Im talking about crypto market as a whole.
I will simplify it for you.. Think of the game hot potatoes
Let me explain to you how this works because you dont seem to understand. Ill explain it like to a 5 year old.
John buys 1btc for 1$.
New "investors" come in and drive the capitalization and price rises to 5$.
John sells his btc and makes 5x profit. Those who buy at 5$ dont lose.
What you described is a ponzi scheme. And if you think that is what Btc and some cryptos are, then what are you even doing here?
you seem to be confused. there is not other type of economy that zero sum or negative sum (when economies fail). can't explain it further.