Bitcoin is one but has many attributes

[Emitdama]

Bitcoin is a digital currency to everyone but, it's not proper to stop there when having a conversion with somebody about bitcoin since they are other characteristics or attributes of bitcoin to discuss. This is where the different perspective creeps in which then varies according to the person's profession or position in life and their other thoughts about bitcoin. However, digital currency is the primary definition.

Yes, there is a lot to Bitcoin. It’s just like when I got to know about Bitcoin newly, I firstly thought that it was just for transactions only, and that was in 2015. I never knew much about it and never knew that it can also be a really good asset to hold.

So, I just bought some bitcoins with plans that I will use them for some transactions later, I never knew how it works because the article I read only described it as a payment method. But later when I noticed how the value kept changing , I had to go further to do more research, and that was when I started to understand the true value of this currency.

[davis196]

What's the point of this forum thread,OP?
This is a Bitcoin forum and we as forum members are already familiar with all the qualities and features of Bitcoin.
Do you want to boost your post count by writing such (more or less) pointless forum posts?
I got tired of all the "Bitcoin is this..." and "Bitcoin is that..." "Bitcoin is awesome" or "Bitcoin is precious"
forum posts,that are adding absolutely nothing to the discussions on the forum.We know that Bitcoin Core/blockchain technology is awesome.There's no need to praise Bitcoin for it's awesomeness every day.

[witcher_sense]

These aren't values, but definitions and I'll have to disagree. It's an internet currency. Sure, you may use it as an investment or a store of value or even just to speculate, but the only reason it exists is to be used as a currency. If none saw it like that, it wouldn't have a purpose to be an asset.

People invest in things for their future usage. In this case, they invest so that one will use it as a currency in the future.

I tend to agree. Bitcoin's only value proposition that really matters is that it is decentralized digital money that no one can stop or censor. Other use cases of bitcoin, and also different philosophical, economic, political standpoints about what bitcoin is or isn't are merely derivatives from the main use case, which is when bitcoin is playing a role of a medium of exchange to frictionlessly acquire goods and services. Moreover, being a medium of exchange is a primary function of money in general and of bitcoin in particular. The existence or absence of other functions such as store of value or unit of measurement fully depends on how well a certain type of money performs its main function. If bitcoin cannot be exchanged in the first place, if its first function is not present (censorship, no confidence in bitcoin, no liquidity, no market), no one will be willing to store their wealth in it, no one will be willing to trade or invest in it.

[dezoel]

Errmm, you’re kind of just prolonging it. The main thing is that Bitcoin is a decentralized payment method, it’s basically all about transaction and nothing more. The good thing about it is the fact that it brought decentralization. Having decentralization gave freedom to its users.

By making use of Bitcoin people are able to have the complete control over their asset, the government cannot do anything to money stored in Bitcoin, it’s out of their control and can’t be frozen like they would do fiat stored in a bank account. One thing that I think makes Bitcoin quite special in the cryptocurrency space, is the fact that it is the only truly decentralized currency.

[ropyu1978]

if i ask what is bitcoin
Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency or crypto currency as well as being the most popular. Its price continues to rise from year to year, making bitcoin a digital asset that is sought after by many people. and
Bitcoin offers the promise of lower transaction fees than traditional online payment mechanisms. Unlike central bank-issued currencies, bitcoin is operated by a decentralized authority

Bitcoin also makes it easier for all the transactions we do, we no longer need to go to the bank to make transactions, everything is so easy with bitcoin, we just open our laptops, we can directly carry out transactions without any third party intermediaries, even though bitcoin prices are currently low dropped because of the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, but bitcoin holders will continue to grow from year to year.

[Zanab247]

Bitcoin is decentralized currency,  people use to reduce poor economy or unemployment in the country. To those countries that made bitcoin legalized are really enjoying the attribute or  benefits of decentralized currency in the community,  that is attracting other countries to make it legalized in their country so that their citizens will have full access to bitcoin in their country.
One of the attribute is to buy when the price of bitcoin is low, and hold to watch the price to increase higher before you can sell to make a good profit.

[ChiBitCTy]

If you ask a Bitcoin holder who only holds and trade they will tell you Bitcoin is a digital currency, an asset or a store of value. If you meet a developer or a miner you will possibly get a more deeper explanation that Bitcoin is more than just a digital currency but also a software and a network that has it's own protocol. If you meet a government analyst who is a bit bais about Bitcoin you could possibly hear something like Bitcoin is a technology that has come to increase crime due to its anonymous feature. But with the last concept no matter how biase they choose to be about Bitcoin with satoshi's white paper one can actually tell for himself what Bitcoin tends to offer.

