Stability and Sustainability will be the future.

Benchmarking across other products will be important.

Stabilization is not something that can be done artificially. However, greater adoption will make it less volatile as the spread will increase. This is precisely when 'underlying' will be needed with a trustworthy and independent player coming in. That will give the Industry the 'real decentralization'.

The key is to develop more applications and drive adoption. It is inevitable. It is only a matter of time.

Yes. Broader adoption and participation is the key. Technology and how the larger players are benefitted will be the key.

Sorry for a delayed reply. Consolidation and having major market players will definitely stabilize prices. And to do that, large players will have to come in. To mitigate that risk (volatility), underlying will be crucial. I am in complete agreement with you Sir.

What about getting a Tool through which you earn as the prices drop? Would you (in case you feel that the prices are going Southwards steadily) like a tool of that sort that earns you money as and when the price of a Coin goes down?

Thanx. Would you recommend Future Contracts in this domain? I suppose it's a need.

Absolutely. The price is always driven by the market and the Demand: Supply ratios. The point is not to come up with something that regulates the prices artificially but to give more tools to the Community to be more assured of the stability and not merely go by sentiments. That will reduce the vulnerability of prices through 'Pumps and Dumps'.

The key is to continue believing in the power of the technology. The rest is destined Northwards.

Absolutely agreed on both points on one-day performance not being an indicator and the skew could be due to such pumps as well as dumps. The spread will increase with passing times though nowhere am I indicating that BTC will not stay the Leader for a long time to come.

Thank you for your thoughts though they are contrarian. Derivatives were termed as 'tools for mass destruction' by none other than Warren Buffet. However, it is the indiscipline amongst Traders that brings forth this 'destruction'. The best proof is Mr. Buffet's portfolio where a significant chunk is on these instruments. Derivatives are great instruments if used for hedge and disastrous if identified as a tool to 'windfall gains'. A solid Exchange where the calculations are in place ensures that Options never skew the underlying. Crypto is all for technology and the real value is attributed through the usage and use cases but over a period of time, a mature exchange that assures the correct 'Open Interest' driven liquidity in the market will increase participation and increase the Community.

Community development and demand increase through the useful utility of the token will surely help the cause. Marketing will be critical too and the hype needs to be backed with a robust technology and breakthrough business model.

Completely agree that the prices are a factor of Demand/Supply. The point that I intend to make is that each asset has something of an underlying value and more they are defined, better 'Technical Research' can be made on them. That way, 'speculation' will go down and the prices would be less defined by 'sentiments' and the Industry will get more mature. This is purely from the perspective of the Exchange perspective. Derivative instruments will be the way forward to help people to protect their Crypto investments.

Let me have the names of a few. This is a particular area of interest.

A cursory glance at Exchange volumes shows an interesting trend. More coins are part of the top 80% volumes. While the dipping volumes are a concern, this trend of greater inclusiveness is an excellent indicator that the markets are gradually maturing and the Crypto Community is spreading beyond BTC and ETH.

Compliance is the hallmark of the Crypto community. Any other location apart from Malta where there are basic guidelines that have been laid out?

It is a necessity for sure.

There is a vision to identify and understand Open Interest in the sphere as we go along and such scientific tools will bolster the Crypto market and put Cryptos as an alternate investment class.

Absolutely. That is how all markets will mature and sentiments will not be the deciding factor.