Waves ICO though has been one of the successful crowdfunding like ETH and DAO. a lot speculation about it being the first to be used for fiat exchange. check this https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1387944.0
I don't want to say that I told you so , but I did . Bitcoin price increased to 730$ according to preev.com rates : http://preev.com/ and the Marketcap reached 11 billion dollar and it's more than likely going to continue to rise till it reaches the moon ! Bitcoin halving is soon (in 24 days) so if you don't want to be late for the train and make some good profit , It's probably the best time to buy !
some say it will collapse before the halving and that's the time its best to buy. everyone will then be buying just when price goes $450-500. by the time halving starts they say it will go beyond 1kUSD.
It's unlikely to happen unless this was pure manipulation by the Chinese big holders and they will sell to make their profit.
Does anyone know if the mining of BTC will end completely? I know the halving is happening soon, will there be another halving down the line? and another, etc.. ?
I'm still skeptical about Bitcoin because it really isn't backed by anything (unlike traditional currency backed by Government or even private companies and their digital payment systems) and humans are irrational beings. Although, most of you seem to be playing the buy for less sell for more game which involves much speculation; you can get in anytime because even though I'm not sure how Bitcoin values fluctuate, basic understanding tells me it's pretty flat. The more crucial thing to note is when to get out, again you could probably get out any time depending on how much risk your appetite allows.
The mining of BTC will continue until all 21m BTC are mined. And there will be another halving, and another, and another... But as you can see: the halving had already occured and the price didn't rocked or dropped dramatically as expected.
A bitcoin halving orrurs every 210,000 blocks, the 21 million bitcoins are to be in circulation by the year 2140. so in 2020 there will be another reward halving.
I used to buy bitcoins long time ago, then it get lowed a lot and I had to sell all, and lost much money, I do not think I would ever try again and risk the money !! so my advice to you, don't risk your hard earned money on some non stable source of income.
Bitcoin and the age of Cryptocurrency isnt going anywhere and with companies like Microsoft, and Dell, Expedia, etc.... jumping on board sais alot about Bitcoins growth.
I'm sorry to hear that you've lost your money. On the other hand, a lot of people earn with Bitcoin and I believe that in the future Bitcoin will be stable and reliable currency.
All ready BTC price it is pretty stable. He has sometimes some down sides and up sides, but not very often. And if you Trade it every day, you won`t be hurt by it to much