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Just the possibility of 51% attacks (if they occur 'occasionally') means people have to wait longer til they can consider transactions settled.

Do they need to wait 4 hours instead of 1? 1 day? 3 days? 2 weeks?

Whatever it is, it's materially significant. What does bitcoin do well now? What does it do better than other networks?

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> What does it do better than other networks?

Provides you complete control over your money. You can send any amount to whoever you want, whenever you want, with no third parties capable of approving, disapproving, or delaying the transaction.

Obviously, there are downsides to that. But that's what it does better.

That completely ignores the question.

How does it do this better or differently than Ethereum, or Solana, or Avalanche, or Polygon.

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