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Bitcoin has already won; Satoshi proved it in the paper. Its pre-existing longer blockchain has more proof-of-work put into it than the competitors, they cannot overtake it because they're backed by the same underlying asset (energy). The demand for mining one squeezes out the market for the other.

Aren't blockchains fun!



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