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These words are not mine, but from someone who always bothered me about crypto lectures, I am surprised that he is giving up, some truth does present in what he said but ....
I guess he is just lazy? Or he want something different all along?
I think crypto isn't for everyone, some won't just be able to cope with crypto investment, maybe because they are lazy asses or they need to be elsewhere to make their money? What do you think about this?
Have you seen people giving up on crypto after they spent some time doing research on crypto and even investing?
I believe he got overwhelmed by the amount of information that he needs to learn in order to keep his cryptocurrencies safe.
Lazy? It might be, but if that's the case then I don't think that he's exhausted at all. Based on your story, I believe that the fact that he can't trust anybody is one reason why he don't want to get himself involved with crypto anymore.
Crypto isn't for everyone that's for sure. I can still remember the times when I see the market going down double-digit percentage in a single day, and that makes me nervous - but that was when I was a newbie. I did some research back then and I learned that it's a pretty common thing in crypto. Other investors can't take that thing, and they might make wrong decisions just because they see the market and their portfolio down double-digit percentage in a single day. As for your "friend" (I assume), I guess that's the downside when you aren't putting your assets into one single company or establishment like when you put your money in your bank. You're the one that needs to keep your coins safe, and it's your responsibility to keep it safe.
Being lazy sometimes work in crypto. How? Just buy cryptocurrencies, store it in a safe wallet like a hardware wallet, and if you're lazy looking at the markets on a daily basis then that might decrease your chances of making some wrong decisions. I've seen investors who are panicking just because they're looking at the markets on a daily basis, and they saw the market being down by a huge percentage.