Early adopters know they will have a bigger part than the later majority that will get fucked up.
Not necessarily. Early adopters in Ethconnect got zilch, like everybody else.
Every time you knowingly invest in a Ponzi scheme, be prepared to lose all. There's so many different Ponzis right now that keep attracting people; in addition to the arbitrage schemes there's a bunch of different cloud mining scemes. Every time you see the words "arbitrage" or "cloud mining," think SCAM in your head. You'll be better off.