Great comparison of 2016 vs. 2017. But I think the difference between 2017 and 2018 would be much less.
We are on different side. I think it would be the other way but I don't have a solid principle that would justify this. It's more on faith. With that, may I know why do you say so?
I also think that difference will be similar or even bigger between 2017 and 2018, because between 2016-2017 mostly ordinary people started to invest in cryptocurrencies. I expect "big players" (financial institutions) to join soon...