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They were irrational because if you analyzed all the coins in the top 100-200 you'll realize that it was primarily cheaply priced coins that were making the out
by nrhk 9y ago
They were irrational because if you analyzed all the coins in the top 100-200 you'll realize that it was primarily cheaply priced coins that were making the outsized gains and a lot of it can be attributed to market psychology.
It feels better to own 200 of something you don't understand than 0.00159. But at the end of the day returns are returns and it makes no difference if you have 200 of a coin or 0.00159.
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y agoIsn't the worth of any crypto-currency down to market psychology though? By that metric any price movement is irrational.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoEconomics is a social science. It could be argued very few things have intrinsic value. It could be argued all markets are down to purely human psychology. Birds, for example, don't really care how much you paid for those 3000 tonnes of wheat, only that there's a hole in one of the train carriages transporting it.
- spraak 9y agoThat's mostly true, but it doesn't completely work. 200 of something with a low market cap with the potential to gain 200-4000% is way better than 0.00159 of something with a large market cap and low likelihood of doubling. E.g. a random altcoin vs bitcoin today