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Yeah BAT was not the best example. I was just trying to illustrate that ANY altcoin can be purchased using BTC. Only some can be purchased with ETH
by craigc 9y ago
Yeah BAT was not the best example. I was just trying to illustrate that ANY altcoin can be purchased using BTC. Only some can be purchased with ETH
- CryptoPunk 9y agoMy point is that a token is not an altcoin, as it does not have its own independent blockchain. Almost all tokens are issued on Ethereum, and thus almost all can be purchased without any centralized intermediary using Ether. It's much easier to get into/out-of tokens using ETH than using BTC.
- craigc 9y agoOkay I think we are actually arguing the same thing though. The original argument was why I thought currencies/platforms like BTC and ETH should be considered more valuable than random altcoins (independent of if they are ERC-20 or not). I am not trying trying to argue about if BTC or ETH is better.
- CryptoPunk 9y agoOh okay, gotcha. Yeah I agree. Major currencies like ETH and BTC act as liquidity bridges for smaller cap digital assets. Tokens, which are digital assets issued on preexisting platforms, use ETH as their conduit, and altcoins, which are digital assets with their own native platform, mostly use BTC, and less commonly ETH, as theirs.