The problem is that the majority of people, investors, traders (most especially, newbies) come into the crypto currency space with the mindset or rather, expectation of getting rich overnight.
It can happen of course, because nothing is impossible in crypto, but understand that this is not 2017, the chances of someone getting this lucky is extremely low in this time and age, if you can’t invest and wait for 3 to 5 years to be financially independent, investing may not be for you, if you cant be patient and learn how to trade, bear some loses until you are good enough to start making consistent profit, then crypto trading might not be for you.
Like many of us use to say, if you can't hold for 5 years, don't hold for 5mins, and if you can't bear -28%, don't expect +28,000%.
Make sure to have a long term investment plan, and while you invest and wait, you can trade actively on the side. Could be P2P or actual spot or futures/margin trading on the side to make little profits on the way up.
Get proper education and clear direction, know what you are doing at all time and be patient.
Many might have the education, but no having a clear direction and lack of patience is one of the reasons many (especially newbies) end up loosing their hard earned money to scammers.