I'd put a lot more weight into the first part of your sentiment than the second. Investment does help temper the effects of loss of value due to inflation, but not without taking on more risk than inflation alone offers. However, cryptocurrency in general and Bitcoin specifically are very risky investments, and on top of that, have been pretty poor for a lot of people, especially recently. Bitcoin is not going up, in fact it's been consistently falling for 6 months now, which is eons in the Bitcoin age. The only thing more staggering than the length of time it has been falling is the magnitude it has fallen, losing about 65% of its value since December. Those are staggering losses if you were unfortunate enough to buy at or near the all time high in December 2017.