Of course without doubt there will be gains this year too, due to high demand and new user's and entering the crypto market which makes the prices to shoot high, so it is better to invest now on cryptos, bitcoins will helps get huge returns whereas altcoins will get good returns in the long run as there is a steady increase in the altcoin market. It is quite natural in any financial market for a hike and drop in the market and normally investors invest when there price is low and sell them when there is a hike in the market which gets them good profits.
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As more and more people and money come into the space, there's no doubt that 2018 will continue to show a steady increase in altcoin price movements. It wouldn't surprise me whatosever if that includes both the great projects and the not-so great projects, too. Noobs to the space will still be affected by pumps / seeing green for FOMO and will acquire assets with little utility or true LT potential. Many people will get burned on those til they figure out the need to only go long on projects with great teams, attainable project goals, engaged communities and funding that'll last / to support through development, launch and into the 1st couple of years of a finished product. EOS has set themselves apart from the crowd with the way they've gone about their ICO; kudos to them. They've got their financing sorted for the rest of their existence, by the looks of it.
Many of you no doubt listen often to Andreas Antonopoulous, right? He's spoken of something I think we should all bear in mind. Each and every year, from here on out, somewhere out there in the world, there'll be somebody who sees a problem in the way something is done in her / his community. It could be a 15 yr old kid, for all we know. A spark will light in their heads and they'll start to work on something that will then potentially lead to a change in the way industry / business works in our world using this technology. And for as long as there is a developer working on that project (or ANY project for that matter), it will continue to exist... no matter what the markets value it on any given day.
So I take this to mean, that even if we think we "missed the boat" with many possible gains in 2017 with all of these projects, that quite likely every year for the rest of our lives, something new might come out that'll give us a chance to "get in early" and lead us to where we've always dreamed of being. Keep your eyes and ears to the ground. Read and listen more than we speak and we'll find those diamonds in the rough.
Here's to a great future for us all involved in this space. Just don't ever forget to help those in need when we're each able. Become a mentor to others once you've figured it all out and life will be that much sweeter.