In the early 1900s there were 400 car companies in the US. Now there are 400 EV car companies in China.
There are tons of NFT platforms and cryptos. I refuse to call them crypto"currencies" in my common parlance because the IRS sees them as either capital gains or losses.
People are trying to set up businesses. It is high risk and extremely volatile.
It is real including the gains and losses.
My retirement goals are in the blue chips with far less volatility.