Bitcoin has already truly set a price record as a cryptocurrency and as a means of payment. However, bitcoin has been around for over ten years, and altcoins are only five, and many have already managed to bypass it in terms of functional qualities. Therefore, it is too early to compare bitcoin and altcoins with each other. In ten - twenty years their comparison will be more objective. In the meantime, we are comparing a young man and a child, which of them is taller and stronger.