What makes Bitcoin different from other cryptocurrencies?

[tabas]

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@Noodles23
you got tons of replies already op all hitting the main points
but as an old timer here since 2010 or so
let me throw in my take
bitcoin is the real deal the og crypto that works as money
alts are mostly scams or failed experiments
run by founders who can rug or change rules
btc no one in charge
pure decentralization
21 million cap forever
no inflation games like eth printing endless
pow security with massive hashrate
alts on pos get controlled by whales
seen too many 51% attacks on shitcoins lmao
btc network too big to fail now
institutions pile in etfs billions
alts pump hard then dump to zero
chase that and get rekt
hodl btc long term
thats why we say focus on bitcoin
ignore the fud and hype cycles

[Y3shot]

I am kind of still new to this crypto space, and I’ve seen many other coins in the market that kind of grow faster than Bitcoin.

Please I would like to know the coins that are glowing faster in the market. When coming up with a discussion like this it will be better to come with facts, to prove you really know what you are talking about.

But why do most people keep advising me to mainly focus on Bitcoin compared to others?

Is it mainly because it was the first, or because of something deeper?

Bitcoin is more reliable and valuable than every other coin, it safe for you to invest in Bitcoin but if you think orher coin are better for you then good but time will prove if really other coin is better than Bitcoin.

[Dex_master25]

I am kind of still new to this crypto space, and I’ve seen many other coins in the market that kind of grow faster than Bitcoin.

Please I would like to know the coins that are glowing faster in the market. When coming up with a discussion like this it will be better to come with facts, to prove you really know what you are talking about.

But why do most people keep advising me to mainly focus on Bitcoin compared to others?

Is it mainly because it was the first, or because of something deeper?

Bitcoin is more reliable and valuable than every other coin, it safe for you to invest in Bitcoin but if you think orher coin are better for you then good but time will prove if really other coin is better than Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that has proven beyond reasonable doubt of its value and position as number one among other coins.
I think I can be confident enough to save my money with bitcoin, and it would give me good return overtime as compared to saving my money in the bank where it loses value by just sitting there.
All the hurdles bitcoin has overcome is the reason why other kinds of cryptocurrencies exist and if it fails, am sure all others will fail too. 

[Luzin]

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Yes, there are many advantages to Bitcoin, but currently there are also disadvantages. However, many people still make Bitcoin the benchmark of crypto. The reason might be its value and trust. A value that keeps rising and trust that is built through history and repetition. So I think the main factor is the confidence in Bitcoin itself. Belief has created a cycle that keeps getting stronger and it continues to repeat.

[Die_empty]

Yes, there are many advantages to Bitcoin, but currently there are also disadvantages. However, many people still make Bitcoin the benchmark of crypto. The reason might be its value and trust. A value that keeps rising and trust that is built through history and repetition. So I think the main factor is the confidence in Bitcoin itself. Belief has created a cycle that keeps getting stronger and it continues to repeat.

Altcoins have more weaknesses than Bitcoin. You can never go wrong choosing Bitcoin as an asset or currency. Many people have lost money buying Altcoins since one can hardly differentiate between scam and real ones. 

Also, no cryptocurrency has attracted the attention of the government and top organisations like Bitcoin. Some countries have made Bitcoin a legal tender while others have made laws that allow Bitcoin to be used as a reserve currency. It was not created to enrich the creator like altcoins. Satoshi designed it to solve financial problems and not to become wealthy or famous.

[Franctoshi]

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Freedom form of money: Since the introduction of money for medium of exchange, (the fiat monetary system) there has never been a freedom form of money such as Bitcoin without central control or authority involved, the central bank and the government. With Bitcoin no one controls how and where you spend your money so far your money is in your choice decentralised wallet and not in any of the know centralised exchanges out there.

[Moreno233]

Bitcoin is the pioneer cryptocurrency and one that have faced the most criticism yet it withstood all that, remain strong and even made some of the critics to embrace it and are vocal champions of it. This is only possible because Bitcoin is solving the problems it was created to solve and not some hyped cryptocurrency. Apart from it being decentralized and not within the control of any single entity, Bitcoin immune to some of the problems facing other cryptocurrencies that make them fail when not expected. Some Bitcoin believers even boldly claim that beside Bitcoin, every other thing is shitcoins.

[tabas]

Everyone has given good answers, and for likely a summary of it through an image. This makes it easy for you or anyone who's looking for an answer.

Yes, there are many advantages to Bitcoin, but currently there are also disadvantages. However, many people still make Bitcoin the benchmark of crypto. The reason might be its value and trust. A value that keeps rising and trust that is built through history and repetition. So I think the main factor is the confidence in Bitcoin itself. Belief has created a cycle that keeps getting stronger and it continues to repeat.

Yeah, the trust that's been given to it has earned by itself for all of the period of time. Before, many doesn't like it as if it's the only illegal money that's being used in the dark markets. But see it today, it's now widely used that we're only talking of before and even in the mainstream.

Everyone has given good answers, and for likely a summary of it through an image. This makes it easy for you or anyone who's looking for an answer.

Freedom form of money: Since the introduction of money for medium of exchange, (the fiat monetary system) there has never been a freedom form of money such as Bitcoin without central control or authority involved, the central bank and the government. With Bitcoin no one controls how and where you spend your money so far your money is in your choice decentralised wallet and not in any of the know centralised exchanges out there.

