Bitcoin's high headline price is misleading, and that's actually good news for small investors.

• A full Bitcoin costs around $77,000, but nobody has to buy a whole coin.
• Bitcoin splits into 100 million tiny units called sats, so you can buy a fraction worth just cents.
• The high price per coin comes from scarcity, since only 21 million Bitcoins will ever exist.
• This means Bitcoin is accessible to anyone, no matter how small their budget.

Outlook: As more people learn they can buy sats instead of a whole coin, small-dollar Bitcoin buying is likely to keep growing.