What's makes Bitcoin so special

[B-BossMan]

Something to aid, not something of great significance but, worth noting as per reasons why, Bitcoin should always be your number 1 choice when building a cryptocurrency portfolio. 90% of the Altcoin market depend on Bitcoin’s market movement for directions. When it goes bullish, you find Altcoin markets having to emulate and when it goes bearish, the same thing happens.
That tells you how Bitcoin is leading the cryptocurrency market and not just in market capitalization alone amongst other benefits.

 Yes it's true that most of the Altcoins are usually depends on the market movements directions. And as a sensible investor or newbie, the bitcoin would actually show you an obvious way to judge the remaining cryptocurrencies, they normally begins the project with hype and makes it look stronger, especially when the market are moving upward and then with due time the market becomes weaker and questionable if the market becomes rough, despites all the huge crashes happening in past, bitcoin has been a survival coin above all. Even with the people's long term doubting it's strength, bitcoin has survived and set a great records that non of the other cryptocurrencies has ever does, so for building a meaningful portfolio presently, one doesn't need to be chasing an over hypes coins anymore, because that's the mistake many newbies make today, by just investing all thowr funds on trending coins and regretting it later, if you are to invest, investing in a stronger asset or coin such as bitcoin for a long-term period.

[Fragrance1122]

Everyday as I wake up I find Bitcoin so interesting and so special to me.

I study everyday and keep finding the benefits in Bitcoin, this makes me to understand that Bitcoin is the first decentralized borderless digital money that functions massively without the control of the government or bank.

I came to realize that Bitcoin is a combination of  several properties that helps the system.

I came to understand that  any individual who has good Internet connection can possibly send and receive Bitcoin without stress or finding bank for approval due to one's transactions.

The Bitcoin security is reliable and  well secure,  protecting your money from scam and fraud that's why you key phrase belongs to you alone rather than replying on bank

Bitcoin is globally verify worldwide, approved for all transactions without doubt of scammers.


Bitcoin is so special today because of this features below
* Self withholding without operating on central authority.
* Security system
* Transparency rules
* Hard to censor

What really makes Bitcoin so special is that it creates scare digital money without a central authority to give order.

Simple to answer to my opinion that why is Bitcoin so special.
It is decentralized and it is completely p2p
The most highlighted cryptocurrency of this era
Bitcoin has limited supply of 21 million
Most of the people around the world recognize trading because of Bitcoin.
That's all.

[Brizi5000]

Everyday as I wake up I find Bitcoin so interesting and so special to me.

I study everyday and keep finding the benefits in Bitcoin, this makes me to understand that Bitcoin is the first decentralized borderless digital money that functions massively without the control of the government or bank.

I came to realize that Bitcoin is a combination of  several properties that helps the system.

I came to understand that  any individual who has good Internet connection can possibly send and receive Bitcoin without stress or finding bank for approval due to one's transactions.

The Bitcoin security is reliable and  well secure,  protecting your money from scam and fraud that's why you key phrase belongs to you alone rather than replying on bank

Bitcoin is globally verify worldwide, approved for all transactions without doubt of scammers.


Bitcoin is so special today because of this features below
* Self withholding without operating on central authority.
* Security system
* Transparency rules
* Hard to censor

What really makes Bitcoin so special is that it creates scare digital money without a central authority to give order.

Simple to answer to my opinion that why is Bitcoin so special.
It is decentralized and it is completely p2p
The most highlighted cryptocurrency of this era
Bitcoin has limited supply of 21 million
Most of the people around the world recognize trading because of Bitcoin.
That's all.

You cannot say that this is all what makes bitcoin special, although I’m quite sure if everyone is given the time to say how special bitcoin has been from their very end the list won’t be enough as we can go on and on narrating how special or what makes bitcoin special rather, it will take a full note and won’t still be enough . For me, there’s one special nature of bitcoin which I feel really makes it stand out among other cryptocurrencies such as its ability to continue to rise and add more in value even after the price goes down at some point in time. People are investing in bitcoin because they have the believe that the value of bitcoin will increase more than the current value they met it, that’s an enormous potential future value and believe.

[Italian Panic]

Often, when I get hooked on a hobby, it loses its appeal after a short while, just enough time to explore it and enjoy it, and then it’s time to move on to something new; I’ve always been like that. With Bitcoin, it’s different. It grabbed my attention straight away many years ago because of the mining era, which was extremely interesting; then, in 2013, I gave it up because of the hardware requirements it demanded, but to this day it still intrigues and attracts me just as much as it did on the first day, because I recognise that continuous technological innovation and the shift in perspective it brings about.

