When my friends started cryptocurrency few years ago, they seriously engaged in trading, but I knew nothing about trading then, I was just learning from them, during this last bull run, some of my friends that started trading, decided to quit there job just because they believe the money they are making from trading is sufficient for them and they don’t have to be stressing themselves going to office everyday since they can make enough money from cryptocurrency without going out. I advised them not to quit but they didn’t listen to me, now that we are in bear market, all of them have been frustrated since they are not making money from cryptocurrency and they already left their job and is not really easily for them to secure a new job, currently coins are down and this is the best opportunity to buy more coin but unfortunately for them they are selling the coins the already bought to keep for long term just to take care of themselves.
making cryptocurrency your only source of income is a bad idea, you should be expecting money just from one source, is a really bad idea, most people can’t really hold there coins because cryptocurrency is their only source of income, which whenever they are in need of money they endup selling the coins which they purchase to hold for a long period of time, but if you are having other sources of income whenever you are in need of emergency money, you won’t sell your coins, you can get money from those other sources of income you are having.
Your friend was just good at making bad decisions and not by any means ambitious.
How does one gets to quit there job to go full time on cryptocurrency. I never would understand this and I wish not to be in there shoes on this. I think what is obtainable is looking out for means to diversify and expand your empire as per means of earning money. In our world where inflation rocks at the time, its really what is expected and not otherwise.
They get the idea now (your friends) I hope.