If you want to invest in Ether, it should be with the belief that the Ethereum project will succeed and will play a major role in technology and industry in the future. The more the Ethereum blockchain will be used to create smart contracts and decentralized apps (or dapps), the more the price of ether should increase. Some exciting dapps are being built on the Ethereum blockchain, such as AKASHA, a promising next generation social media network.