I'm not sure, I'm a newbie and so many sources on the internet say 'Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency.' That's why I would have believed that all other coins are the same as Bitcoin. But when I came here on Stacker News, I learned the real differences between them. I assume all newbies could get easily confused and end up in alternative coins if the real differences aren't taught well.


NovaRift

So, we can say Bitcoin is money. But again they might end up comparing it with a lot of fuss. I'm not sure if you only tell someone "Bitcoin" and he doesn't come across the word "Cryptocurrency".

We can/should rather say "Bitcoin is the one and only Cryptocurrency." Can we?

bitcoin_beginners

"Bitcoin is not cryptocurrency". Why?

IamSINGLE

So, we can say Bitcoin is money. But again they might end up comparing it with a lot of fuss. I'm not sure if you only tell someone "Bitcoin" and he doesn't come across the word "Cryptocurrency". 

We can/should rather say "Bitcoin is the one and only Cryptocurrency." Can we?