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by nkrebs13 2024 days ago
This ecosystem is rapidly developing and changing; I think there's still plenty of time for BTC/ETH/LTC/XRP/etc to all exist anywhere from [0,∞).

The narrative that is often pushed forward is that they have different use cases. Bitcoin is a limited-supply store of value (analogous to precious metals). BTC blockchain isn't well suited for quick transactions, but it is the blockchain that is the most robust and secure. Ethereum, being Turing complete, provides an ecosystem on which other applications can be built.