Either newbie or not can invest in any project they want as long as you made a good research which can help you a bit to tell if the project is legit or not. These days, there are many scam projects that you may think that it is a legit project. I even found many scam projects but I still able to find legit project where I did earn by joining the project how much more if you are one of their investors. The important point I was explaining is be careful of the scam projects.
^ I got what you mean and that is right, be careful or never invest in a new project if you are a newbie, why?
Because newbies don't have knowledge on investing in new projects, they don't have the skills to spot a possible scam project, they are very easy to fool by those who look promising but in the end, it will become a scam project. Probably for a newbie, just stay away from it, there are too many factors that will probably newbie fall into the trap, they are very easy to get FUD too. I rather stick to the safest one, investing in BTC and the top altcoins on CMC is the right choice for a newbie.
As a newbie in this market, it is indeed not advisable to jump into new projects promising high returns.
This is where scammers are banking, gullible users that will blindly send their hard-earned money for the hope of high profits.
So if you are new here and don't know where to invest, better start with btc, at least this top coin won't scam you.
It may go up and down, but that's it. It is up to you how you will strategize to optimize your profits.
But once you got good grasp of this market, you can very well explore your opportunities in other projects.