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"This coin is only a few cents, so cheap" is crypto's most expensive sentence — a low unit price usually just means a large supply. Compare market caps, not price tags.
Marcus Teo
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June 05, 2026
Many beginners seeing crypto for the first time instinctively think: "This coin is only $0.001 — so cheap, buying it beats buying one that costs tens of thousands!" That instinct is one of the most common and most costly misconceptions in crypto investing. This piece explains, in the simplest terms, why a low unit price absolutely doesn't mean cheap.
## Unit price is just the result of market...