First, i when crypto moons (and house prices continue to fall) i suggest you TRADE your crypto for a house.

Crypto is currently classified as a commodity, and a commodity can be traded for equal value... just have to find a lawyer who will write the agreement correctly.

Buying a house is for the most part shtupid. A money sink.
It is your biggest liability.

BUT! If you do buy in the down market, and are pretty sure there is going to be an up market. It can be a good investment.

You could also buy the largest bedroomed house you can, and rent all the rooms.
If you can manage this, it will usually get you free rent, and a house in the future.
Similar, you can buy a duplex and rent out half of it.

And lastly, it really depends on your temperament.
If you are a house fixing, DIY kind of guy, buying can work well.
If you like staying it one place and putting down roots, buying can work well.

If you don't want to touch the house, plumbing... anything, then renting makes that easy.
If you plan to move to wherever is most suitable for your job, then renting is far superior.

There have really only been a few times in the last few decades where buying was actually cheaper than renting.

One of those times may be coming up, as house prices fall faster than rents.
But many places buying is 2x rent, soooooo, it may be a while.