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I think you mean most secure, not most stable. It has the first mover advantage, it's well known, it's trustworthy. It's the coin with the largest market capital Technology wise it isn't that impressive, but it's simple and seems to work good enough. Another thing to remember is that a bitcoin's value is not necessarily tied to the effectiveness of the Bitcoin network. Bitcoins can be migrated and live on newer and better projects.