And there's no one that's going to freeze it from us. Unless a holder of it deposited it into a centralized exchange, then that freedom will change from that point.

[dansus021]

I am kind of still new to this crypto space, and I’ve seen many other coins in the market that kind of grow faster than Bitcoin.

But why do most people keep advising me to mainly focus on Bitcoin compared to others?

Is it mainly because it was the first, or because of something deeper?

This is a classic problem when you see an altcoins doing 50% in a week while Bitcoin moves 2%. Your friend was right if you here for investment, focused on bitcoin and learn some altcoin and from there you know what altcoin worth investing.

even people who already long in this space something shock when some memecoin explode 1000% in a day but all of those are pump and dump never tried it

[Zigabel]

I am kind of still new to this crypto space, and I’ve seen many other coins in the market that kind of grow faster than Bitcoin.

But why do most people keep advising me to mainly focus on Bitcoin compared to others?

Is it mainly because it was the first, or because of something deeper?

Stability, with Bitcoin comes some level of stability, it can get hit by volatility and it will deep but then you can be sure it will come back up and put you in profit so Bitcoin we can say does have a two way movement which sums up to a up ward bullish move and keeps its investors in profit in the long term. but with other Altcoins and Meme coins, you can not find this characteristics, except for a few of the Altcoins who are gradually beginning to attain some sort of stability but Bitcoin has got it most, that is where you can relax and be rest assured that if you gat the patience, you will get into profit within a period of time, but with some others, if they go in one direction, mostly down wards, that may later mark the end of such a project in some cases, and that goes with all of your money, which you will not want to be in such a position.

[Myleschetty]

Bitcoin is unique, in my opinion, because of the idea and innovation of money it represents. Numerous electronic money systems have been introduced but have failed to take off, but Bitcoin introduced decentralization, blockchain, consensus, and other features. Despite the 1 percent model, everyone who supported Bitcoin have a sense of belonging, and people view it as the necessary change. Because of this, every altcoin developer recognizes that Bitcoin is unique, which is why they imitate and modify the BTC concept to create their own altcoin.

[Dave1]

Bitcoin is unique, in my opinion, because of the idea and innovation of money it represents. Numerous electronic money systems have been introduced but have failed to take off, but Bitcoin introduced decentralization, blockchain, consensus, and other features. Despite the 1 percent model, everyone who supported Bitcoin have a sense of belonging, and people view it as the necessary change. Because of this, every altcoin developer recognizes that Bitcoin is unique, which is why they imitate and modify the BTC concept to create their own altcoin.

But you have to thank those that failed earlier like Chaum's DigiCash or Wei Dai's b-money as it paved the way for Satoshi to take those ideas and failures and make it a coherent Bitcoin that solves the problem of those earlier cryptocurrencies.

And with that, Satoshi has a perfect project, Bitcoin and now we are all reaping the rewards. And there are no other crypto that can copy it, others mentioned it already, how decentralized it is, no central authority, borderless and it has only 21 million supply that's why every 4 years the price will go up as the supply is dwindling and everyone is fighting out for the last sats.

[laijsica]

I am kind of still new to this crypto space, and I’ve seen many other coins in the market that kind of grow faster than Bitcoin.

But why do most people keep advising me to mainly focus on Bitcoin compared to others?

Is it mainly because it was the first, or because of something deeper?

I have not seen a more promising coin than Bitcoin in terms of intrinsic value. You mentioned many coins that I disagree with. There are top local coins that have depreciated very quickly and almost all altcoins fluctuate with the price of Bitcoin. A significant number of coins that have entered the market have disappeared and investors have lost their capital.

Bitcoin is by far the best of the best coins. Surprisingly, it was worth less than $1 in 2010 and in just 15 years Bitcoin has become a store of value and in October 2025 ATH was $126k. Most of the total supply has been mined and with a limited supply of 21 million, Bitcoin has the potential to skyrocket in value in the future. New investors do not have the mental capacity to take risks and are always motivated to accumulate Bitcoin by discretionary income. As a newbie investor, they can accumulate Bitcoin while investing during the beginner period of Bitcoin investment.

[Hardyrobust]

Your question is a very nice one because there are also people that may be wondering why they are advised to focus on bitcoin accumulation. So it is not because it was the first crypto there are so many reasons for that and am going to try to list some of these reasons here.
The reasons are, wide spread adoption , good store of value, large market capitalisation ,low risk when compared with other crypto currency etc.

[Tmoonz]

Your question is a very nice one because there are also people that may be wondering why they are advised to focus on bitcoin accumulation. So it is not because it was the first crypto there are so many reasons for that and am going to try to list some of these reasons here.
The reasons are, wide spread adoption , good store of value, large market capitalisation ,low risk when compared with other crypto currency etc.

Why there are numerous reasons why Bitcoin is different from other cryptocurrencies, one of which I consider top priority if the fact about it's scarcity, Bitcoin is only 21 millions but when you talk about other cryptocurrencies they comes in numbers way too much than that, and this of course is another important reason why bitcoin stands out from such crowds of the numerous cryptocurrencies in circulation, the significance of Bitcoin being limited to only 21 millions will solve a major problem of arbitrary inflation rate which is a good distinctive reason why it is different from other cryptocurrencies.