Something came out in my mind recently:
How would the price of Bitcoin change if there were no other cryptocurrency than Bitcoin?
Would Bitcoin develop faster without a competition?
Many people believe that if there is no alternative cryptocurrency, the price of Bitcoin will rise because it has no competition.
But, in my opinion, the price of Bitcoin is lower if it does not have a competition. Why? Because if there is no competition, the buyer's thinking is "should I buy this or not?" however if there is competition, the buyer's mind is "should I buy Bitcoin or these alts?"
As a result, not just Bitcoin but other altcoins will benefit. So, rather than being upset or sad because there is a competition, we can look at it in a positive way.
Of course Bitcoin offer solutions to P2P, anonymous transaction, store of value etc though there are other problems in the society that other altcoins proffered solution to, however if Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency, I believe it demand would be very high thus prompting a high price, almost all crypto enthusiast, traders, investors, wage earners of the coins etc would depend solely on the coin that would trigger a very high volume traded on daily basis because there is no other competitor or alternative, however the existence of altcoins is also a welcome development though their pump in price depends majorly on the volatility in the price of Bitcoin.