So, as many are well aware, Bitcoin saw a huge rise in 2017, peaking over $20,000 in some regions;
Of course, it would be tremendous to see those kinds of gains again in 2018, but with regulatory pressure coming down hard, bitcoin has in more difficult waters than ever before.
With segwit acceptance increasing, and the advent of the lightning network likely by year end, how does bitcointalk think
BTC will perform this year, and why?

Bitcoin currently still has many opportunities to experience an increase in prices, has begun to see that currently Bitcoin users begin to apply the use of Bitcoin in everyday life. Although a few days ago there was a decline in prices due to the intervention of several countries that do Bitcoin baned regulations. But this does not last long, now we can begin to see the result that there is an increase in volume on the number of market share transactions Bitcoin in the world.