What I find interesting is that all the 'news' (good or bad) focuses on trying to compare crypto investing to the old fiat model. Hodling, buying in the hopes of a significant rise in fiat value, is about the only point in which the two types of investing are actually similar. Buying and selling on the dips and peaks is just 'day trading' however most of crypto investing is really in staking, yield farming and/or earning interest (which is paid in crypto).

In both of those cases the fiat value of a crypto is almost irrelevant. For my own part I want to get my interest in a currency when the 'value' is low because this means I get more of the token in interest. It is only when I have a need to 'cash out' that I want that value at a peak (naked self interest). At best this approach to investing might be compared to buying dividend stocks with the express intent of dividend reinvestment (not really a good analogy but probably the best available). The difference is that with most DeFi platforms interest is paid daily and in the token (like getting more stock) rather than in fiat which must then be converted back into the stock.

One great advantage of the crypto system is that more and more means are emerging which allow one to earn crypto giving more people the ability to build a portfolio even if they don't have the means for direct investment. Over time this makes it possible for the masses to build both growth and passive income. Once this becomes common knowledge I believe there will be a significant uptick in the quest for knowledge and in engagement. An entirely new phase in the Gig economy. And this is something that mainstream media is not reporting on.