How to earn money with cryptocurrency in 2018

The most popular ways to make money with cryptocurrency: trading, mining and investing. Let’s consider their relevance in 2018 and talk about other interesting options for earning in the crypto industry.
Mining
Today mining still lets you to earn big money. But its rate of return is falling rapidly. The reasons for this are the increasing prices of equipment and electricity, complexity of coin mining. During the first half of June, bitcoin mining profitability fell by an average of 10%. And to recoup the equipment used at home takes at least a year of mining.
Trading
Trading is an actual, but very risky activity for beginners. In order to earn income you need a lot of experience and a high level of professionalism.
Investment
Investing in cryptocurrencies and ICO also involves high risk. Today, there is a decline in the cryptocurrency market. And you should invest in ICO-startups only after careful study of white-paper and other documents of a project. While there are fraudulent projects on the market, as well as other risks, competent ICO investors receive big profit.
Masternodes
A good example of passive income with cryptocurrency - it's a support of special nodes for verification of transactions. The owner of each masternode is rewarded for service and support. The amount of the reward depends on the total income of the miner and the network rules.