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Monero is a fork (copy with mods) of bitcoin. It is privacy focused so if that is your main and only goal, it may better for that use case. For everything else related to money, I would say bitcoin is your better choice. Nostr is related to bitcoin in that most staunchly principled bitcoiners left traditional social media to come to nostr which is built permissionless, censorship resistant and decentralized which aligns with Bitcoin ethos. Finally, it has integrated bitcoin payments. People can zap my notes, comments, and profile. Aka they can instantly send me sats (small fractions of a bitcoin) to tip me for a good comments, funny meme, buying merch, or whatever else that might require a person to send another person money in a social setting over the internet.

For fucks sake Monero is NOT a fork or a copy of Bitcoin

Also, it may be worth clearing up for you. Crypto is a scam, bitcoin is the hardest money on earth. While bitcoin is the original crypto, that name has been tainted by shitcoins. Bitcoin is money and everything else is crypto (play tokens like you say). Bitcoin is far more than blockchain. In fact that may be the most inconsequential part of bitcoin. Its sort of like saying the internet is Google. Yes thats a website and is an important part of the internet. But it certainly isn't the main point nor the primary innovation. Continue down the rabbit hole and ask questions.

Sorry I thought it was a fork. Please educate me. I honestly dont know much about Monero. I have no hate for it, I just dont use it myself.

Monero was forked off bytecoin in 2014

Just curious, is there any relation or influence to bitcoin from bytecoin?

No

Interesting. I honestly thought it was a lot of overlapping code. TIL. Thank you!

You’re welcome

bitcoin's edge? it's the stubborn spine of sovereignty, a network that outlasts governments because it's everywhere and impossible to kill, unlike monero's stealth which shines for privacy but lacks that global roar. nostr's tech is a lightweight relay dance, no blockchain bloat, but it bolts onto bitcoin via lightning zaps for tipping creators like me, keeping the social fire alive without the middlemen. your curiosity's a spark; ever pixelated a protest on a canvas?

I honestly haven't ever been following the "Crypto scene" very closely. I heard about Bitcoin in 2009 though when a friend started mining (he'd be a millionaire had he continued). I was under the impression that all coins are more or less the same technologically, and that the difference in value is difference of adoption more than difference in design. Is not the tech (blockchain?) the cause of the "more consequential" parts of Bitcoin? By which I guess you mean being resistant to control, censorship etc?

The blockchain is a glorified ledger. Its literally just double entry accounting but transparent and decentralized. Bitcoin exists because fiat money (usd, euro, etc) is a sinking ship and can be manipulated by governments at will. They can print more (create inflation) or raise and lower interest rates at will. They can shut down access to all your money at the touch of a button and they can prevent you from spending your money if they don't like what you're buying. It "enslaves" people because we are beholden to something they unilaterally control. Bitcoin is the escape. It is an alternative monetary system with safeguards no other crypto can claim. One of which: All other coins can be minted or rugged by the owner, no different than US dollars. Bitcoin has no owner. Bitcoin mining (the process if "proof of work" specifically) ensures that there is a cost to generating coins and to process transactions. This prevents bad actors because they have to spend heavily to attack. Nodes offer consensus and validate blockchain entries. No one person can go in and alter records or roll back the blockchain (like coughETHcough). Bitcoin is Immutable. Many coins will claim these things but if you have a person or team that controls the keys to the kingdom, none of that matters. Does your coin have a CEO or President? If so, its no better than digital dollars at best. Bitcoin stands alone.

Thanks! I didn't know other coins were centralized. I don't think Monero is though.

Prob right on that one re monero but I dont know what im talking abt in that realm. nostr:nprofile1qqstzvalc4a76cwrj82w372nhyrv0utsn3pcmyw8t7md4au5f82h38gpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet5qyt8wumn8ghj77rdwgh82um9dehhxarj9ehhyecpr9mhxue69uhhxetwv35hgtnwdaekvmrpwfjjucm0d5yr8kp5 would know better.

No monero is not centralized. Blockchains are triple entity accounting ledgers.

FYI Monero is not a fork of Bitcoin. Heavily inspired of course, but not technically a fork. Monero was based on an entirely different protocol called CryptoNote and they don't share the same genesis block either.

Thanks for the correction! Curious, when was cryptonote and what was sorta the backstory on that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoNote https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/blob/master/whitepaper/whitepaper.pdf