Imagine Bitcoin, but nobody can see your wallet. Same 21M cap. Same Equihash roots. But it adds "Shielded Pools" - math so heavy even quantum computers can't crack it. Halving just hit (Nov 23, 2024).
Rewards slashed. It refused to inflate supply to survive. That is respect. Privacy is the ultimate luxury.
This is the main character of 2025. Zero pre-mine. Zero VC allocation. Fair launch. It’s a marketplace for Machine Intelligence. "Proof of Work," but the work is training AI models.
The Alpha:It is literally DAYS away from its first Halving. Daily issuance drops from ~7,200 to ~3,600 $TAO.
This is the closest you will ever get to buying Bitcoin in 2012.
Institutional flows are live (Grayscale, ETPs). AI + Scarcity = The God Narrative.
4. Bitcoin SV ( $BSV ) – The Villain Arc
Love it or hate it, the tokenomics are pure. It stuck to the 2009 code like a religion. Unbounded blocks.
On-chain data. Ignore the drama and the personalities. Look at the math. It is Bitcoin’s economic code, unmodified. The scarcity is real.
Why the others failed the test:
$LTC? 84M coins. (Too many).
$DOGE? Infinite supply. (Meme).
$XMR? Tail emissions. (Inflationary).
Kaspa? Ergo? Good tech, but they don't hit the magical 21M + Fair Launch + Halving trifecta.
THE VERDICT: If you believe Scarcity is the only law that matters, your menu has 4 items.
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99% of your portfolio is inflationary trash.
I looked at the top 200. It’s a sea of VC unlocks, infinite supplies, and "ecosystem rewards" printing you into poverty.
Only FOUR coins have the guts to copy the King ( $BTC ) exactly:
21 Million Hard Cap. Brutal Halvings. No Pre-mine. No excuses.
These are the Last True Heirs. 👑👇
1. Bitcoin Cash ( $BCH ) – The Big Block Rebel 🟩Born in the 2017 civil war. While BTC went "Store of Value," $BCH said "Let's actually use this cash."
It kept the rules (21M cap, same halving cycle) but cranked the block size to 32MB.
Result: Sub-cent fees. Instant confirms. It’s the workhorse that refuses to die. If you want Bitcoin utility without the $50 fees, this is the trade.
2. Zcash ( $ZEC ) – The Ghost 👻
Imagine Bitcoin, but nobody can see your wallet. Same 21M cap. Same Equihash roots. But it adds "Shielded Pools" - math so heavy even quantum computers can't crack it. Halving just hit (Nov 23, 2024).
Rewards slashed. It refused to inflate supply to survive. That is respect. Privacy is the ultimate luxury.
3. Bittensor ( $TAO ) – The Chosen One
This is the main character of 2025. Zero pre-mine. Zero VC allocation. Fair launch. It’s a marketplace for Machine Intelligence. "Proof of Work," but the work is training AI models.
The Alpha:It is literally DAYS away from its first Halving. Daily issuance drops from ~7,200 to ~3,600 $TAO.
This is the closest you will ever get to buying Bitcoin in 2012.
Institutional flows are live (Grayscale, ETPs). AI + Scarcity = The God Narrative.
4. Bitcoin SV ( $BSV ) – The Villain Arc
Love it or hate it, the tokenomics are pure. It stuck to the 2009 code like a religion. Unbounded blocks.
On-chain data. Ignore the drama and the personalities. Look at the math. It is Bitcoin’s economic code, unmodified. The scarcity is real.
Why the others failed the test:
$LTC? 84M coins. (Too many).
$DOGE? Infinite supply. (Meme).
$XMR? Tail emissions. (Inflationary).
Kaspa? Ergo? Good tech, but they don't hit the magical 21M + Fair Launch + Halving trifecta.
THE VERDICT: If you believe Scarcity is the only law that matters, your menu has 4 items.
$BCH ➔ Usable Cash $ZEC ➔ Private Gold $TAO ➔ Intelligent Gold $BSV ➔ Enterprise Gold
One of them ( $TAO ) is about to have a supply shock this week. The others are survivors.
Choose your fighter. Or hold your infinite supply shitcoins and cry later.
NFA.