Yes, mistakes are the stepping stones to success because everybody knows that gambling is very risky, while gambling it is impossible to make profits because gambling is very risky. We have learned from our mistakes in order to overcome those by not gambling again and again.
Gambling and investing are almost the same but with different reasons and goals. In gambling, we mostly gamble to gain profit easily that don't really happens since gambling is not really a good source of profit.
Investing is not that really the same risk as gambling since you can look at information and possibilities of crypto currencies you want to invest in, your goal is to earn money but not easily since you are also risking your money and basing it in your assumptions and calculations.