Regardless of whether or not this is the intended meaning of the author... I've been following various cryptocurrencies very closely for a while now, and this type of thinking is surprisingly common. It's crazy the number of times I've seen someone argue the total supply of coins is a limiting factor, or that one currency is more successful than another one because the price is higher. I try my best to correct misinformation, but it goes to show how inexperienced some investors in these markets really are.