i'm the same stoop, my youngest had 12.5 bitcoins at one point for trading purposes, he would be worth i guess 300k now if not more if he had kept onto them-he's well and truley gutted by the way.
i used to dismiss this crypto thing as a gimmick but during the first lockdown i bought 4k of bitcoin as something to do, within three months that 4k grew to just over 9k- i bought amanda a used audi tt as a present and still retained that 4k its at just above 6k as i type and yes i beleive it will go higher in the long term but ether could give back a higher return over the next few years i beleive or even xrp.