[Odogwu-Blockchain]

When a system is crafted in a way that doesn't needs anyone to actually be the boss but everyone becomes bosses by engaging, when there is no central governance point that decides what should happen in the ecosystem, that's an outstanding startup then that got me attracted, the uniqueness of it that doesn't discriminate nor needs identity verification to get involved.

The price itself seems attracting and create lots of fun and engagement in the market, looks natural and easy to understand.

Bitcoin is for sure had come to stay, as many people be assuming to be disappear someday, but they fail to understand that it's not a pyramid scheme, it exists and expand on it own by constant demand and supply bring movement into the system.

[Royal Cap]

The Bitcoin security is reliable and  well secure,  protecting your money from scam and fraud that's why you key phrase belongs to you alone rather than replying on bank

Although Bitcoin is secure as a network but it will not protect you directly from scam or fraud but he biggest responsibility of a decentralized system is self custody, because in self custody, the private key or seed phrase is under your control but if it is lost or found by someone else, the Bitcoin network cannot save you.

Bitcoin is globally verify worldwide, approved for all transactions without doubt of scammers.

All transactions are verified on the public blockchain but scammers are constantly trying to mislead people in new ways, the lack of the opportunity to reverse transactions is the most advantage scammers take.  There is no central authority to reverse the transaction if you send Bitcoin to the wrong person. So Bitcoin's transparency and transaction security are not the same thing.

[MusaMohamed]

All transactions are verified on the public blockchain but scammers are constantly trying to mislead people in new ways, the lack of the opportunity to reverse transactions is the most advantage scammers take.  There is no central authority to reverse the transaction if you send Bitcoin to the wrong person. So Bitcoin's transparency and transaction security are not the same thing.

If people were scammed, a transaction was confirmed by Bitcoin miner, it's money loss forever because there is no reverse of confirmed transactions. It's most common scam of scammers but people must be aware of another scam, double spending.

Double spending.
What is double spending in Bitcoin?

Depends on value of a transaction, a trade, you will need to wait for different number of Bitcoin blockchain confirmations.
How many Bitcoin confirmations is enough?

[Abu-Naim]

Bitcoin is so special today because of this features below
* Self withholding without operating on central authority.
* Security system
* Transparency rules
* Hard to censor

What really makes Bitcoin so special is that it creates scare digital money without a central authority to give order.

The fact that you can buy Bitcoin anytime you want without problem, and you don’t need to have money to purchase one Bitcoin, you can be able to buy as small as you can and no hidden fees attached to it.

Bitcoin being decentralized has given us full security over our assets, you don’t need to rely on any approval from anyone to spend your Bitcoin, we long as you have good and reliable internet connection, you can spend your Bitcoin the time you want and you can buyback anytime you also wish. Moreover, the DCA method is important, you can buy with any amount you have and keep accumulating until have your desired amount, and the good thing about Bitcoin is that it stores value of your investment.

[Sticky Bomb]

Bitcoin has the lowest volatility compare to others,

This is not true, bitcoin has high volatility, and is far more volatile than stable coins. But it is more valuable than any other digital asset due to it's  being valuable over a long-term mark while lesser volatile assets like stable coins which are pegged to fiat experiences the same depreciations obtainable in it's fiat equivalent.

Bitcoin is the first decentralised innovation that works too, both online and offline,

There is a proper handshake between the offline and online applications for you to make a proper transaction, like create a transaction in your WOW, move it to the offline device to sign with your keys, and back to the online wallet to broadcast it, so the offline version needs the online to work effectively.

[Obulis]

Coming back to your post that it protects your money from scams, it does nothing for a person who can't secure their seed phrase and gives it to anyone. Self custody moves the responsibility onto you, so there are no recoveries, no refunds, no support.

Very simple, and a real security check it is. You know, sometimes, misinformation can be a problem, or when people misinterpret  an information. The OP sounded like, once you own Bitcoin, you are very much safe from anything called theft or scam, which is totally wrong. I understand that he is painting the picture that with Bitcoin, there is no interference from a third party or any other body, and that you are in charge, yea, but like you reminded him, the owner still has a lot of work to be done. Not your keys, not you coins, simply demonstrates that, he who has the seed phrase is the only one with the access to the coins, thus, you must always be active and protecting your coins, else, scammers may take them away.

The OP is actually misplacing the security of the protocol with personal security as a Bitcoiner who have to protect his/her keys or wallets. The fact that Bitcoin is self custody means self security and that means it's scammable. Stating this truth doesn't in any way reduce how special Bitcoin is or undermine the capacity of Bitcoin and the future it holds. This truth should be part of the basic knowledge that a newbie should have "protect your keys or wallets to avoid being scammed".