I am completely new to crypto (I poked at it a bit in 2010 but unfortunately didn't think it was going anywhere - shows you how much I know!)

I think we are going to have a big year in 2018 - My partner and I started mining in November and we are running a masternode and I'm still very new to all of this BUT it feels like we have another year or so (save for some corrections) before this stabilizes or pops as the case may be. It isn't the very very beginning. There is more talk in the mainstream - my 33 yo son asked ME (his 54yo mother) about crypto the other day! I've had conversations with Lyft drivers half my age that are really interested in how it all works.

I think if you get in now you are in good shape.. as the mainstream is flooding in this coming year (at least that is my guess based on the amount of questions I'm getting lately about cryptocurrency and blockchain)