> For some reason the general public doesn't learn. The type of person who tries their hand at cryptocurrency speculation isn't much interested in learning or

> For some reason the general public doesn't learn. The type of person who tries their hand at cryptocurrency speculation isn't much interested in learning or responsible investment. They are trying to get rich, thinking they will get ahead of the rest of the FOMO idiots. Most don't have the financial resources to consider low-return "safe" investments in mutual funds or the stock market, but they can buy a few *coins for a little bit of nothing and hope it goes up. The crypto-libertarians who see it as a solution to perceived problems with fiat currencies and/or government economic power doesn't seem to have much overlap with the "get rich quick" group.