If you want to "invest" in a currency or token for the long term, it must have strong use cases (utility) and the project behind it must be profitable enough to keep it continuing. I would have included "the team" to the list, but as you know, it takes a strong team to create a product that is both helpful and profitable in the first place. As a result, it's a foregone conclusion.You can look up for some good Defi projects like SushiSwap, Lido or ReFi or maybe consider some project in gamefi industry Axie Infinity, ENGN, or BORA, which are comparable blockchain gaming initiatives. Especially now that large companies like EA and Ubisof have joined the fray. Of sure, it's a new project, but it's DYOR, and the btc was also a new project.