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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Can Bitcoin hold the leadership position for ever because the world changes?
by
Swordsoffreedom
on 25/07/2025, 14:44:47 UTC
Yes, bitcoin was not the first crypto or the first decentralized currency, but it was the first successful crypto. Before bitcoin, BitGold and BMoney were the first decentralized cryptocurrencies but both were just theories, they were never fully implemented so they quickly failed.
There are more cryptocurrencies before Bitcoin appearance than just BitGold or Bmoney.
Bitcoin Prehistory Tree.
You can see more like Digicash, Cybercash, E-Gold, Hashcash, and BitTorrent.

I know that there were many coins that came before bitcoin. But according to my research, only BitGold and Bmoney are 2 projects designed to develop in a decentralized direction like bitcoin, the remaining projects are centralized. That's why I don't mention them.

People don't actually care about privacy and anonymity, and there is regulatory risk against privacy coins like Monero. Like you can ask many Bitcoin users whether they care about privacy or anonymity and why they invested in Bitcoin or used Bitcoin blockchain, most of them will give you answers without anything related to privacy and anonymity, even decentralization.

This is the naked truth and not many people dare to admit it. Most people are only interested in the profits that bitcoin brings, not many people care about privacy or anonymity as they say. Most people who say they care about and prioritize decentralization and privacy are just trying to hide their true ambitions when entering this market.