These days many new crypto coins and tokens are being introduced and It makes a very difficult decision for the investor to choose which coins or tokens should they invest to make some good profit. Many of the new cryptocurrency makes a good pump in their starting days and after on, they dump in a very dramatic way. This cause a very big loss to the investors and the trust in these types to new coins and tokens is finished. So, the main question is that Is it risky to invest in new crypto coins/tokens? or it is good for a very certain time of investment?
There are many strategies when investing. High marketcap projects are generally safer but will have less upside than microcaps. Some people like to watch new listings on coingecko and invest in those before they are popular. The problem is that 90% or so of altcoin projects fail or the developers exit scam, especially in a bear market so you need to be really careful which investments you choose. One thing that I do is that I invest in a handful of projects that I believe in long term and I don't trade them. I have sell targets set and when the next bull market comes I will take a portion of those long term investments and sell them. I will never sell all of my crypto because with technology, the sky is the limit. My long term bags are XRP, IOTA, HBAR, 0xMR, UTNP.
Another thing you can do if you don't have a lot of funds is complete bounty tasks on Zealy io or apply for airdrops. This means that you do not have to invest at all, just perform tasks.
Q Blockchain has been paying out Q rewards weekly and there are other bounties on Zealy like Shardeum, Mantle, zkSYNC, STARKnet, SUI, Lamina1, Layer0 and more. These are the next wave of blockchians and they are waiting for the next bull market before listing on exchanges. You can get them for free before they are traded. A lot of people got rich with UNI, APTOS, and ARB airdrops so don't miss out on this free money.
None of this is financial advice, it's just what I do personally.