Bitcoin is also the first real WORLDWIDE currency. The previous currencies covered more limited areas...
This is not true. The dollar has been a worldwide currency for decades as many countries will only accept dollars and many others will accept it in addition to their local currency, while others will accept it but only unofficially.
The same was true with the British pound prior to the fall of the British Empire.
The same is not true for bitcoin as of now, although this may (at least in theory) change in the future