Wow that is a great journey so far despite the fact that you face some challenges on your way although as you have said there's no shortcut to success.
So concerning the mmm the case was very bad because a lot of people invest their money in it and at the end of everything they lost it so it's not only you that fall into that victim a lot of people fall to it also.
I believe that is what makes some people to hold back to join this block chain because they believe that investing on internet it is a risk so they don't want to take any risk of there money.
but I believe since you have joined this community or this platform you will able to say that there won't be any regression for you now and in the future.
and as you have said it is good that we should never give up in everything that we do we should try our possible best to give some things some tryer, because if you have not give it a tryer it possible you might not go far up to this level.
the way to success it has never been smooth is full of challenges and problem and if you cannot face it is know how you will make it to the success land.