> No central point of failure It's looking like the dev team behind bitcoin is the central point of failure given recent political fights. > No middle man If

> No central point of failure It's looking like the dev team behind bitcoin is the central point of failure given recent political fights. > No middle man If the lightning network becomes a thing then bitcoin will have lots of middle men. Coinbase already is one in practice. > Nearly instant transfer at low cost People have already pointed out that this is totally false. > Incorruptible In what sense? How can any financial instrument by corrupted? There's definitely corruption at bitcoin-related institutions. > It is the first system to solve the byzantine generals problem. No? > Non-governmentally bound only if you are willing to break the law. which is true for lots of financial instruments.