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  <p>Can an altcoin be worth less than 1 satoshi (0.00000001 BTC)?</p>
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<p>Yes</p>

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  <p>Is this a reasonable position?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>No</p>

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2017-09-13T11:14:23.270Z
2017-09-13T11:14:23.270Z
amaclin
<p>Altcoin can be valued much lower than 1 satoshi. <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/sprouts/#charts" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sprouts</a> is ranked 152 on Market Cap and 496 on 24 Hour Transaction. But its value is 8.027e-09 BTC as on 13th of September. It was valued higher and it dropped. </p>

<p>When you talk about value, you have to compare it to something. If you compare it to something that has a fixed value (i.e. Gold), the value of it would be determined by the market, which in turn would be determined by the policies around it (if it becomes a legal tender, the demand would increase). If you compare it with currency (take any currency which is not Gold linked), the value even if stays steady, would mostly go up as the currency itself is de-valuating (like the US dollars). You can never know the position as there is no thumb rule to know that. </p>

<p>Think of it as a penny stock investment. The thing can become big and give you multi-fold returns or go poof. </p>

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2017-09-13T13:20:39.070Z
2017-09-13T13:20:39.070Z
hapx101
<p>I have a friend who thinks that it's safe to invest in any altcoin that approaches 1 satoshi (0.00000001 BTC) in value, because there will always be someone who is willing to buy it at that price, and if BTC continues to rise in value, that means the altcoin can only ever go up in value.</p>

<p>Is this a reasonable position?</p>

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2017-09-13T13:49:40.920Z
*there will always be someone who is willing to buy it at that price*.  There is no good reason to think so.
Nate Eldredge
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Can an altcoin be worth less than 1 satoshi (0.00000001 BTC)?
Tyler
# Can an altcoin be worth less than 1 satoshi (0.00000001 BTC)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-13)

I have a friend who thinks that it's safe to invest in any altcoin that approaches 1 satoshi (0.00000001 BTC) in value, because there will always be someone who is willing to buy it at that price, and if BTC continues to rise in value, that means the altcoin can only ever go up in value.

Is this a reasonable position?

**Tags:** altcoin, exchange-rate, economic-theory, satoshi

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: *there will always be someone who is willing to buy it at that price*.  There is no good reason to think so.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-09-13. Score: 3

> Can an altcoin be worth less than 1 satoshi (0.00000001 BTC)?

Yes

> Is this a reasonable position?

No


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-09-13. Score: 2

Altcoin can be valued much lower than 1 satoshi. [Sprouts](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/sprouts/#charts) is ranked 152 on Market Cap and 496 on 24 Hour Transaction. But its value is 8.027e-09 BTC as on 13th of September. It was valued higher and it dropped.

When you talk about value, you have to compare it to something. If you compare it to something that has a fixed value (i.e. Gold), the value of it would be determined by the market, which in turn would be determined by the policies around it (if it becomes a legal tender, the demand would increase). If you compare it with currency (take any currency which is not Gold linked), the value even if stays steady, would mostly go up as the currency itself is de-valuating (like the US dollars). You can never know the position as there is no thumb rule to know that.

Think of it as a penny stock investment. The thing can become big and give you multi-fold returns or go poof.


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