Caution should be exercised before investing in any cryptocurrency outright. Knowing the right information about the project will reduce the risk of falling victim to fraudulent schemes. Recent events involving Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and other projects should give importance to verifying the transparency of the project validation team etc. Since the crypto market is highly volatile, various measures have been taken to ensure the safety and financial security of investors .
Especially during the period when the bull run is near, one needs to take extra precautions when investing in newly launched projects and cryptocurrencies, the reason for that is that most projects and cryptocurrencies would be useless crap that is created by some unknown developer just to earn some money through the investments the project might get if it gets some attention since the bull run is near and there are a lot of compulsive and careless investors in the market during these times.
So, it's important for an investor to make sure that the project they are investing in is actually a good project and isn't one of the projects that are created for temporary gains since the bull run is just around the corner.