Its official.... Time to slow down the Etherium Bull run and avoid a big fall of the cliff. ;) 
![EthArticle.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmb4Q563H7NyYNoM4RFrbn2dQWExmC4xTV4escKPd77F11/EthArticle.png)

I was watching the value of Etherium rise rapidly today, and noticed that it seemed like a lot of people were selling various Altcoins bring values down on some that had recently had big increases recently. 

(Edit: I just got wind of the CASPER update happening on the Etherium Blockchain! That is probably a lot more of a solid reason for Ether currently going on a run upwards! See more here: https://www.finder.com.au/ethereum-price-what-casper-update-means )

This got me pondering WHY it was happening. Thats when I discovered that many crypto crew have been watching the ETX Etherium Hardfork project that was due to split from Etherium on January 19th 2018. When they do a Hardfork, it means you get your current Etherium replicated in the new ETZ. 

So as you could imagine, this becomes a mighty tasty opportunity for the gold rushers out there looking for a quick buck! Strategy? Sell all your Altcoins and convert your resources back to pure Etherium and wait for ETZ to take a snapshot of Ether accounts to replicate. Then once you get your new set of coins from ETZ, you can then convert your original ETH back into the Altcoins you want to invest in, and hopefully make a good $ of the new ETZ you just scored essentially for free!

Now, please note that I am incredibly fresh to the crypto scene, and none of this is said as truth, but rather just my efforts to understand a very facinating emerging market! 

But it is official that ETZ have cancelled there Hard Fork! 
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2607526.0
(You can also check in their Telegram group and it says the same)

So it is safe to now go back to supporting your choice of ICO that you feel is worth succeeding in 2018! My choices are ETHLend and DENT Wireless. ;) Get on it! :D 

Ps. If anyone knows something I dont, or has a correction to the above comments etc, PLEASE do comment below and let me know. As I said, I am researching and learning every day and am keen to make sure I get it right! :D 

What are you favourite Altcoins for 1st Qtr 2018?