In what ways Bitcoin is different from traditional currencies?

[Iqra.s]

Bitcoin can be used to pay for things electronically if both parties are willing. In that sense, it’s like conventional dollars, euros, or yen, which are also traded digitally.

                                 But is it differs from fiat digital currencies in several important ways?

[Lanatsa]

 But is it differs from fiat digital currencies in several important ways?

Bitcoin whitepaper will already be enough to clear out your mind: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

Its totally different with digital fiat currencies even the essence of transferring money online is just similar.Differences?

~Anonymity
~Decentralized

Main feature that fiat doesn't have that's why we have seen on how big is the support given by the community of this new p2p innovation created by Satoshi.

[romero121]

Bitcoin can be used to pay for things electronically if both parties are willing. In that sense, it’s like conventional dollars, euros, or yen, which are also traded digitally.

                                 But is it differs from fiat digital currencies in several important ways?

With cryptocurrencies there will be transparency and no central governing body. With traditional currencies there is a governing authority and intermediary service providers. Traditional currencies were backed by monetary policies based on which the currency is being printed. Most of the countries keep gold as reserve and prints currencies while bitcoin is completely a complex algorithm which means this is completely a technology backed asset. Digitally transfered dollars and euros were in the banks reserve while we're transferring bitcoin it is data.

[hugeblack]

But is it differs from fiat digital currencies in several important ways?

It is the first currency and payment system. In the past, you need a third party to send money.
Bitcoin has broken the need for a third party, it is decentralized and therefore does not need a central bank to guarantee the currency.
I hope you visit Andreas Antonopoulos's^[1] page for more information.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWCJCWOxBYSi5DhCieLOLQ

[TheUltraElite]

But is it differs from fiat digital currencies in several important ways?

You know its good that you are trying to know more about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies but I doubt it is being useful for you, because you create a new thread everyday and then ghost it like you never made it.

Its worth posting if you actually read the replies and try to communicate with others. This is a forum you know, just my 2satoshis.

Yes it is a lot different from traditional currencies, which you can find out by google as well much faster than asking here. Of them what I mostly value it for are that it is decentralized and the deflationary nature of the currency. What I also dont like is the pseudo-anonymity would have been great it if was completely anonymous or the opposite, not something in between.

[audaciousbeing]

Bitcoin can be used to pay for things electronically if both parties are willing. In that sense, it’s like conventional dollars, euros, or yen, which are also traded digitally.

                                 But is it differs from fiat digital currencies in several important ways?

The issue that you are trying to get answers to has been over flogged several times even on the forum and there have been several articles written on it beyond the forum that a simple search on Google would come with more than enough answers to pick from. The crypto hemisphere has grown that discussion has gone beyond differences as that has been fully established now the phase we are entering is adoption. Bitcoin comes with series of advantages which is where the discussion is gearing into for people either in government or in fiat distribution to see the potentials and how it can be incorporated in our daily living.

[Slow death]

Bitcoin can be used to pay for things electronically if both parties are willing. In that sense, it’s like conventional dollars, euros, or yen, which are also traded digitally.

                                 But is it differs from fiat digital currencies in several important ways?

Have you ever been to the bank with a bank check?

How many hours did the bank take to allow you to withdraw money by bank check?

I do not know how it is in developed countries, but in my country there have many people in the banks, it becomes a big nightmare when I think about going to the bank. it takes more than 2 hours on average for bank employees to serve people. imagine staying 2 hours in a small room with many people waiting to bank employees. The bureaucracy that exists in the banks is very big and is a big headache.

whereas with cryptocurrencies we have no bureaucracies. everything becomes simpler

[sunsilk]

It fluctuates.

You're right that it can be used same as the traditional currencies that we used to have for paying bills, etc. Bitcoin became important these days because it has been treated as a major investment of most holders and that's a big difference from a digital fiat that doesn't move its own.

Sometimes there's the feeling that even you have to dispose and use a few part of your holding to pay things, you don't want to. Because of the hope and belief that the price of it will increase few years from now.

[serantepe]

For me, the main difference between Bitcoin and fiat money is the value in future of these funds. It seems to me that the future of the financial world is cryptocurrencies assets. not fiat.

[sunsilk]

For me, the main difference between Bitcoin and fiat money is the value in future of these funds. It seems to me that the future of the financial world is cryptocurrencies assets. not fiat.

The future is on it but the gov't can't just allow crypto's to emerge and be the main currency that will be used by most citizens. This can be as good as an alternative payment for most transactions but they can't just allow it to be the main currency.

The uses of bitcoin and fiat are the same but there are more features that bitcoin can offer. It's not just being a currency itself but the technology it has to offer of being immutable to its recorded transaction is a great feature to check and to adopt.

[DoublerHunter]

~Anonymity
~Decentralized

^ The fact is here. These are the difference between the fiat and the bitcoin. Aside from that you can earn or lose in holding bitcoin because it is highly volatile. If you have knowledge enough, you know how bitcoin it works and you can earn on this. While in fiat you can't ever earn while holding unless if you are depositing into the bank but the interest is too low compared to bitcoin. Nevertheless, this is the vision of Satoshi Nakamoto that the Bitcoin will be a great currency on the internet without control by the governments.

