William, have you heard of or read about the stories of the Gold and Silver rushes of California in the 1840's-1880's?

Most of the people going to potentially die looking for their fortunes buried in the hills of California and Nevada or submerged in once-pristine lakes and creeks never got rich. They barely even were able to survive actually. Most miners went broke and then started robbing and murdering to survive.

The people who made the real, generational wealth were the people selling the tools to the miners. These people were the ones selling clothing, pickaxes, water, horses, etc.

I've been a victim of several crypto scams and have "lost" tens of thousands of dollars at this point.

If something seems too good to be true, it's probably because it is. Crypto is teaching me a lot about being an adult but also a lot about psychology, human behavior, economics of scale, international law, and, ofc, crime.

Use your losses and turn them into gains by doing more active research. Read as much as you can from as wide of sources as you can, William. Don't give up on Crypto yet because you will be giving up on yourself.