Why we price California like a blue-chip and Wyoming like a penny stock
Most “virtual land” products are numbered plots with a story. We did the opposite: one ticker per US state, priced like a stock, from about $1.80 to $97.50.
The ranking is population plus economy. California, Texas, New York, Florida sit at the top of the book. The Dakotas, Alaska, Vermont, Wyoming sit at the bottom. That is not a moral ranking. It is a liquidity ranking. Traders already have a mental model for those states. The quote just has to match it.
The spread is the business. Buyers pay 1% brokerage (the ask). Sellers take 2% (the bid). Unlimited stock at the listed quote, so you are not fighting a fake scarcity mechanic. You are trading a named parcel on an exchange.
Open the map, click a state, buy the ask. That is the whole product.
