When BTC touched 3000 and ETH broke through 400 yesterday I was on fire going to bed, woke up and coinbase was down. Not gunna lie and say I didn't have a "oh shit" moment haha.
Ups and downs is what makes this all fun and exciting. Also once the end of every week ends and the trading stops, traders turn to coins to keep them busy on the weekend, so it will go right back up!
I agree AND...are there some fairly reliable alternatives for turning USD into BTC so that one is not dependent on Coinbase? It seems Kraken might be one - any others anyone can suggest?
With coinbase I have found it to be the easiest, you can convert any coin, on any system or app to LTC BTC or ETH and transfer over to Coinbase almost instantly it seems, then right into your bank account for a couple bucks. I like it this way personally.
I have seen and heard other ways to save a few dollars on transferring, etc but id rather have instant access.
I use Genesis mining for ETH, will jump into more when contracts open. Coinbase to hold ETH BT LTC and love it here on steemit to earn!