Of course, they both have common trends and similarities, but the operation of the crypto market is very much different from the stock market. When you invest in stock, you invest in a company, but when you invest in cryptocurrency, you invest in a currency independent of the company. Major key points are 1. User Base and Revenue 2. Price Volatility and 3. Recovering Hacked Assets. The last one is a really big issue nowadays that cryptocurrencies are vulnerable to being hacked compared to stock.