Cryptocurrency investors are often categorized into various "levels" based on the size of their holdings, trading activity, and influence on the market. These classifications use marine-inspired terms to reflect the vastness of the crypto ocean, from the smallest fish to the biggest whales.

These levels signify different traits, experience, accomplishments, risk tolerance and monetary investment and more. Forget everything you've learned about traditional investing and welcome to the world to crypto. Here’s an explanation of these levels, starting with the rarest gems of them all... the Crypto Goat.