I bought a very small toe in the water position in a crypto ETF a couple of months back, it is now down 50%. I regret the decision not because of hurt because there is none of that, but because of stupidity. I obviously hadn't learnt my lesson buying stupid gold which is another stupid commodity. Not that crypto is a stupid commodity, it's just that trading it is. Crypto will have its future as digital currency but trading currency is a dumb decision for me.
Good luck.... probably not a bad idea to dca down here in 28-35 range if you can hold 3-4 months, will likely chop and drop for up to a few more weeks, then bounce later in spring. I'm likely to dabble if btc gets <30 myself : o
I never thought I would see the day that you wanted to buy BTC, or "monopoly money" as you refer to it.
I don't understand it, yet, but it's very popular, so there's trading opportunities. Time to research. Plus since people I respect, like you, O'Leary and others are into it, it's worth a look.