Ethereum has been getting a lot of attention lately from the media and from certain countries like Russia who see it as a good business opportunity. But due to this increased attention, the Ethereum blockchain has been experiencing some massive hold ups. This decreased transaction speed has been leading to some scary price drops. Many websites, including Coinbase and GDAX, are experiencing many problems and are even having to stop transactions in Ethereum do to being unprepared for this large influx. Be prepared to wait if you are doing transactions in Ethereum.