then why is bitcoin not crypto? when it uses cryptography?
of course it is.
there are centralized cryptos and decentralized cryptos.
bitcoin is not the only decentralized crypto.
lightning is very centralized and bitcoin mining is also centralized
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The point was that positioning a centralized currency as equivalent to bitcoin is inaccurate and happens far too frequently to market said centralized cryptos.
monero is a more decentralized currency, as digital money, than bitcoin and it provides privacy
litecoin is a more decentralized currency than bitcoin
monero and litecoin are community projects, driven by the community
bitcoin started out as a community project, becoming a corporate project
nah they have crap issuance and central control in ways that dont come close
bitcoin is barely decentralized as it is
you're telling me that other projects with fewer developers less nodes less eyeballs on the code are more decentralized?
that's just not critical thinking