Although the beginning of 2019 took crypto to dizzy Highs, results of the past year cooled crypto optimists.

What happened? Will cryptocurrencies get out of the woods in the foreseeable future?

A strong movement is always followed by a lull. I still believe that the market will return to Highs it had tested before. The question is, however, if Bitcoin would drive all other coins as it used to during the Crypto Rise 2017–2018.

Some crypto projects avail the ongoing pause in order to enhance their technology. I expect that the near future can award their efforts.

Expectations

What do the top experts expect for crypto now? Let us turn to their statements and evaluations.

Tim Draper, a popular crypto enthusiast says: by 2021, everyone would pay for their coffee with Bitcoins.

The US research company Fundstrat Global Advisors is predicting a surge of crypto in 2019.

- Dan Morehead, founder of Pantera Capital no longer worries about the future of the blockchain technology, as he did during the fall of the market in 2014 and 2015.

Michael Novogratz, founder and CEO of the investment company, believes in growth of Bitcoin.

Changpeng Zhao, Binance CEO, is optimistic about the future of the cryptomarket.

Adena Friedman, President of NASDAQ, expects two possible ways for crypto. It will find practical application in the economy either will not receive a common recognition.

Whereas some enthusiasts believe the digital assets would thrive in the techno world, another part of experts is putting hopes on institutional investors. Which approach would turn out to be true? In the meantime, we realize that sooner or later crypto will gain new Highs. Let’s just get prepared.

Which currencies to invest?

We’ve selected a few coins that promise to rise throughout the current year.

BTC

Bitcoin shapes the crypto world and leads all digital coins. No matter how market feels in general, BTC acceptance rate is still growing. As it becomes more universal and symbolizes all existing coins, the demand in Bitcoin will always sustain. Though at times it may underperform against a short-term frenzy around some coin, strategically its arrowhead is always looking upward.

Outlook for 2019: Many forecasts believe BTC to hit $20 000 throughout the current year. Upon that, the general sentiment on Bitcoin is at least controversial. If crypto is to rise in 2019, the master coin will not avoid success.

Where to buy: Bitcoin is available with all crypto-related platforms that provide a buying feature.

IOTA

IOTA is short for the Internet of Things.

Instead of the blockchain, IOTA is based on Tangle technology (utilizing distributed ledger but without blocks), which allows for zero fees and infinite scalability. The innovative concept behind IOTA is the possibility to make a device-to-device transaction without human mediation. IOTA eliminated the need for miners by making each device responsible for processing its own transaction.

Thanks to a great potential of the Tangle technology (that is competing the blockchain itself now) along with the impressive market cap, some experts anticipate the coin to perform very well.

Outlook for 2019: Optimistic forecasts are in favor $4–5 by the end of the year. At the same time, some crypto enthusiasts such as J. McAfee see IOTA rate to keep 10% growth per year (currently $0.28).

Where to buy: Binance, Cointree, Huobi etc.

XRP

XRP is the native currency of the global settlement Ripple ecosystem.

The second highest market cap (in the crypto world) and collaboration of the Ripple network with plenty of financial institutions (including the Japanese government) make this currency one of the most promising for investors. Many crypto projects yearn to find from institutions today whereas Ripple company already has it in place.

The Ripple exchange system is configured so that makes currencies mutually convertible on condition they can be exchanged for XRP.

Outlook for 2019: According to a popular expectation, XRP will triple its value or even reach $3–5 by the end of the 2019 year (as of now $0.31). Some bullish projections believe it would reach $20 per 1 coin.

Where to buy: Freewallet, Kraken, Bittrex etc.

DASH

The coin has been gradually growing since Nov 2018 which makes it very different from the vast majority of cryptos. With its #16 Market Rank, Dash is still among favorite choices of crypto optimists. Among unique benefits of the coin, we can list the possibility to utilize it for off-line transactions, its InstantSend feature and an unparalleled system of nodes.

You can send this coin and remain completely anonymous. The Dash network is running the system of MasterNodes. The latter adds more features and services improving and expediting the sending process.

Outlook for 2019: In terms of technical analysis, it is expected to almost double its current value and reach $150. (Currently, it is around $80).

Where to buy: Bitfinex, Kraken, HitBTC etc.

As the market is sagging we still have some time to make our own research which can even be extended to reserves. Check out the above expectations in regards to one of the best performing coins and add them to the information from other trusted sources.

Be on the right way when bulls come!