OH My, How The Cryptocurrency Markets Have Changed.
Last year I predicted that Bitcoin would rise by 100% in 2017 and hit a new All Time High of $1815. Bwahahaha, I was off by a little. At least I said I was being conservative with my numbers. The top ten cryptos have changed much more than I could have imagined.
Below is a Snapshot of the Crypto Markets in Late December 2017. Red Lines Mean They are No Longer in the Top Ten.
Here is my article, "My 2017 Bitcoin and Crypto Currency Predictions."
Look at the Dec 31 2017 Market Cap Growth of Some of the Top 10 I Wrote About Last Year.
Bitcoin $224.5 Billion from $15.5 Billion - 14.5X
Monero $5.3 Billion from $189.3 Million - 28X
Ethereum $70.9 Billion from $693 Million - 102X
Steem $692.7 Million from $38.7 Million - 18X
Dash $7.94 Billion from $78.4 Million - 101X
ZCash $1.4 Billion from $16.5 Million - 85X
Ripple $92 Billion from $233.7 Million - 393X
Litecoin $12.1 Billion from $213 Million - 57X
CryptoCurrency Market Predictions for 2018.
Below are the Top 10 Cryptos based on total market cap from Coin Market Cap. What stands out to me is how different it looks from last years Top 10 at this time. Gone are Monero, Ethereum Classic, Maidsafe, Augur and Steem. We welcome Bitcoin Cash, Cardano, IOTA, NEM and Stellar.
My Top 10 CryptoCurrencies in Market Cap for December 31 2018.
- Bitcoin - $55K or 4.25X. $935 Billion
- EOS- $800 or 100X. $800 Billion
- Bitcoin Cash - $30k or 12X. $510 Billion
- Cardano - $10 or 14X. $260 Billion
- VeChain - $250 or 113X. $216 Billion
- Litecoin - $1500 or 7X. $82.5 Billion
- Omisego - $500 or 25X. $51.1 Billion
- Monero - $3000 or 9X. $46.6 Billion
- Verge - $3 or 15X. $43.5 Billion
- Dash - $3000 or 3X. $23.4 Billion
OMG Randy Where Did Ethereum and Ripple Go?
I am one who believes that technology constantly evolves. My personal belief is that EOS will supplant Ethereum by the end of 2018 as the smart contract platform. My guess is that Ethereum will still be in the top 20. Ripple looks like it might be listed on Coinbase so it could rocket but I don't trust that centralized, non-crypto Swift replacement. I wish they would just de-list it from crypto exchanges and punt it back to Wall St. where it belongs.
My Favorite CryptoCurrency Sector for 2018.
Lending is going to be hot in 2018. SALT and ETHLend are my favorites, "2 Crypto Lending Tokens That Could Explode to the Upside in 2018." I was made aware of Ripio Credit Network as well.
The Technology That Will Catch Everyone Off Guard.
I believe DAG (Direct Acyclic Graph) or Blocktree will be a hot ticket in 2018. My favorite is GULD which is a project by one of the Bitcoin OG's Ira Miller. The project is not available on the open market yet but follow me for more information. The word on the street is that Ira will make a big announcement at the upcoming Panama Glass Conference February 22-25. It is a conference about transparency in Panama. Guld is a sponsor.
I am Still a Crypto Bull as You Can Tell.
The Crypto market still is like a feral horse. Wild and difficult to tame. 2017 showed us that the CryptoCurrency markets are quite resilient and love to bounce back after bad news. I am hoping 2018 goes more smoothly than 2017. We will also see plenty of regulation in 2018. This could slow the markets considerably but I am not worried. I remember the days when I was happy with tiny gains.
Happy New Years Everyone! Remember this is not financial advice, just my personal opinion.
Thanks a lot for sharing this incredible info with us. I just wish i bought EOS earlier but it is never too late. Have a happy year and may the cryptos be in your favour.
Hello , you think Eth even with sharding and anon plus Pos is not going to do so well 2018? I hope your predictions for the others hold true or surpasses. HODL most of them and SUP
ETH will do fine but I am betting that it falls out of the top 10.
Thank you very much
I am glad I found you article
I am interested in the bitcoin coin
I will definitely buy a few and make an exodus wallet too
It seems to be a very good useful coin..happy new year
Thanks again@HILARSKI
2018 will be the crypto year and bitcoin volume up. Happy new year 2018!
Hello @hilarski,
Extraordinary good analysis. Never heard about GULD before. ATleast 90% of your prediction will come true in next year. I STEEM will be in top 10 as well. Happy new year too.
