Bitcoin Forum

Im sure by now you have all heard of or experienced the slow confirmation issues with bitcoin transactions. There is an inherent problem with btc tx fees and spamming the bitcoin network. And it's getting worse.

Is it time for a real alternative coin to takeover as the number one crypto?

It would seem that Litecoin would be the obvious choice....but is it?

What about Peercoin? And Monero? Ripple? Doge?

State your case for coin that will replace the bitcoin.

Stupidity will dominate. So I will vote for Doge. Wow. So coin. 

this post being made as btc reaches 290$

A broken coin with pumped speculative value...yes I agree that's not a good thing.

I think one of the main reasons it's pumping so hard is because of how resilient the network has been to the attack. I haven't had a single problem getting confirmations since it started.

Listen, nothing is replacing bitcoin anytime soon. I see a small future for Citicoin and Sachscoin, but we can clearly see that unless BTC severely fucks up it will win.

In the mean time, people will be trying to make money off of altcoins like they always have. Cheerleading for a particular coin is absolutely insane, but it's just like what happens between xbox/ps fanbois and isn't going to stop any time soon.

Do you think that Doges high visibility and relatively large availability are an asset that would make it worthy as the #1 crypto?

It only showed how resilient Bitcoin is as the network was still functioning. Any problem which can break it will be solved.

Bitcoin is here to stay and is going to get even bigger when we approach reward halving. The other coins would be lucky to get even a small share of the pie.

not likely, but only ltc or doge have a chance at this point. I Like ppc though.

ROLF @ doge coin... id say LTC or BTS

I think you're either ignorant or you're  trying to pump a random alt you hold.
The BTC transaction situation is not an issue at all if you think about it for more than a second. Simply pay for your transaction to go through and that's it. Every single altcoin transaction speed could be slowed down just like BTC if they were as popular as BTC, but they're not. And all altcoin blockachains would grow significantly higher than BTC it they were to be constantly tested.

 :)  Curious, Now is when BTC goes Up again, $ 295.24 just now.   

Bitcoin is failing?  ???

Yeah. Also, the sun forgot to rise this morning, water now flows up hill, and my wife even said "yes" to sex last night. Strange things happening these days.  :D

I don't think bitcoin is failing but I'm interested to know if there are any proposed solutions to the fungibility problem. If not, then i think Monero is a good bet.

Everybody here know that BTC is up $ 300.26 just now, Only that topic is upside down. :)

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Look for the coin with a developer that isn't chasing profits and you'll be getting warm. :D

Sounds like sound logic, which coin has a developer(s) chasing profits? (Genuine question here...)

Probably not. It has a anti-spam mechanism, but I heard it's insufficient.


Peercoin (and NXT, too) have high mandatory transactions fees. So they are less likely to be spammed this way. They are also interesting because of Proof of Stake, which solves the energy-consumption problem and mining-related bubbles.

Doge: I think it will remain an internet-community coin, so its potential importance is limited.

Ripple: Possibly, but has another scope. Monero, possibly too, but I don't know about its anti-spam mechanisms.

But my long-term bet is the coin you see in my personal text message ;D It has a revolutionary consensus algorithm, a long-term orientation and a anti-spam mechanism (the same as Peercoin/NXT).

bitcoin is failing? i voted for btc right now

You are one month late.. You would e had some credibility if price was still around 220-230, now its just... ...

My transactions went well as I paid the right amount of fees. I did not pay fee for one transaction as it was exempted by certain rules. That transaction got confirmed straight away.

I think UNO has a fair shot. It is second strongest sha network on the planet (after bitcoin). It had fair launch and no premine or other shit. Clean coin with low inflation and secure network. Can also handle much higher tx per second (at least 3 times as much, likely more). I think it is still under the radar due to relatively low marketcap. Probably one of the best buys today.

Your premise is false. Bitcoin is resilient and will thrive not fail.

Most alts will fail because they serve no purpose and will never reach critical mass

Those that survive will serve a niche that bitcoin does not

altcoins serve as an alternative and are much more speculative than Bitcoin

It's funny to see all these "Which coin will takeover now that Bitcoin is failing" posts reminds me of all those people who kept saying "Bitcoin will takeover fiat in X years."

The result is the same, bitcoin isn't going to takeover fiat and chances are that the majority if not all altcoins will die before bitcoin does.

Maybe Litecoin would be the next Bitcoin...

Well, Bitcoin isn't "failing" but it certainly is falling. The speculators' bets on a Grexit have been thwarted by the new bailout deal.