Decentralized systems with skillfully created architecture don’t work well with a small number of participants. If there are a large number of nodes and network participants, then the reliability of such systems only increases. Existing problems with Bitcoin are caused by its small distribution and the possibility of large players to carry out manipulations.

The decrease in the bandwidth of the Bitcoin network in early December 2018 is most likely due to the shutdown of equipment by many miners due to a decrease in profit. This is a temporary phenomenon, because the complexity of mining Bitcoin adapts to the overall hashrate of the network and decreases over time. The transaction will not disappear anywhere, and sooner or later it will be included in the blockchain.

Mining in space is a good semi-fantastic idea in the case of the start of the functioning of the settlements on the Moon or Mars. Solar panels will produce electricity for heaters in the form of supercomputers, which will mine coins during idle times.

The game has already ended several times and started the same way again for bitcoin. Only the time intervals that it took to fall or take off differed, as well as the new heights that bitcoin had reached during its entire existence.

Bitcoin mining doesn’t have a negative impact on the environment. Equipment manufacturers can harm nature when producing electronic components. Mining is the consumption of electricity, which if it is not used by miners, will simply disappear.

I think that the main thing in cryptocurrencies, the main one of which is Bitcoin, is decentralization and the desire of people to get a real independent, reliable modern means of payment.

I am sure that cryptocurrencies will be even more developed and valued than they were at the end of 2017. This process is similar to what happened with the Internet - rapid growth and attraction of investments, then recession and stable growth to sizes much larger than it was at the dawn of its development and first rush.

There would be no growth in the cryptocurrency rate in 2017 without ICO. Also, without a large amount of fraud in the ICO market, there would not be such a fall in the capitalization of the cryptocurrency market in 2018. When people become more aware of the scammers, and they will be punished for the deception, the market will stabilize and begin to grow again.

This is statistically valid data. More than 80-85% of all ICOs are carried out with tokens issued on Ethereum platform. This is a reliable blockchain platform, which is constantly evolving. Therefore, I believe in the future growth of Ether as a cryptocurrency.

It seems to me that bitcoins are more reliable coins for investments than most altcoins. Nevertheless, it is better to keep part of the funds in bitcoins, partly in dollars, as well as other reliable currencies and assets.

ICO is only a way to raise funds for the development of any projects. Their reliability depends on the team that develops the project. ICO, as a tool for raising funds, will exist and develop - this is undoubtedly.

EOS project is very centralized, only holders of large amounts of EOS have a real opportunity to influence the development of the project. Despite successful ICO with more than 4 billion dollars raised, as well as statements by developers and mass media about the crushing victory of EOS over Ethereum, this has not happened yet.

It seems to me that sooner or later the prices for basic cryptocurrencies will start to rise. Bitcoin, Ether, Monero and other coins that have a solid basis for growth will give huge profit. But no one knows when this growth begins. Probably, the winner will be the one who has the time and opportunity to wait for a new price increase.

After a series of unsuccessful orders, it seems to me that the main rule in short-term trading is to get only minimal profit from each transaction, without wanting to set a higher percentage. My trades are usually unsuccessful if orders are overpriced.

I agree with you, most of the existing digital coins have no real value. Some of them were originally created as frauds, some are unsuccessful projects. The cryptocurrency market should be cleared of them.

There are many different coins, most of which have little real value. They cannot be exchanged not only for fiat money, but also for other cryptocurrencies. Most of the coins and tokens are likely to remain unadapted for widespread use.

The dishonesty and postponement of bounty campaigns indicate problems with the development of the project. Therefore, it is worth exploring in more detail its perspectives, and perhaps abandoning support of unreliable team.

I’m sure that the best times for cryptocurrency have not yet come. In 2017, there was a peak of capitalization and cost of some cryptocurrencies, but their popularity was still very low. When cryptocurrencies will be increasingly used in the world, their price will increase significantly more.

The last drop in prices for most cryptocurrencies was largely due to the manipulations of those behind Bitcoin Cash. The negative impact of such hardforks is already the second time and indicates the low value of these coins, which are used for Bitcoin attacks and other manipulations.

For mining coins with the Ethash algorithm, the main thing is memory performance. GPU kernel gives a small gain of the hashrate, so if on the RX550 you have good memory, it is quite possible to reach 12 mh/s.