~@mywhale
I've never heard of guld either. I love stumbling onto projects out of the blue like this. :)
Wow, great.There will be a lot of action coming in the next few months. I hope that it makes it to the top 20 again and stays their where I think it belongs.
great stuff @hilarski! thanks for sharing this informative post mate! very very useful! will definitely take your advice on SALT and ETHLend! I wish you the best for 2018! un abrazo desde España amigo!!!! :)
HAPPY NEW YEAR @HILARSKI
and hope ur predictions are true for 2018 and also we follow u which u preffer coin we hold that and not forget ur personal opinion
this interesting, EOS has just was born. but can run. prediction you make me excited. might be bright for everyone. for me steemit has been a window for digital currency. thanks for sharing Sir.
Happy New Year. Wish you all a Cryptophilic 2018 :D
Cryptophilic 2018 LOL Love it
I am also turned to be a firm believer in crypto just because of you.
I like your analysis. It will be interesting to see what blind sides us this next year!
I really, for the life of me, can't figure out why Steem isn't performing better than it is, especially relative to the competition. There will be a lot of action coming in the next few months. I hope that it makes it to the top 20 again and stays their where I think it belongs.
Steem looks like it will be a niche token. I don't think SMT's will bring it back. Too many technologies that can supplant it.
Nice work @hilarski. That was interesting seeing your comment on Ripple, I have not heard it explained that way. I think the innovations this coming year and beyond are going to come fast and furious, along with a lot of volatility, both good and bad for crypto bulls like you and I. I am curious to see potential takeovers, mergers, in the crypto scene by outside investment and by the cryptos themselves. Maybe it is too soon for that, but in this sector just about anything is in play. Thanks for the fresh thoughts I will take them to heart, Happy New Year!
I disagree, there's no blockchain that can scale better than Steem right now and it's designed for social media. Any site that wants to do what Steemit is doing is going to use SMT.
So you think social media is well represented by all the whale flagging wars? You think social media is well represented by a system where 90% of value is owned by less than 1% of the accounts? You think social media is well represented by a system where the relatively rich in Stake Whales, get to go around and flag opinions they don't like?
You are relatively new on Steemit. You will learn. And your learning will inform you that steemit.com and STEEM have too may inherent issues to ever be a top 20 coin again.
Totally agreed on the assessment for STEEM. An interesting niche. Too little attention paid to resolving the whale flagging wars. And the huge ninja pre-mine hurts the credibility o the founding team. STEEM will sink to below 70 on CMC by the end of 2018. Might still make it to $10; but it will below 70 on CMC even if it does make it to $10
Are you optimistic about STEEM in 2018 then @hilarski ? whats exactly the potential impact of SMT if you dont mind clarifying please? thanks mate
Top 100 coin, that is still good but far from what it could be.
thanks mate!
I am very optimistic in steemit's 2018 for sure. The trading dynamic is almost built more on the screwing up by international politicians than the countless merits of hopping on board a blockchain based currency. An economic recovery will slow down this momentum a little, but I think the seepage of people leaving the social networks has started and it's only a short matter of time before they panic, as they should. Maybe they go out buy a platform like steemit for a price that can't be refused. Being a decentralized chain I am almost confused at how that would work.
great point @cryptkeeper17 ! thanks mate ;)
Absolutely loved the back and forth @albertoyago. I too am curious of people's thoughts on these topics so I am glad I was able hear a bit of yours. Happy New Year sir, best of luck in the coming 2018!
Thanks a lot @cryptkeeper17 ! Happy 2018 man! :)
oh my god why u not mention steem in top 10 for 2018 hilarski sir do u not think the steem will not include in this list in next whole year
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No, maybe in the Top 100.
Crypto is changing my world, and many others!
Will remind you on this in 12 months, I think EOS will not be that high but I hope IOTA. Happy new Year
Great predictions..I firmly believe that the markets will have at least a 10x next year meaning that we will be at the minimum level of 5 trillion by the year end with the top end of range being around 10 trillion.
That would be amazing!
@kouba01 hope you are right in your thoughts mate! We all will benefit extraordinarily from it! wish a bright 2018 for us all! :)
Not bad indicators. Really this year there was a lot of everything but more good with Crypto currency than bad. With the Coming New Year !!!
I also believe that EOS will be big winner in 2018.
so far EOS gave me a 500% return! do you still there is room for growth?
Absolutely. But in every investment there is risk, so you have to manage your risk.
Wish your happy new year 2018
this is very important information CryptoCurrency Market Predictions for 2018
Thanks @hilarski
happy new year to you also @goldcoin! greetings from Spain mate! :)
Excellent Market Cap Predictions of CryptoCurrencies. Great Update sir.
Resteem
Good analysis. I think for all indicators the new year will be even better. Happy New Year !!!
Dear @hilarski Your prediction seems very interesting on cryptocurrency 2018. I'm totally agree with you except Ripple. This coin is already at $3. So will it remain constant here....?
