Anywhere you put your money especially in the digital world is risky enough. Engaging to cyptocurrency is very risky if you're not very well knowledgeable in the internet. Most of the new comer's are bandwagons thus making a total loss when starting. Don't be ignorant and always be careful.
It is worth taking the risk for. Bitcoins volatility makes necessary risks which takes enough understanding and patience for its users. Risk can either result to a failure or success but either way, the important thing is the process that could be taken as a lesson in the future and always remember that successful people gone through failure not just once for them to be successful.