Building wealth is always a long run, doesn't matter what industry you are in, not only crypto, in any business. The only way to be wealthy in a quicktime is by over-exploiting, and violating ethics. Many people could became rich, but only small amount of those rich people could become wealthy, a one-time luck could get you 50 Million, but keep those money and use it to build wealth is something that required a lot more than luck.
You have made very insightful points regarding time and effort required to build sustainable wealth. While there may be instances where a lucky person experiencing a significant windfall, such as winning the lottery, such occurrences are extremely rare, happening to the tiny fraction of the population. For majority of the people, achieving lasting financial security requires a patient and unwavering dedication to long term planning and effort.