Pictured, an actual Bitcoin during the process of being mined

BTC is the top ranking crypto in run-time, recognition, $ value, security, real-world scale, CPU and human resources etc. This was never a close race but some can’t see how entrenched BTC is. They don’t see it on credit cards, wrapped in other chains, connected to most other mediums of exchange, or being merged mined with other cryptos.

Satoshi should have kept the name Bitgold

BTC died a million deaths for as many reasons. The whole time we were reading eulogies, we missed it becoming enmeshed with financial services and other block-chains. Crypto credit cards and exchanges like NEXO, Crypto.com, Abra, Coinbase, and BRD are a few of the best and most secure I’ve come across but I could list 50 more that I’ve actually used.

BTC, the backbone of crypto

Most of these exchanges offer more than BTC, and those other cryptos have wrapped up BTC inside of themselves. These coins are being locked in smart contracts based around loans, hedge funds, betting, trading assets, etc.

Trustless banks

We see the writing on the wall with exchanges like Komodo and Switcheo. Many exchanges are moving towards atomic swaps, direct cross chain trading with less friction. These will add liquidity, keep reserves funded/locked while still maintaining market scarcity.

Watch the money

The traditional banking system has allowed deposits to be mixed, leveraged, loaned, and speculated with. Stocks have suffered from similar systemic issues. They both lack transparency and self control, something crypto improves on.

It’s usually big traders or exchanges breaking the rules and crashing markets. Keeping assets out of centralized hands should create a healthier ecosystem. These smart contracts platforms help secure the areas of asset exchange & loan funding, the ones most vulnerable to fraud.

Chicken tendies and milkshakes

Investors in crypto will be rewarded and the gains should reinforce those behaviors. Neets and nerds everywhere are buying cryptos that equate to shares in the next banks. The next Buffet might be an investor who prioritizes stock to flow or network effect. Maybe a kid out there building a portfolio of decentralized exchange tokens who pay a share of the trading fees.