CAN WE COMPARE BITCOIN AND CRYPTO

[hero_the_bossman]

That's true, but most beginner mistakes come from not knowing that. They see how the exchange shows altcoins with high increases, as well as those who join channels and groups recommending coins to buy or trade. Without that kind of knowledge, what they do is follow advice to buy unknown altcoins. Of course, the chances of losing money are also high, and their way of thinking will start to change as they experience more losses.

They follow the shiny and sparkly things, not fundamentals without proper knowledge, I agree here.. It leads to nowhere in the end.

[Cgrexp]

Yes we can compare Bitcoin and crypto, but it helps to be clear about what that means Bitcoin vs crypto
Bitcoin is a single cryptocurrency the first and most well known one crypto, A broad tearm that includes Bitcoin plus thousands of other coins like Ethereum, Solana, BNB, etc.

Bitcoin, Shitcoin and all the other coins that exist are different. They have no relation to Bitcoin. Many new investors or those who do not know may think that Bitcoin or Shitcoin are the same thing by using the word crypto.  Many times, various organizations or media also talk about Bitcoin and shitcoin with ambiguity. Moreover, even if the crypto market is mentioned in many places, many of us do not understand.

[legiteum]

Yes we can compare Bitcoin and crypto, but it helps to be clear about what that means Bitcoin vs crypto

To 99% of investors, the only difference is the name. It's just a different button on their investment app.

There is no significant functional difference between Bitcoin and (say) ETH, or XRP, DOGE, or hundreds of other well-established networks. All of them do the same thing. And since most people and companies rely on some private company to actually hold their crypto holdings, their risk doesn't even touch the final network so it doesn't even matter.

Can you argue that Bitcoin is technically "safer"? Sure, you can argue that, but imagine a car maker saying that their car has a 0.00001% of exploding whereas their competitor's cars have a 0.0001% chance. Is anybody going to care about this difference? Nope. I mean, a few "hard core" enthusiasts maybe: the same guys (yes, guys ) that tell you there's an extreme difference between normal speaker cables that cost $20 and those $10,000 "audiophile" cables. For normal mainstream people, there's no difference.

[Cleanslate_]

Crypto is a term for a whole that is tied to cryptography while bitcoin is a term for Bitcoin itself, which can be said to be a specific mention of an asset in the crypto market, but some people do not like to unite crypto with bitcoin because they consider it different, which is more clearly not like to unite Bitcoin with Shitcoin / altcoin which is full of manipulation and fraud that has no value in their view.

You are right, therefore bitconers finds it difficlult to compare Bitcoin because of its outstanding qualities, nevermind it's current phase is passing through, Bitcoin stands out in the crypto world and can't be compared with others

[KataifiDream]

Yes we can compare Bitcoin and crypto, but it helps to be clear about what that means Bitcoin vs crypto
Bitcoin is a single cryptocurrency the first and most well known one crypto, A broad tearm that includes Bitcoin plus thousands of other coins like Ethereum, Solana, BNB, etc.
Purpose,
Bitcoin mainly designed as digital money and a store of value often called digital gold, other crypto many are built for smart contracts, Defi NFs, gaming payment or fast transaction.
Decentralization
Bitcoin highly decentralized, no control, very secure, other crypto some are decentralized, others are party centralized and depends on teams or foundations
Supply
]Bitcoin fixed supply of 21 million coins no more can ever be created Most crypto often have no fixed limit or can change supply rules..
Risk Level
Bitcoin lower risk compared to other crypto more stable Long term other crypto higher risk, higher reward many protect fail few succeed.
Adoption and Trust,
Bitcoin wildly accepted legal in many countries held by institutions other crypto Adoption varies many depend on hypeand trends, what I'm trying to narrate is that Bitcoin is crypto but not all crypto is Bitcoin, Bitcoin focus on security scarcity and long term value whole other crypto currency focus on utility and innovation often with higher risk.

I think you can't compare bitcoin to crypto as crypto is the general term, while bitcoin is under the category of crypto. Though I agree to some of your key points, and I think bitcoin is the same as other crypto that is also a high risk even if it's long term or short term.

[CryptoYar]

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New investors should know that Bitcoin and crypto are not same, since Bitcoin has grown to be controlled, trusted asset and great majority of other coins are dangerous technology experiments. Bitcoin is similar to Digital Gold.
We are seeing splitting apart where Bitcoin is now being moved by large company demand and longterm patterns and rest of the market is more and more tied to regular person gambling and social media talk.
It is because of this that current buyer of smart money is moving towards investing in Bitcoin as digital shortage, understanding that most other coins are simply uncontrolled stocks where they are at much higher risk of complete loss.

[btc78]

Yes we can compare Bitcoin and crypto, but it helps to be clear about what that means Bitcoin vs crypto
Bitcoin is a single cryptocurrency the first and most well known one crypto, A broad tearm that includes Bitcoin plus thousands of other coins like Ethereum, Solana, BNB, etc.

