The cool thing is that they help ensure its security guarantees even if they don't care about them The fact remains that there is no other crypto that comes even close to BTC as far as overall network security

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It’s amazing these “tech” people can’t understand that the monetary properties of bitcoin realign incentives. Turns people into savers vs consumers (or at least did for me) being greedy (which is human nature) actually helps others that participate in the network
Bitcoin isn't even private. The government have an easy time tying your Bitcoin to you identity and confiscating it, making your second statement is demonstrably incorrect.