I’ve been part of the cryptocurrency community for a while, and noticed that it has all kinds of people involved now:
Day traders looking to make a quick buck
Long-time investors with good advice who everyone ignores
Scammers in the most blatant kind of way (sometimes related to #1)
New people asking why the market goes up and down sometimes
Crypto-miners from Asia/Europe showing off their $25k/month electric bill
Uber-nerds and academic types who actually read through the whole abstract/whitepaper (yes, every coin has one)
Crypto developers who now mistakenly believe they can predict the future
To the moon! / Oh I’m sad now
Libertarians, anarchists, and conspiracy theorists who believe that cryptocurrency will somehow destroy all banks and governments even though the blockchain is mainly used for tracking things
Curious moms
Dads who were once curious but crypto became their trigger for their mid-life crisis
I didn’t read the terms of service but I’m mad because you shut down my account!
Fans of Warren Buffett who did not heed his advice of not investing in things you don’t understand
People who claim they want to buy “Lambos” with all of their (potential) new money. Are they serious? You can never tell.
Old timers from the Bitcoin days back when the only way to get a coin was to mine it yourself, kids these days have it so easy (usually in their late-20s)
Kids who got rich from putting in their allowance into this computer thing that looked pretty cool (they have it so easy, don’t they)
HODL priests and preachers (God Bless)
All and all, I have no idea what’s going on at any given time but it’s a pretty festive place to say the least. I’ve learned a lot about how money works, either way, which has been very educational. (If you have any more ideas, let me know! I'll make some updates -- I think the diversity of the community is what really speaks to crypto's strengths.)
