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Comment by sprafa

Bitcoin is the digital gold for the cryptocurrency universe atm. It's not really useful anymore for any of its advertised goals - Ethereum is a far better coin for all practical purposes. But since it's the first and it's accepted everywhere, it's going to maintain its dominance. Obv. Bitcoin is also deflationary having a fixed supply.

But really it's really about it being the gateway to the altcoin universe, where actual useful stuff is being built. The Bitcoin Core team has fallen prey to corruption and collusion with miners, unf.

parent sprafa 5 years ago

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