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by spreeker 1366 days ago
A big feature of BTC that there is no upgrade path and it will running for a long time. No BUG can be introduced that way. Thus is very safe compared to other chains. What if there is a BUG in a future ETH / X Y Z chain upgrade?

BTC miners er being build on places with excess energy or wasted energy places and on renewable energy which have lower costs and mining chips are becoming more and more efficient. So the 'leak' to miners probably goes down.

NOBODY is in control of BTC anymore which is big plus IMHO.

BTC is the coin that created and made the crypto space possible.

So If you force me to buy something that has to be around in 20 years. I would buy BTC.

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Contrary to popular belief, there are people developing Bitcoin. Here's who they are: https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/who-are-bitcoin...

The most significant recent upgrade is Taproot: https://www.investopedia.com/bitcoin-taproot-upgrade-5210039

There is no such thing as "excess energy".
Currently it is possible to be paid to use energy since too much of it is dumped on the main energy network because of sun / wind. Countless other examples.
If you think BTC is a codebase that isn't evolving and nobody is in control, I have some Bitcoin Cash to sell you!
Excuse me, but mining cartels are in control of bitcoin.