Yea it was definitely inspired I won't argue against that. I would argue both XMR and BTC are different iterations of Bitcoin as a concept.
Sorry if I strawmanned.
My main point was if you bring up legality as an advantage, there is no difference since Monero is 100% legal in most places just like Bitcoin.
The difference is privacy is default in Monero and it's up to the user to decide if they want to prove a payment to someone (and only to specific parties) and doing so doesn't reveal their balances to them and the world. Similar to cash. If I hand someone a $100 bill for payment they don't see how much money I have in my wallet. You also don't have to be anonymous, but you are by default. You can take advantage of the privacy alone for any specific transaction.
SaberhagenTheNameless / Saberhagen The Nameless
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2025-03-31 22:23:26
in reply to nevent1q…ex6e
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