Altcoins are highly inflationary by design, with many created daily. Even those marketed as deflationary are inflationary. Only Bitcoin is in a distinct market. Your altcoin isn't unique and will underperform BTC over time.
Apparently, many more OGs from past cycles got washed than I thought possible. That, or they are lying for some reason. This is shocking to me, especially if not their first wash-out. Risk management is spoken of a lot, but rarely put in action.