Yes, at the end of 2017 there was a huge HYIP on cryptocurrencies and prices soared very high, so it is not surprising that this year there was a recession. It is not known how long this will continue, but if we want to be successful in this industry, then we must remain here and believe until the end in crypto-currencies.
It was something like that, but I could not call 2018 the year of correction. The correction simply cannot last for many months. It was a period of stagnation as perssimist say, and the optimists will call it the stabilization.
In my opinion, we can no doubt call it the year of correction because the market is down and it has natural tendencies to get back to the point of equilibrium so yes this year has been a recovery period.