it reach the expected price of $50,000 ?

Only no one wants to accept cryptocurrency.Governments and banks prevent this.And I doubt that in the next decade cryptocurrencies will be able to displace Fiat.

I see a lot of bad news about crypto this year starting from hackers, scams, and fraud. can crypto be believed to be a safe investment? I am not sure if this continues to occur in Crypto.