We trade, invest long term, stake our coins, study, and wait.
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The entire crypto universe is being driven by thieves. They steal coins from users and from exchanges.
...by investing in crypto, time and energy, you are helping make rich, people who would steal everything you have and leave you to die in the street.
...Network money is a really bad idea. You will be robbed and then you will turn around and feed the ones who robbed you in the first place.
.. their are no repercussions, no laws, no rules, no honorable men, so the jackasses continue with their malware and trojans and you know what?
I shortened the op to main arguments above, so that I can respond. Dear op, that's really sad that you lost your coins, it really is. And it's true lots of us experienced the same thing at least once. I invested in eth when it was worth $16 and lost 60% of it when it was $300, I know what you're talking about. Since that day I don't like ethereum, even though there probably are real reasons to beware of it as well (such as low security of the platform itself). However, I don't think it is the whole world of currencies you should blame. For me this world is mostly the opposite of what you mentioned. There are lots of trusted forum members on this website who lend money or pay the winners of some contests. They don't have a lot of things to risk, since nobody knows who they really are. You can say they lose reputation, though. But there are (or so I heard) honest dealers in the Darknet as well, and these people are supposed to be bad ones. The world of cryptocurrencies in a world of economic freedom, the only one out there in the Universe. It gives a lot of people chances to become rich, prove being worth something and develop new skills.