2018 is not a profitable year for almost all Crypto enthusiasts. Though there's an increase in adoption of blockchain technology but almost all crypto assets have lost close to 90% of their all time high and there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. In some weeks now, we will say goodbye to 2018 and the hope of market recovery will now cling to 2019. Though am not trying to be pessimistic but what if nothing change in 2019, what if the bear market continues unabated, will it be the end or sign of the end for Cryptocurrency because I don't think many will still continue to retain their hope if nothing positive happens at least for the first quarter of 2019.
The problem we have right now is the average, well-meaning person out there has never heard of bitcoin, never mind cryptocurrencies in general.
The govs and corps will not allow the topic to enter the minds of the masses until they have their own solutions in place and ready to go. Even then, the average person will gravitate towards gov and corp sponsored cryptos because they will be 'safer' according to their makers/sponsors. And the govs and corps have no problem stealing the best open source software and incorporating it into their offerings. Add in the fact they can print fiat at will to implement the glitziest, money-losing campaigns ever to attract the deluded eyeballs of the masses, it's likely to be known as another phase in the transition to electronic money whereas early on, the general public started to modestly adopt cryptos but tended to gravitate towards the buggy, inefficient, spyware ridden corp and gov offerings before wising up some years later.
The controllers often do telegraph their intentions, but usually way ahead of time, so when the fateful moments arrive, they seem like random events.
The best option for us early adopters is to realize we are playing an important role in monetary history and to fulfill that role, we must spread the word one individual at a time and maintain that course until the dam of 'faith' cracks on the fiat world. It's time to start pointing out the hypocrisy of policies designed to slow the adoption of electronic money by the general public.
For example: listing the US and China in with a bunch of other third world countries prevented from participating in the crypto boom is one of the BIGGEST hypocrisies going. It's so in your face, the only reason it even flies is because of the current, super-low adoption rate world-wide. In fact, the adoption rate is much higher with young people so they will just see this as another class warfare thing imposed on them as punishment for being alive and wanting out from their conscription. In effect, the policy slams the door on individual wealth and freedom through crypto in the US and China, but simultaneously ensures only Wall Street can steal from US citizens.
Accumulate, hold, stay involved,
spread the word, focus on freedom and privacy, and enjoy life in the moment too, you won't regret it.