Advice, tips, speculation please.
Bro how are you asking for advice if you have got 12 BTC and you are Full Member?

You should have known it before

Well, my advice would be keeping your Bitcoins for next 3-4 months, and there you ll see what's going on then you can get benefit of it.
If he likes to play with ICOs, I will advice not using more than 1-2 btc. It will just keep you active on the space while waiting. During the waiting you can do the research also with the ICOs while you invest.