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He pointed out that the original vision of the internet was about open access and resistance to censorship. Similarly, Bitcoin's blockchain embodies these principles, enabling anyone to participate in financial transactions and innovation without requiring permission or trust in centralized institutions.
The Special Role of Bitcoin Among Blockchains
While acknowledging there's a multitude of blockchains—each with different features—Antonopoulos stressed that Bitcoin's unique characteristics are rooted in its use of proof-of-work as a consensus mechanism, granting it several inescapable attributes: