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by h1d 3218 days ago
Bitcoin will always be there as the proof that blockchain model works. It will stay simple for the sake of stability.

Calling Ethereum better is like saying JavaScript is better than HTML.

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AFAIU, Ethereum can do everything that Bitcoin can. In this sense, Ethereum is strictly better than Bitcoin. Am I wrong?
It does more than Bitcoin because it allows the founders to rollback transactions from the ledger if they feel like it.

Sorry, a bit trollish but am I wrong? In theory Ethereum does promise a lot but in practice, we're yet to see much in terms of useful smart contracts. And as we can see from the DAO debacle, they've broken their claims of "Ethereum is a decentralized platform for applications that run exactly as programmed without any chance of fraud, censorship or third-party interference."