Do very deep research on new projects and don't expect much from them, many of them have inexperienced developers and only very few have promising devs, you need to do research and find that out if they are worth investing on, few projects are still worth Investing on, don't forget to invest only what you can afford to lose
Research can really help you figure out where the project is worth your attention and where is the useless rubbish.
However, for proper effectiveness, you must carry out a sufficient number of analyzes so that you have a correct understanding of various kinds of projects.
Explore scams and top projects, research mid-range projects and failed projects. The larger the database you collect, the better your analysis will be.