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Exactly. I'm "the Bitcoin guy" in my circle as I invested very early, so many friends seek advice and almost every one has the exact logic you mentioned.

baby 6y ago
Which is why maybe it’s a good investment? I always buy cheap stocks because I know people feel like it’s more affordable, and has potential for larger returns, even if it ‘s not true.
- cwkoss 6y ago
  The dollar price of a single unit of any tradable security-like thing is completely arbitrary: market cap, market depth and inherent value are all that really matter. Cheaper units are almost certainly not indicative of something being a better investment, I'd say the opposite is more often true: ex. penny stocks or any of the long-tail cryptocurrencies that trade at fractions of a penny.
  - chihuahua 6y ago
    I mostly agree with what you're saying. But there is another aspect to this, based on the "greater fool" theory of investing. A lower-priced stock or cryptocurrency could be more likely to attract a larger number of unsophisticated buyers (Robinhood customers etc.) Especially for low-priced cryptocurrency, the marketing pitch of "it's like bitcoin for $1" could be very appealing, if you spread it on Reddit and other forums. So from a pump-and-dump perspective it may be more promising.
    - enoughBadMath 6y ago
      It's not like Bitcoin.
    - sellyme 6y ago
      > Especially for low-priced cryptocurrency, the marketing pitch of "it's like bitcoin for $1" could be very appealing, if you spread it on Reddit and other forums. If you went back a decade in time while you were at it, maybe. But there's been such a relentless tide of cryptocurrency-related scams being spammed on forum boards since Bitcoin hit popular awareness that the only thing I can think of that would be less appealing is someone trying to flog discount pharmaceuticals.
  - user-the-name 6y ago
    In cryptocurrencies, "market cap" is basically a complete fiction, and totally nonsensical.
- freeone3000 6y ago
  Bitcoin is infinitely divisible. You can buy $50 of Bitcoin, if you want to invest $50. The "affordability" doesn't enter here.
  - SpaceRaccoon 6y ago
    It's not the affordability, it's the leverage. A $1 increase on a $1 investment is already a 100% return. And it's much easier to imagine a coin to go from $1 to $2 then it is to go from $20k to $40k.
  - newerduder 6y ago
    > Bitcoin is infinitely divisible no. it goes down to 8 decimal places. (a satoshi)

baby 6y ago

Which is why maybe it’s a good investment? I always buy cheap stocks because I know people feel like it’s more affordable, and has potential for larger returns, even if it ‘s not true.

cwkoss 6y ago
The dollar price of a single unit of any tradable security-like thing is completely arbitrary: market cap, market depth and inherent value are all that really matter. Cheaper units are almost certainly not indicative of something being a better investment, I'd say the opposite is more often true: ex. penny stocks or any of the long-tail cryptocurrencies that trade at fractions of a penny.
- chihuahua 6y ago
  I mostly agree with what you're saying. But there is another aspect to this, based on the "greater fool" theory of investing. A lower-priced stock or cryptocurrency could be more likely to attract a larger number of unsophisticated buyers (Robinhood customers etc.) Especially for low-priced cryptocurrency, the marketing pitch of "it's like bitcoin for $1" could be very appealing, if you spread it on Reddit and other forums. So from a pump-and-dump perspective it may be more promising.
  - enoughBadMath 6y ago
    It's not like Bitcoin.
  - sellyme 6y ago
    > Especially for low-priced cryptocurrency, the marketing pitch of "it's like bitcoin for $1" could be very appealing, if you spread it on Reddit and other forums. If you went back a decade in time while you were at it, maybe. But there's been such a relentless tide of cryptocurrency-related scams being spammed on forum boards since Bitcoin hit popular awareness that the only thing I can think of that would be less appealing is someone trying to flog discount pharmaceuticals.
- user-the-name 6y ago
  In cryptocurrencies, "market cap" is basically a complete fiction, and totally nonsensical.
freeone3000 6y ago
Bitcoin is infinitely divisible. You can buy $50 of Bitcoin, if you want to invest $50. The "affordability" doesn't enter here.
- SpaceRaccoon 6y ago
  It's not the affordability, it's the leverage. A $1 increase on a $1 investment is already a 100% return. And it's much easier to imagine a coin to go from $1 to $2 then it is to go from $20k to $40k.
- newerduder 6y ago
  > Bitcoin is infinitely divisible no. it goes down to 8 decimal places. (a satoshi)