All the very best for your great work in 2017. And I wish a very blessed Happy New Year - 2018.
Ripple is not a Crypto therefore I do not support it.
Crazy looking at last years prices.
Congratulations @hilarski
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Exceptional market review & prediction. Thank you...!!!
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sbd will rock or not sir : )
your crypto prediction is on point
It is not supposed to. It is meant to be pegged to $1 USD.
Two more tokens that will change the history in 2018. Valuable prediction from a genius predictor. Happy new year~
hopefully 2018 will be the best year for bitcoin. It should be a bitcoin-related rule can be done wisely, see the development of the world of crypto more interesting. thanks for sharing bitcoin related information. I understand. hopefully 2018 steemit growing.
Emmm quite interesting aspect of market you shared with us today. This thing will definitely help me where should i invest. By the way you always give us some sensible advice and you never made us disappoint with your analysis for which you deserve #massive Respect :) @hilarski
Thanks for making the picture clear for 2018. Now i can invest in all those coins you mentioned for 2018. I always consider your personal advice to serious level :)
Thanks for making us aware of everything you did for us in 2017. Hope so you would continue this beautiful journey in 2018 as well.
My support is always with you, Keep writing such posts.
Don't forget to rock the party as 2018 is just arriving
Happy New Year to you too :)
Either, cryptos will skyrocket as mass adoption starts
... or, it is time to grab your guns, ground and grub. (meaning, full on, overt police state in The USSA.)
I am hoping for the crytos. Because that leads to a much better world. And going from 1-2% adoption to about 12% adoption means everything, including shit coins, will go to the moon.
I agree that crypto-lending is the biggest upcoming sector. It is fraught with dangers and bears and bear traps, but the ones who actually get it working will bring about the greatest change since the introduction of bitcoin.
simply get ethlend yesterday from kucoin! truly need to get salt, yet it's very pricy as of now. Also, glad new year ! 2018 will be so amazing!
And dont forget Lisk,Lisk will boom after rebranding,i see Lisk 100/200$ usd by the end of 2018,look at the qtum,similar but Lisk will be for mobile apps,happy new year :D :D :D
I agree it will boom. I have been backing up the truck. Maybe top 20.
How many transactions a day does Lisk currently do?
If LISK is gonna get boom, then i am going to die soon :P :D :D @hilarski
One of my favorites is Fun Fair at 10 cents, up 85% in a day.
I am making a pile with FunFair as well.
Great!
A lot to swallow, but I like your point of view.
You are right it is not financial advice.
Completely forgot about EOS, sleeping giant.
2018 is the year to stay informed and grow your portfolio in crypto.
Thanks
Keep on steemit
Great analysis Randy! I always enjoy your articles. I am curious what your precious metal outlook is for the coming year? Do you have any predictions on that for 2018?
I am a Silver Bull. Gold not so much.
GoldSilver ratio suggests Silver is under valued. But you already knew that, as a silver bull.
I am glad to see Bitcoin and EOS on the top 2 spot, which will make me very rich.
@hilarski, another great post, wish you all the best in 2018.
HAPPY NEW YEAR MY DEAR SIR @HILARSKI . HAVE A NICE DAY.
Excellent just excellent analysis. Happy 2018 with lots of fun.
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From all the altcoins mentioned, I can see with sadness that Steem had the lowest growth. I hope that it will perform much better in 2018, especially with the introduction of SMTs. We are living interesting times!
I also hope STEEM performs much better in 2018 @mejustandrew ! Im optimistic about its future! whats the impact of SMT exactly?
I can't say for sure and I guess nobody can say this exactly, but I tend to think it will be pretty big, hopefully over 50% growth :))
Resteemed as always! I 100% am I believer in EOS and couldn't agree more with that taking over ETH. Should be interesting to see what happens with VEN when they rebrand ;)
DBET & Flash predictions?
DBET top 50 Flash Top 150.
Hmmm....very bullish on EOS - I am still looking carefully at that one. A bit different than my list: https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@coolhandcanuck/update-on-coins-to-watch-into-2018-and-new-additions
nice to see ur top ten crypto and i also mostly hold these and i hope these will be the always most best
happy new year 2
Happy New Year @hilarski and I just wanted to post this on the last day of 2017.........FLASH 2000 tokens that I received from you are currently worth $48.97........ .0244 price per token.
Thank you for the Gift I am Grateful.....
Thanks for the information sir. it is great post .
100% like and resteem
Cardano and Verge will be the most profitable ones. I believe in them
Good article !! Vote UP
I am also a Cardano bull, I am watching it since it was on 20'th place. I don't know how much more than this can it advance, because it just reached 5'th place which is completely huge for a coin of only 3 months old!
It has a good project and great directors. The greatest advantage is the popularity of its origin, that is Asia !!