This year ETH will grow strongly, but for ETH to be able to surpass ATH 2018 is very difficult this year. We need to wait longer and have more investors to enter this market, then the price of ETH can continue to go up and create a new ATH.
Agree. It may take a long time before ETH hits a new ATH across the crypto market. But rest assured that the BTC halving combined with ETH's PoS upgrade will produce a slight increase in price for the world's second-largest cryptocurrency in market cap. This is more of a long-term investment than anything else. If devs decide to delay the PoS upgrade further, then I believe this is year will be quite a disappointing one for avid crypto investors and enthusiasts. After all, ETH's competitors are way ahead of the game. ETH may be decentralized and censorship-resistant, but mainstream businesses and companies are looking for scalable blockchain platforms than anything else. Delaying the upgrade this year will only make matters worse for the mainstream adoption of Ethereum.
Of course, no one knows what will happen in the future. This is just pure speculation based on rumors that ETH will upgrade to a PoS blockchain soon. If it does happen this year, then it'll be the biggest one for ETH yet. Otherwise, 2020 will be another year full of promises by ETH's developers leaving many in suspense and desperation. The longer ETH takes to adopt PoS consensus, the lesser people will be interested in acquiring and using the cryptocurrency for their own benefit. Besides, blockchain platforms like Tron and EOS are faster and cheaper than Ethereum for smart contracts. Tron is widely compatible with Ethereum smart contracts, making migration a quick and easy process. Maybe dApp developers will decide to switch to another chain if they find Ethereum too expensive and slow to deal with? Whatever happens, it won't be good for the mainstream adoption of the world's second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.
Nonetheless, I have high hopes that this year will become the biggest one for ETH yet. As the market pressures, the ETH dev team will have no choice but to make ETH more scalable for the whole world to enjoy. The more interesting part of all this is Bitcoin's halving. Once that happens, ETH and other cryptocurrencies' price across the market will soar like never before. But for ETH to retain its value (and stay ahead in the competition), it must adopt a scalable solution as quickly as possible before it's too late. Just my opinion