But if I was asked what is Bitcoin I will smile and tell the next fellow Bitcoin is the liberty from centralized dictatorship and manipulation despite it's price instability it has potentials for future security compared to the local fiat....

I would mostly agree with these sentiments. I think for those whom are pro bitcoin there’s a lot of different positive attributes, namely all of the things you listed and there’s nothing wrong with stating that all of them are real aspects of bitcoin. There is no one sound definition that defines bitcoin.

[AakZaki]

Bitcoin is a digital currency to everyone but, it's not proper to stop there when having a conversion with somebody about bitcoin since they are other characteristics or attributes of bitcoin to discuss. This is where the different perspective creeps in which then varies according to the person's profession or position in life and their other thoughts about bitcoin. However, digital currency is the primary definition.

the bitcoin lightning network is still not widely used so transactions are still running for quite a while compared to other digital transactions. Bitcoin also has a lot of support and of course the pros and cons of using bitcoin will remain. Bitcoin is not centralized so it cannot be controlled by anyone. although bitcoin has high volatility with volatile price characters, bitcoin is able to develop well to date.

[uchegod-21]

Bitcoin I different things to different people. Even when you see the whitepaper, the whitpaper don't even have somethings Bitcoin has developed to and will develop to in the future.
Satoshi himself underestimated the potentials of bitcoin. No one thought it will be like this. So bitcoin is dynamics.

But if I was asked what is Bitcoin I will smile and tell the next fellow Bitcoin is the liberty from centralized dictatorship and manipulation despite it's price instability it has potentials for future security compared to the local fiat....

I will appreciate if you can view my avatar text and see if it's same with your definition.

[haasanjui]

Bitcoin has characteristics of divisibility, fungibility, scarecity and money and it is based on mathematics properties.

[fullhdpixel]

Bitcoin is a digital currency to everyone but, it's not proper to stop there when having a conversion with somebody about bitcoin since they are other characteristics or attributes of bitcoin to discuss. This is where the different perspective creeps in which then varies according to the person's profession or position in life and their other thoughts about bitcoin. However, digital currency is the primary definition.

Yes, there is a lot to Bitcoin. It’s just like when I got to know about Bitcoin newly, I firstly thought that it was just for transactions only, and that was in 2015. I never knew much about it and never knew that it can also be a really good asset to hold.

So, I just bought some bitcoins with plans that I will use them for some transactions later, I never knew how it works because the article I read only described it as a payment method. But later when I noticed how the value kept changing , I had to go further to do more research, and that was when I started to understand the true value of this currency.

Same when I was new. That is normal because that is the basic definition of btc. The year 2014 was still an early time for btc and most article writer also also a newbie like us, which why the info they supply is not enough but later on during the 2017 hype, this was the time btc became very well known and people are researching more about btc and find out that btc is more than just a currency but it can do very well on other use cases.

Right now, all the newbies think that btc is more of an asset where they can make money if they invest and not as currency. There is nothing wrong with this, they can choose if which side of btc they like.

[TheNineClub]

If you ask a Bitcoin holder who only holds and trade they will tell you Bitcoin is a digital currency, an asset or a store of value. If you meet a developer or a miner you will possibly get a more deeper explanation that Bitcoin is more than just a digital currency but also a software and a network that has it's own protocol. If you meet a government analyst who is a bit bais about Bitcoin you could possibly hear something like Bitcoin is a technology that has come to increase crime due to its anonymous feature. But with the last concept no matter how biase they choose to be about Bitcoin with satoshi's white paper one can actually tell for himself what Bitcoin tends to offer.

But if I was asked what is Bitcoin I will smile and tell the next fellow Bitcoin is the liberty from centralized dictatorship and manipulation despite it's price instability it has potentials for future security compared to the local fiat....

That last one is the most important thing. Everything else is just reinventing something that was not thought of when BTC started. It's a disruptive technology, and that should be enough. People that do not believe in it being a disruptive technology, and who need more explanation to surround it, will need to invent more uses for it. And they do so without giving the initial idea of BTC a second thought. And we are seeing that do not just with BTC but also with other crypto projects, NFTs...basically throwing anything at it and seeing what sticks.