Yes, patience is required in order to reap the benefit of an investment. But sometimes, too much patience is dangerous. Just imagine those that bought bitcoin at $18000, and still holding it?. Though cryptocurrency is not encouraged for an emergency investor.
They shouldn't have bought cryptocurrency at $18000 in the first place when its fall had been predicted in the proceeding days by experts.
Yes, patience is one of the major factor for the success in this field of digital currency. People who bought bitcoin and altcoins earlier this year must have sold them in the loss and their could be multiple reasons of it. Maybe one needs money to spent and he/she can't block his money for this much long time. Only those who invested in crypto with their free/ extra money and have an heart to hold, will only enjoy the profits. Rest of the people just panic sell in loss and eventually out of this.
Yes of course, you shouldn't die when you need money for setting things vital. Investment money is actually money left after your expenditure, which you grow in a profitable business.