Investment vs Speculation (ICOs, Lending, Staking, Cloud Mining)

With the current surge of new coins, ICOs, & the rising success of lending platforms, like BitConnect, RegalCoin etc.
The temptation to take a dive into the speculative high risk high reward “investment” zone, beckons me intensely. Some may even call these shady projects.

However, I feel that in order to be a well-rounded investor, one must be willing to take on some extreme risk, though calculated to a certain extent.
Contrary to popular belief of traditional thinking investors, I feel that having a number of highly speculative cryptos is essential to one's survivor in this phenomenally unpredictable & volatile market.
So, how does one minimise the risk of losing everything, while playing with fire, you ask?
Well, you have to first build a foundation of a good percentage of your portfolio with solid coins & projects. So that, in the event of things going terribly south, you'll have this solid foundation to keep the overall support intact.

Having said that, be aware that sometimes, even solid projects can fold.
Moreover, do bear in mind that my version of calculated risk vs yours may vary to a large degree.
My current strategy is allocating 50% to the “blue chip” cryptos & letting the other 50% fight the bloodied battles of the greater unknown, aka super speculative projects or schemes. After all, no risk no goodies!

With the obvious volatility in the crypto space, there lies a vast array of opportunities to make insane gains to add onto your wealth nest, whenever profit taking ripens. Therefore, by not tapping into the risky side of this venture, we are not fully maximising the possibilities & chances that lie within this sphere.

Here’s a list of my top “solid projects”. (none of each have more than 20% of my total sum)
NEO, OMG, TenX, BTC, ETH, LITE, STRAT, LSK, XRP, QTUM, CVC

And here’s the list of my current exciting & highly speculative projects with ref links attached, in case you may be interested to take a chance on some of them too. (none of each have more than 10% of my total sum)

**Risky cloud mining & lending platforms:
CLOUD MINING with super high returns:

CoinMin (ROI 0.36-0.52% Hourly)
https://coinmin.io/?ref=kostar8

DREAM HASH (ROI 9-12% Daily)
https://dreamhash.com/?ref=kostarpunch

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**Trading Bot & Lending platform
LASER Online (ROI 12% Daily)
https://laser.online/?referrer=kostar8

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SALT Lending Platform (A system that allows you to take Loans, using your Cryptos as collateral)
https://membership.saltlending.com/register?r=vFyq7

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**High Risk ICOs // Lending & staking platforms:

BINARY COIN
https://wallet.binarycoin.io/#/login/sign-up/a29zdGFyOEB5YWhvby5jb20=

ETH CONNECT
https://ethconnect.net/ref/kostar8

GRX - GOLD REWARD:
https://goldreward.io/join/kostar8

HEXTRA COIN:
https://hextracoin.co/register?referrer=kostar8

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ZERO risk opps **FREE TO JOIN & FREE COINS:

UTN ICO, Free 50 tokens upon sign up
https://check.universa.io/-gsgAts#

SPHERE (new social media platform ICO) Sign up for 100 free SAT tokens
https://sphere.social/?ref_code=5309-53aa68b4

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**FREE Mining platform:
MinerGate.. Mines ETH, Monero, Aeon etc..
https://minergate.com/a/87abc04ec84955f8d8caff3c

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I will be adding more to the list when things start to evolve & progress, as I've only been in this space for 3 months & still fine-tuning my investing/trading strategies.

May we have a fruitful month ahead! - Your Crypto Ninja Tron!

NOTE: This is not financial advise, just sharing my thoughts & personal opinions