Bitcoin, Shitcoin and all the other coins that exist are different. They have no relation to Bitcoin. Many new investors or those who do not know may think that Bitcoin or Shitcoin are the same thing by using the word crypto.  Many times, various organizations or media also talk about Bitcoin and shitcoin with ambiguity. Moreover, even if the crypto market is mentioned in many places, many of us do not understand.

people use bitcoin and crypto interchangeably which causes confusion because there’s too many other cryptocurrencies out there that are not at all similar to bitcoin. when bitcoin is doing well, other cryptocurrencies like to use crypto instead of bitcoin to make it seem like every single cryptocurrency is also doing well when it’s in fact just bitcoin

[Publictalk792]

New investors should know that Bitcoin and crypto are not same, since Bitcoin has grown to be controlled, trusted asset and great majority of other coins are dangerous technology experiments. Bitcoin is similar to Digital Gold.
We are seeing splitting apart where Bitcoin is now being moved by large company demand and longterm patterns and rest of the market is more and more tied to regular person gambling and social media talk.
It is because of this that current buyer of smart money is moving towards investing in Bitcoin as digital shortage, understanding that most other coins are simply uncontrolled stocks where they are at much higher risk of complete loss.

Yes now more than ever before it is important to see that Bitcoin is not like any other cryptocurrency as it is now trusted Digital Gold that has been taken up by large companies and many other currencies are risky experiments. Most of altcoins are uncontrolled stocks or social media gambling that can become worthless easily, while Bitcoin is pushed by real scarcity and long term trends like normal good such as gold. Calm plan used by smart investors is to see Bitcoin as item to stay rich the same way as they can in rest of shaky economy, rather than following get rich quick plans found in rest of unsteady market. With special interest in Bitcoin as unique item with limited supply, you will not risk harmful noise of gambling and will have more trustworthy financial future.

[hero_the_bossman]

Crypto is a term for a whole that is tied to cryptography while bitcoin is a term for Bitcoin itself, which can be said to be a specific mention of an asset in the crypto market, but some people do not like to unite crypto with bitcoin because they consider it different, which is more clearly not like to unite Bitcoin with Shitcoin / altcoin which is full of manipulation and fraud that has no value in their view.

You are right, therefore bitconers finds it difficlult to compare Bitcoin because of its outstanding qualities, nevermind it's current phase is passing through, Bitcoin stands out in the crypto world and can't be compared with others

Usually it's done in a hard-like manner by maxis... But anything can be compared if you want to. BTC is still a coin, just like the rest on the overall market..

[Cgrexp]

Yes we can compare Bitcoin and crypto, but it helps to be clear about what that means Bitcoin vs crypto
Bitcoin is a single cryptocurrency the first and most well known one crypto, A broad tearm that includes Bitcoin plus thousands of other coins like Ethereum, Solana, BNB, etc.

Bitcoin, Shitcoin and all the other coins that exist are different. They have no relation to Bitcoin. Many new investors or those who do not know may think that Bitcoin or Shitcoin are the same thing by using the word crypto.  Many times, various organizations or media also talk about Bitcoin and shitcoin with ambiguity. Moreover, even if the crypto market is mentioned in many places, many of us do not understand.

people use bitcoin and crypto interchangeably which causes confusion because there’s too many other cryptocurrencies out there that are not at all similar to bitcoin. when bitcoin is doing well, other cryptocurrencies like to use crypto instead of bitcoin to make it seem like every single cryptocurrency is also doing well when it’s in fact just bitcoin

Ambiguous or confusing language is often used intentionally, in order to confuse the conventional wisdom about Bitcoin and to gain some credibility by putting both the pro- and anti-Shitcoin side on the same page.  If we are not sure about the difference between Bitcoin and Shitcoin, then we should first gain sufficient knowledge about Bitcoin. This at least gives us a reference point, which can be helpful in making a sensible and critical analysis of other crypto assets later.

[legiteum]

Yes now more than ever before it is important to see that Bitcoin is not like any other cryptocurrency as it is now trusted Digital Gold that has been taken up by large companies and many other currencies are risky experiments. Most of altcoins are uncontrolled stocks or social media gambling that can become worthless easily, while Bitcoin is pushed by real scarcity and long term trends like normal good such as gold. Calm plan used by smart investors is to see Bitcoin as item to stay rich the same way as they can in rest of shaky economy, rather than following get rich quick plans found in rest of unsteady market. With special interest in Bitcoin as unique item with limited supply, you will not risk harmful noise of gambling and will have more trustworthy financial future.

Lot's of cryptos out there are very mature, solid, and aren't scams. ETH, XRP, SOL, DOGE, and hundreds of others are perfectly fine and function exactly the same as BTC. For most investors, BTC is just a different three letter code than the others and it has absolutely no actual advantages.

That's probably why all major cryptos go up and down mostly together: to investors, they are all the same thing.

Also, it's a myth that "Bitcoin has been taking up by large companies". If you remove MSTR, then the amount of BTC owned by private companies is incredibly small. Most of Bitcoin is owned by individual investors, and a very small number of wallets own most of the supply. It's more accurate to think of BTC as a commodity controlled by a small group of whales who manipulate the market in order to gather money from consumer investors who have no idea .