I saw "Crypto" for what it was right from the start: Complete and utter BULLSHIT. Same with NFT's, etc. It's a "nothing" product. There's no physical substance, so it isn't worth a damn thing.
If it isn't precious metals, ores, or property, it's all bullshit that isn't really "real."
I consider playing the Stock Market much the same. It's like gambling, and the only people that truly win are the "House" AKA: Brokerage Firms. Hell, even when they lost big, the US (under Obama) bailed them all out instead of letting them fail as they should have in a truly Capitalist society.