What made Bitcoin so successful? How couldn't altcoins like defeat it at the early stages? Is it because of the overwhelming support of the community that made bitcoin what it is today?
Considering its the first digital currency or cryptocurrency exist wayback before into those years. It might not get the attention directly from most people but there are some who do believe on its potential and Satoshi did really make a great innovation when it comes into payment system which we do see on its white paper on whats the purpose of the creation of bitcoin and now we are witnessing its success.
Also, bitcoin is used in various ICO projects. The ICO promotes the use of cryptocurrency as a vehicle to improve the overall quality of payment transactions. With the use of bitcoin or ethereum, the payment system becomes safer due to blockchain technology. It seems impossible to hack it. Look at Everex. It restarts its ICO for the second time and it allows new investors to buy a bitcoin token. You can sign up here,
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