newblockera on Nostr: #Bitcoin can be compared to fire: a transformative, foundational force that has ...

#Bitcoin can be compared to fire: a transformative, foundational force that has reshaped the way humans interact with value, much like fire reshaped survival, cooking, and innovation. #Altcoins, in this analogy, are akin to tools or methods for using fire—like stoves, lanterns, or furnaces. While these tools enhance or adapt the utility of fire for specific purposes, they ultimately rely on the fundamental essence of fire itself to function.

Similarly, Bitcoin provides the core breakthrough in decentralized digital scarcity, while altcoins often build on or tweak this innovation to serve specialized functions, but they depend on the foundational principles Bitcoin established.