The most hype projects are the most dangerous projects a newbie can invest on, presently DeFi projects are trending big so newbies should be aware and ready to do good research on new DeFi projects before spending a penny on them
They'll be safe if they will do all necessary research before investing, it's a must and very important so they are not jumping that quick without any knowledge about the investment that they are participating with.
Investing in cryptocurrency is high risk because too many fraud projects and all you need to remember is trust no one. Don't follow the hype of project if you don't understand anything about the project.
Very True, never to entrust your investment you need to work with your research from that point you'll be able to pick the right project for you.