If you think that&#x27;s true, you must assume that bitcoin is just a hokey experiement, because nobody would switch to it in the first place.<p>Sure, if bitcoin were widely used, it would be very hard for something else to overtake it. But it&#x27;s not widely used yet. We have not really reached that point. Something else can still be http and bitcoin can still be gopher.<p>That said, I am still speculating long-term on bitcoin becuase I don&#x27;t think anybody can&#x2F;will come out with something that is non-marginally better.