Quantcast

Crypto influencer: 'No cheaper, faster, or 'better' technology has' disrupted Bitcoin

Bitcoin Breaks Out Above $68K as Solana's 7% Gain Leads Crypto Rally
Venezuela Cuts Off Power to Bitcoin (BTC) Miners – What Happened?
Apu Meme Coin Skyrockets on Ethereum, Another Meme Coin Set to Surge with $15M Raised
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake discloses advisor role at Eigen Foundation
Toncoin (TON) weakens after a 62% rally in 13 days, going against the trend of the crypto market
Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan Denied Bail by Nigerian Court
Bybit, Kucoin, Bitget... Is the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) campaigning against cryptocurrencies?
Shiba Inu (SHIB) threatens to top DOGE: This crypto battle is raging!
Why regulators fear an Ethereum ETF: ‘What did we just do?’
Binance Has A Cure For Millions Of Dollars Stolen By Address Poisoning Scams
Risk-like crypto game hits $30m in volume in first week
Vanguard hires ex-BlackRock Bitcoin ETF supervisor as CEO
Millennium Management holds nearly $2 billion in spot bitcoin ETF shares
Consensys is revolutionizing crypto with Smart Transactions on MetaMask
Should you buy or sell Bitcoin according to these influential people in the industry?
Humanity Protocol raises $30M to compete with Worldcoin
Louis Vuitton-Affiliated Château d’Esclans And BlockBar To Sell $22,000 NFT Rosé Barrel
Bitcoin worth over $60 million moved for the first time in 10 years
Crypto: This is how tokenization revolutionizes real estate
Top cryptocurrencies to watch this week: ETH, BOME, HNT
BlockFi hires Coinbase to return crypto to its creditors
International Monetary Fund Tells Nigeria To Regulate Crypto Trading Platforms
Arsenal has a sports coin and so does PSG — inside the wacky $3bn market where prices soar for no reason
Solana users are paying millions to stop bots attacking their trades
Nigeria: cryptocurrency exchanges against the local naira (NGN) will soon be banned
Tether announces expansion into Eastern Europe, invests in CityPay
Understand the market to buy and sell Bitcoin at the right time
SEC Delays Decision on Invesco Galaxy Spot Ethereum ETF
Bitcoin (BTC) rebounds over the weekend after a sharp fall
Coinbase benefitting from 'hostile regulatory environment': Bitwise
Crypto influencer: 'No cheaper, faster, or 'better' technology has' disrupted Bitcoin
Web3/Crypto
Webp dixon4
Simon Dixon, crypto investor and influencer | X

Simon Dixon, a cryptocurrency investor and influencer, said that over the past 16 years, more than 20,000 attempts have failed to disrupt Bitcoin with a "cheaper," "faster," or "better" alternative. Dixon made this assertion in a February 4 post on X.

"In 16 years, there have been over 20,000 attempts to disrupt Bitcoin yet no cheaper, faster, or 'better' technology has ever succeeded," said Dixon, crypto investor and influencer.

Dixon was responding to an X user who argued that nothing in technology is impossible to replicate, including Bitcoin. In his reply, he compared Bitcoin to the Internet, saying that while one could recreate the Internet, disrupting its network effect is nearly impossible unless one can "disrupt the entire concept."


Simon Dixon's post | X

Get the Newsletter
Sign-up to receive weekly round up of news from Crypto Republique
By submitting, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By providing your phone number you are opting in and consenting to receive recurring SMS/MMS messages, including automated texts, to that number from our short code. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help, STOP to end. SMS opt-in will not be sold, rented, or shared.

Bitcoin operates as a decentralized digital currency, independent of central banks or governmental control. According to Trust Machines, Bitcoin's decentralized network makes it highly resistant to attacks since no single entity controls the blockchain. It employs cryptographic methods such as asymmetric encryption to protect transactions and ensure user privacy. Transactions are immutable; once recorded, they cannot be altered, ensuring the integrity and transparency of the blockchain. Additionally, Layer 2 protocols like the Lightning Network enhance scalability without compromising security.

According to Forbes, Bitcoin is becoming a geopolitical asset by 2025, with governments and central banks worldwide discussing its role in national reserves. Under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, Bitcoin is being considered as a strategic reserve asset. Proposals for a U.S. Bitcoin reserve aim at enhancing economic stability and hedging against inflation. Once skeptical, Trump has shifted his stance and now aligns with supporters like Senator Cynthia Lummis, who argues that Bitcoin’s finite supply makes it a strong addition to national reserves. Countries such as Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Brazil, and Poland are also exploring Bitcoin as a reserve asset.

Dixon has invested in over 100 crypto companies including Kraken and Coinbase. He creates crypto content on X and YouTube and serves as CEO and co-founder of BnkToTheFuture, a regulated crypto securities business according to LinkedIn.

Organizations Included in this History
More News

Christophe De Beukelaer, President of Les Engagés Bruxelles Party, expressed concerns regarding the European Central Bank's (ECB) development of a digital euro.

Jul 31, 2025

Binance has announced the launch of DEX Pro Mode for its Binance Wallet, as said in a press release.

Jul 31, 2025

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), announced that the company has continued to increase its Bitcoin holdings and reported a strong year-to-date yield, reinforcing its leadership in corporate cryptocurrency...

Jul 31, 2025

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning to investors regarding unlicensed crypto asset futures products offered by Bitget, as said in a public announcement.

Jul 29, 2025

Binance has announced an expansion of its institutional off-exchange settlement services, introducing support for two tokenized real-world assets, USYC and cUSDO, which can now be pledged as collateral.

Jul 28, 2025

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has said that approximately half of the network's stake supports an increase in the Ethereum Layer 1 (L1) gas limit.

Jul 28, 2025