You are not wrong. The whole crypto is a risky market but indeed, old coins like BTC, ETH, Dash, feel safer.

I have a variated portfolio. About 15 different coins for the long run, like ETH, XTZ, XLM, APT, AD EOS etc. And they are already way up, from where I bought them.

Now I am looking for something to try my luck in, for a parabolic run. I can spare 1500 € for some harder gamble. If I get lucky and that goes up x10 or x30, I will be making some serious money (15000 € - 40000 €), out of it. If it starts declining, I can get out at -50% and lose 750 €, which is a loss I can live with.