...be careful and listen to your peers.
I think that part of your post is worth singling out. So many people miss it, but the cryptocurrency industry is primarily one of networking. If all you see is the price of Bitcoin you miss out. If all you focus on is the technology, you miss out. It's about the people who develop the technology and whose accomplishments impact the price of digital currencies, and about the relationships you make and what you learn from each of the people you connect with.
I look at fundamentals in choosing whether or not to invest in a coin, but at the end of the day, every coin I hold, I probably bought it or earned it because of a relationship I developed with someone who was either involved in developing it or really liked it or someone I met in the process of checking out the fundamentals.
Great points, Wiser. It's also important for the digital currency to have a purpose that supporters can relate to and believe in. That is what will set DNotes apart from others.