For one, because the underlying asset they are paying interest in can lose value, or even go to zero. Compound, for example, has lost 50% of its value in just a

For one, because the underlying asset they are paying interest in can lose value, or even go to zero. Compound, for example, has lost 50% of its value in just a month. The crypto space is also, to say the least, extremely risky, and full of every variety of untrustworthy, unscrupulous character.