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Jul 2018
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SLP4 - Why Bitcoin and not the others, w...

STEPHAN LIVERA
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In this collaboration episode with JW Weatherman, we talk about some of the reasons why Bitcoin is best, versus the altcoins. We also discuss some of the security flaws and problems with the design and execution of altcoins such as: Bcash, EOS, Ethereum, Ripple, Monero, Zcash 
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