All businesses and investments have risks, as we know that investing in cryptocurrencies is like a roller coaster, rising and falling prices make us often surprised, but we can use this to get big profits, the most important key to profit is to be patient and never sell at a price. make a loss.
Good thing you have understood this. Most newbies entering this market are coming from hyped shills who promote altcoins that are dying out. Eventually these newbies get fooled into buying those shitcoins without learning about how the market works. Doing a little bit of research can save a lot of money in this market. But without prior knowledge of speculative asset trading and how things work this can be bad for many new entrants.
I don't think many retail investors and asset managers would opt crypto for big amounts considering the risk , but for traders they can just invest in any other crypto which is more stable and are regulated .
Big or small amount is a relative term. I guess people understand the market and see how it moves first before increasing their average volume. But it is true that risk takers will always go big no matter what, their appetite is much larger. Retail investors are likely to be more cautious.