My opinion is, No. If you can get good knowledge about the crypto, then you can understand easy about the cryptocurrencies. Definitely, you will can't be understood about the cryptocurrencies without the knowledge about the crypto. But some time is very difficult to understand the movements of the cryptocurrencies. Personally, sometimes I'm surprised about some currencies movements. Especially, the current BTC movement. If you can understand well about the tokens, it means you can make good profits.