The purchase of any asset by the user can be called an investment, unless of course you are sure that this asset will increase in value.
As for me it is very important that it is simple to buy and sell EDC on different exchanges. EDC has a good liquidity and every day trading volumes.
I think that 2019 was a good and resultative year for EDC Blockchain. Hope in 2020 EDC Blockchain will continue to develop the project so active.