I had 100 ETH just six months ago which I spent $1200 on. That would be worth over $5000 today if I'd held.
I just re-purchased 50 ETH when it was $45. Cost me $2,300 and is an incredibly risky short term investment now, because there very well could be a correction soon where it plummets back down to $15-20. However currently it sits at $51 so I'm up a few hundred as of now. I wasn't going to risk missing the train again IF it just keeps going and eclipses $100 soon.
Even if it plummets short term, I'm confident in Ethereum right now. It is now a mainstream coin sold on the most reputable exchanges like Coinbase. Ether, like Bitcoin, has seen RIDICULOUS gains in a short period of time, but Ether has been the surging coin of 2017 thus far.
Ether is closing in on a $5b market cap, and Bitcoin's is currently $16b. Ether reached a 4b market cap in 1 1/2 years, and it took Bitcoin 4 years to do the same.
Ether's market cap is now 1/3 of Bitcoin's, previously thought to be unheard of as Bitcoin used to totally dominate the crypto market. Over 90% of the money circulating in cryptocurrencies was in Bitcoin a few months ago, that number is now 67%.
In short, here's the difference between the two.
Bitcoin: A de-centralized online currency (the first of it's kind)
Ethereum: A de-centralized developer platform where developers can upload applications without a middle man, AND a cryptocurrency
In other words, there is nostalgia in Bitcoin, but Ethereum can do a lot more. This is why Ether has come out of NOWHERE, only the 2nd coin to reach a 1b market cap and in rapid speed.
Ethereum's mentality is that CURRENCY should be to de-centralization what EMAIL is to THE INTERNET - only a small piece of the puzzle.
@Tenacity curious about your thoughts on this.