[wxa7115]

Bitcoin can be used to pay for things electronically if both parties are willing. In that sense, it’s like conventional dollars, euros, or yen, which are also traded digitally.

                                 But is it differs from fiat digital currencies in several important ways?

There are many differences between bitcoin and traditional currencies probably the most important is the decentralized nature of bitcoin, many do not really understand how important this is, to begin with this allows you to transfer your money directly from one person to the other without the need of a third party to act as a way to ensure that the transactions are correct, this means that you do not need banks at all which is one of the reasons why bitcoin is often compared to cash.

And if that was not enough the decentralized nature of bitcoin means that no government can shut it down as they had done in the past with previous attempts to create a currency that is not tied to any government.

[harizen]

Have some time reading some of the references throughout the world wide web.

The Difference Between Fiat Money and Cryptocurrencies

The Difference Between Fiat Currency and Cryptocurrency

https://themoneymongers.com/fiat-currency-money/

And there are lots. But these examples are enough for people to understand how Bitcoin is different from fiat. Maybe the same as fiat's digital payment but that's only as a "tree". People need to look on the whole "forest".

[slaman29]

Bitcoin can be used to pay for things electronically if both parties are willing. In that sense, it’s like conventional dollars, euros, or yen, which are also traded digitally.

                                 But is it differs from fiat digital currencies in several important ways?

That doesn't make bitcoin at all different to normal and regular currencies. Both parties are willing, and both pay. What's the difference in dollars or bitcoin?

I would add that Bitcoin is also programmable money, though some alts are better at that. Escrow functions, or time release. Something you couldn't do with dollars.

[GreatArkansas]

I'll add also one of the main difference of Bitcoin to other traditional currencies, seems like someone is missed it.

LIMITED SUPPLY. Bitcoin has limited supply, unlike fiat currencies which are almost owned by the government and we don't know until when they gonna print and how much is the total supply. While Bitcoin, only 21million bitcoins will be produced

Trivia about the 21million bitcoin supply:

Interestingly enough, bitcoin will technically never reach the 21 million limit, because the exact value is in fact 20,999,999.9769 bitcoins.

[shield132]

Bitcoin can be used to pay for things electronically if both parties are willing. In that sense, it’s like conventional dollars, euros, or yen, which are also traded digitally.

                                 But is it differs from fiat digital currencies in several important ways?

Difference between currencies is that bitcoin has fixed supply which is really fixed and fiat - not, governments print as much as they wish and then again we have to pay for their debts while on bitcoin that's impossible.
To my mind this is difference between currencies but whole new wave of differences come when we look bitcoin as a payment method. Compared to traditional methods which are done by using fiat aren't anonymous while bitcoin offers cheap and secure transactions (of course finally it'a still not cheap because exchange fees).

[dunfida]

Good links to visit out.

https://www.fxempire.com/education/article/the-difference-between-fiat-money-and-cryptocurrencies-520616
https://medium.com/air-wallet-official/fiat-vs-cryptocurrency-pros-and-cons-9695fd107cf4
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/difference-between-fiat-money-cryptocurrencies-132027811.html
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/041615/what-difference-between-fiat-money-and-representative-money.asp
https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/resources/brokers-what-does-fiat-currency-mean

[virasisog]

Bitcoin can be used to pay for things electronically if both parties are willing. In that sense, it’s like conventional dollars, euros, or yen, which are also traded digitally.

                                 But is it differs from fiat digital currencies in several important ways?

so simple like it can be illustrated by a elementary pupil, you have a $100 dollar paper bill ,
put it in your wallet the value will stay as it is.buy bitcoin with your $100 , keep it stored in your digital wallet /hardware wallet ,
wait for pump sell it ,the value is different. This is just one reason why bitcoin is distinctly different from tangible currency.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

The decentralization nature of bitcoin has to be the most important feature it has over all traditional currencies. The other features aren't much special anymore as we have traditional currencies which can be transacted digitally and some are been operated on the blockchain in the form of stablecoin although they aren't as decentralized as bitcoin.

When it come to fast transaction, bitcoin is no longer leading the charts same goes for fees and most of the rest features although the fact bitcoin is totally decentralized, has limited supply and its transactions are irreversible without the knowledge of the other party is the advantage bitcoin has as a currency over other currency, be it traditional (fiats) or digital currency.

[slaman29]

so simple like it can be illustrated by a elementary pupil, you have a $100 dollar paper bill ,
put it in your wallet the value will stay as it is.buy bitcoin with your $100 , keep it stored in your digital wallet /hardware wallet ,
wait for pump sell it ,the value is different. This is just one reason why bitcoin is distinctly different from tangible currency.

Er, no. You have no idea how money works do you?

Put bitcoin in your wallet. Put $100 bill into your wallet.

And after 100 years you still have the same amount of bitcoin in the wallet, and the same amount of dollars in your wallet.

The difference is, the purchasing power of $100 in 100 years will be different, but guess what, so will Bitcoin.

We THINK BTC value will go up, but we don't really know. We know for sure $ value will go down after 100 years.