Quote from: Samlucky O on Today at 12:20:09 AM

Stay away from crypto influencers each time I go to you tube I always see crypto influencers who always promote some altcoins which they dont invest in rather lure people into buying them. As matter of fact those set of people made me invest in a lot of shit coin which they gave hope on, and I thought these things they said is true not until i invested in some shitcoin that are worthless and gradually disappeared in my wallet. Though it was not this year it happen but seeing the thread here made me believe that most people who preach about some altcoins or shitcoin do have a better porpos for which they do that but rather for their selfish interest. Below are the coins I bought back then due to some random YouTube videos of alt/shitcoin to hodl and what I gat after some time.

This is the proof of what influencers did to me and I have vow never to seak for crypto influencers advice on YouTube unless in Bitcointalk.org forum because they are the only ones that can guide you on what to invest in. And morore I have decided to omly buy and hold Bitcoin because the money I use to invest in these altcoins would have been better if it to invest in Bitcoin. I was Woking and investing in altcoin thinking to make profit with a massive pump but these were the results. So let's be cautious of what we invest from the advert of YouTube influencers.

Your story is what a lot of the more legitimate members here on BTT preach to newcomers to crypto on a very regular basis - always DYOR and never invest more than you can afford to lose. What has occurred and been occurring for the last decade is wolves social engineering sheep into buying into their scams. There are very few influencers in crypto and in general the masses (ie tiktok or IG) that actually have the wealth and lifestyle they portray. It's a life lesson in this digital age, crypto is a direct involvement of monetary funds so all examples of scams and social engineering get multiplied by ten-fold and people can get financial very hurt.

You've learned your lesson and you're continuing to persevere. That's ultimately what separates a winner from a loser - a successful person from a person who's failed. Never give up. Crypto first and foremost is a game of technology. Meme's and shitcoins have their moments, but they come with extraordinary risk, they are intrinsically just a gamble. The line between crypto and gambling have basically become one at this point and time.