> Cryptocurrency returns are a zero-sum game i.e. if 1 person gets a $10 profit, another person has to lose $10. > So, it is the same as gambling where if you

> Cryptocurrency returns are a zero-sum game i.e. if 1 person gets a $10 profit, another person has to lose $10. > So, it is the same as gambling where if you are winning, someone has to lose. Not true. If you think of cryptocurrency as gambling, yes. If you think of cryptocurrency as a kind of money, no. For example: I buy $100 worth of Bitcoin, and I spend those on a VPN and some drugs. The seller of the Bitcoin feel they won because they can use $100 on something else they like, and I feel I won because I'm anonymous and on drugs! It is your own responsibility to not treat cryptocurrencies like gambling. Use it to buy something. Who knows what's gonna happen long-term with any one altcoin / project. > In the cryptocurrency world, no one really has a positive mathematical edge in cryptocurrency i.e. no one has such information which makes them better than other crypto investors. So, it is impossible to make a profit in long term. Not true. A must-read: https://medium.com/@danrobinson/ethereum-is-a-dark-forest-ecc5f0505dff https://medium.com/@danrobinson/ethereum-is-a-dark-forest-ec... There are lots of people with a mathematical edge. You're probably not one of them. A friend of mine who sucks at math was fascinated by day-trading because it seemed so easy. It's not a fair game, it's not for everyone, and it is popularised because it's so much more profitable if more suckers want to join. What's a sucker? Someone who sucks at math who wants to get rich quick and effortlessly through financial speculation.