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Re: Why would one pay $7K for Bitcoin if he/she can get the same thing for $0.001?
by
zviadits
on 27/11/2019, 07:50:36 UTC
Imagine a guy that pays a million dollars for a bread roll, while in the same time he can buy it for $1 at other bakeries. Such scenario would be crazy because no one would give million times more money for the same thing. That is why the above scenario is not possible in reality. But... in the crypto world, it is possible.

In the crypto world people are paying million times more for bitcoin than for altcoins, even though these coins essentially have the same features as bitcoin. Functions and features of cryptos are pretty straightforward. Elimination of expensive brokers, lawyers, and other typical “middlemen”. Low transaction costs. Transactions are transparent, quick, permanent, and hard to fake. Cryptos that are priced below $0.001 have all these functions and features. But despite that people are paying thousands of dollars for bitcon.

Of course that being the first in the industry and having reputation means something. For example, if a bakery has good brand reputation, consumers trust it, and feel good about purchasing its bread rolls, they might pay $2, $3, or even $10 dollars for these rolls if competitors sell them at $1. But no one would pay $1,000,000, since they are just flour, water, and yeast mixed together. The same is with cryptos. They are just numbers associated to address that are transferred through the network via some protocol. In that sense, bitcoin is equal to thousands of other cryptos, and  there is no rational reason for it to cost millions times more than them. To put it differently, bitcoin is a mega-bubble, even at $10, and it is only a matter of time before it bursts.

Bitcoin has existed for 10 years and during this time, the Bitcoin ecosystem did not commit fraud, did not expose its users to risks. It is created disinterestedly, for people. Understand this, that's why people overpay