Ethereum has seen a huge rise in its adoption as the platform new startups use in implementing their projects.
However, there are other platforms such as Waves that can do the same things Ethereum does ( even easily as Waves does not require any programming skills). Why can't new startups use the Ethereum alternatives? Is there any uniqueness in Ethereum that other platforms don't have? What makes Ethereum the in-thing?
First of all, it is not even an altcoin in the meaning we understand it. It is the unique platform that offers fast transactions and creating new cryptocurrency either. Most ICOs use exactly this platform, and it is the best developed project.