Hehe, I guess you are beginning to understand how captivating it is now and why I've spent the last few years glued to the PC because of it. xD

Its truly like the beginning of the internet again, in my opinion.

About Monero, it has a really special tech called ring signature that provides privacy and has been uncracked (so far). There's been some doubts lately about Zcash and Dash providing that same privacy. Of course this means a lot of people might use Monero for illegal things, but that was the biggest usecase for Bitcoin in the beginning as well. :P Always when there is a new tech people will abuse it in the beginning for bad things before the positive uses start to overtake it.

My advice is mostly focused due to its hold around $50 for a long time now and its very limited supply. The anonymity it provides is a big plus and probably something that many will be looking to get into in the future since most blockchains are open-source and public. Time will tell if Ethereum will be able to implement something similar for privacy but so far Monero is leading in that aspect.

Here is for instance a screenshot when you try to check out a Monero's address. :P