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> It makes no sense to me how bitcoin is still number one cryptocurrency despite it's garbage fundamentals. Failed at everything it was supposed to do.

Peer-to-peer, permissionless, trustless (i.e. not controlled by any one entity), known issuance schedule, fixed maximum supply, and unyielding consensus parameters all still hold up today. Seems to be doing just fine at what it was "supposed to do".




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