The earliest and first cryptocurrency project, formed from the innovative ideas of taking money control from Central systems, Bitcoin is making the news round for what it offers especially in it's early days. It is very versatile, can be found on all Crypto exchanges, many Crypto wallets support the coin holding and many major retail stores makes primary use of Bitcoin as a payment means. Being in Nigeria, it is quite surprising how Bitcoin is being adopted massively with it's ATM on the rise and many retailers accepting it for payments. The ease of transaction using Bitcoin has been further simplified by multiple organization trying to integrate Bitcoin into our everyday lives, QR code scanning has made Bitcoin address almost a fairy tale and better enhancements to its network has seen the coin being truly integrated into our lives.
Many of us use Bitcoin for its Autonomy as no third party is involved in how the transaction goes. I also preferred Bitcoin, especially in it's early days, for it's better speed while comparing it to traditional methods via banks. But with the adoption Bitcoin has been experiencing, it's blockchain has been lacking in speed and as transactions are being arranged in blocks where miners confirm those transactions, the cost of the transaction keeps increasing. It is still available for what it offers in a larger scale to help the world's payment system