Crypto is so "safe:"
Hackers and scammers are constantly stealing it.
If it's on an old laptop and you lose it, tough luck.
Politicians are gaming the system, pumping/dumping, and scamming, making the "value" fluctuate wildly.
It has zero intrinsic value.
And now, self-serving and self-interested politicians want the US public to use our money to buy crypto so private investors can profit.

NYTimes: "The cryptocurrency exchange Bybit lost $1.5 billion to North Korean hackers last month"

@petergleick that's just an exchange
people didn't have to keep their money connected to them in any way
while its true that crypto is somewhat volatile right now, it makes up for that with its lack of inflation