emm, Yes?
And if it's not an Obvious yes to you then you probably lost touch with reality.
Try to run a ponzi in real life and see how fast you land in jail, that is because the people in charge of printing the money will hang you from from the nuts
You just discovered the downside of a decrentralized currency.... no-one to cover your backside if you lose your money through a bad investment.
It's been said numerous times, this is high risk stuff --- don't Ever bet more than you can afford to lose on it.