While it's true that Bitcoin is slower and more expensive to use than some other cryptocurrencies, it has a number of advantages that make it the most popular choice for many people. First, Bitcoin is by far the most widely used and accepted cryptocurrency. It's supported by the largest network of merchants and exchanges, which makes it easier to use in everyday transactions. Second, Bitcoin has the most secure and robust blockchain technology, which makes it highly resistant to attack. Third, Bitcoin has the largest and most active development community, which is constantly working to improve the technology. And finally, Bitcoin has the first-mover advantage,......

most brand recognition and is the most widely known and understood cryptocurrency. While these factors might not be enough to make Bitcoin the best choice for every situation, they do make it the top choice for many people. The slow transaction times and high fees can be overcome with the use of "off-chain" solutions, such as the Lightning Network, which allows for much faster and cheaper transactions. And the developers are working hard to improve Bitcoin's scalability so that it can process more transactions per second. So, while there are some valid criticisms of Bitcoin, it's important to consider the full picture before making a judgment......

BTC tx's are expensive right now as the fee rate is high, BTC tx's are also not instant, but they are secure. There are other networks that process tx's faster, but these tx's remain reversible for a very long time. But in the BTC network, one confirmation is as good as irreversible, and since blocks are found ~ 10 minutes on average, 10 minutes may be enough to get you that confirmation. Not instant, but it is secure.

BTC is what it is because of its use cases, and you cannot begin to compare it with shitcoins. If you don't see a reason why you should use BTC, you can use the coins you feel are better, that's why it is a free market.

it's not about fast and cheap transactions, it's about immutable, permissionless, peer to peer transactions. without these properties all we have here is a terribly inefficient shared database hyped up with buzz words like "blockchain" ( XRP )

Bitcoin is a completely decentralized currency and its control power is not in the hands of a single person, institution or organization as it is with other centralized coins. Since it is a decentralized currency, investing in it has no risk like centralized coins, but the full control of it is in the hands of the investor. Since Bitcoin is a decentralized currency, there are no SEC cases against it like there are other centralized coins. Moreover, it is equally accepted in any country of the world and its universality prevails in different countries of the world as other centralized coins do not. Bitcoin can reduce inflation, Bitcoin transactions are so secure that the identity of the transaction is not possible to identify, Bitcoin is a decentralized currency with no government, bank control over it, so no single person, entity, organization has control over its price. Since the supply of Bitcoin is finite, its supply will never change, just as the supply of paper money can be constantly increased. Bitcoin is the world's number one digital currency due to its multiple advantages.

Bitcoin is probably the only coin among several thousands of cryptocurrencies that is truly decentralized. The rest are only claiming decentralization. Your example Ripple, just like other altcoins, have central figures with them. It has a CEO, a headquarter, etc. That's the reason a case was filed against them. It's not decentralized at all. With Bitcoin, Satoshi is just a name, it doesn't have a president or a CEO, an office, etc. Bitcoin is probably the only cryptocurrency that can't be shut down.

The reason for XRP it is simply because they are too centralized in my opinion and Correct me If I am wrong, but they don't offer incentives for their miner/validator. XRP hold by the big companies I mean like real company behinds it so people may not trust fully.

You need to make a more general assessment to know which coin is best, don't just rely on cheap transaction fees and transaction speed to judge which coin is good or not. To create a coin with cheap transaction fees and instant transaction speed is not too difficult and almost all new altcoins also have this feature. But to create a highly secure and decentralized coin, almost no other coin can do that except bitcoin. So you shouldn't be surprised that bitcoin is slow and has high transaction fees but is still people's top choice.

Bitcoin could have all these fantastic properties that you mention, but if it is too expensive for the average person to utilize then all of these fantastic properties are pointless and meaningless to anyone who isn't a whale or millionaire.

Bitcoiners who dismiss or downplay the transactions fees are rich elitists living in their own bubble who have little to no idea how bad these fees are for the average person.



It is pointless to make bitcoin legal tender in a country like El Salvador when paying even a couple of dollars transaction fee is a small fortune for an average person living in El Salvador.
Almost no one in a country like El Salvador can actually afford to use bitcoin.

Even in the first world, paying ten to twenty dollars fee just to buy $100 of bitcoin is ridiculous. It makes it impossible for anyone to dollar cost average, which is the point of DCAing and putting in small amounts over a period of time.

I am sure that there are now coins which can boost to be so much better than Bitcoin in many factors and areas but as far as I know BTC is still the number one and the one patronized by many and it is because many of us are looking at its growth potential and legitimacy among the many players in the expanding cryptocurrency market. With Bitcoin, there is no more need to ask if this whole thing can last a lifetime as BTC is already beyond that phase. And with the coming of an approved ETF in 2024, that strong reputation is going to be cemented for good.

Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency, its way of operation differs from every other cryptocurrency. Once its decentralized nature cannot be beaten by any other cryptocurrency, I don’t see any coin that will pass bitcoin as number one. This is more than a decade that bitcoin was first launched and we have not seen a new technology in digital currency that is close to perfection and not decentralized like bitcoin.