I believe in the long-term future of bitcoin and several others. You aren’t really late, but your interest happens to coincide with a market downturn and a lot of bad news.
I personally think bitcoin will be higher before summer, but I don’t know whether I’m right or wrong nor what the future prices will be. No one does, so don’t buy on recommendations from random people on the internet, including me.
Do a lot of reading and take your time. People rushed in heavily late 2017l and many of them lost a lot of money. Buy slowly and in small amounts if you decide you want to invest. Take a long-term view. Day-trading is never successful for novices. It’s extremely difficult even for experienced traders.
Good luck and welcome again to TCF.