Nothing is wrong with journalists. They are simply aware that they arn't licenced financial advisors and they need the disclaimer in case they get sued.
I think the case here is because they are scared of the reprimand of the government and not necessarily because they believe that someone will lose 100% of their investment.
Investing in cryptocoins or tokens is highly speculative and the market is largely unregulated. Anyone considering it should be prepared to lose their entire investment.
How fucking stupid is that?
he should say that there is risk of losing money, as in any investment, but it is not correct to tell people that they will lose all money because it is speculative and not regulated.
with that phrase he is putting all the cryptos in the same pot, which is wrong.