Bitcoin will be the gold standard of cryptocurrency for the foreseeable future. However, it is possible that Bitcoin will be found, for some reason as yet unknown, to be insufficient for the uses of the future. It does have a number of flaws, including:

the low number of transactions possible per minute,

the high amount of electrical energy needed for mining, and

the possibility that some entity may find a previously unsuspected exploit and game the system.

We look at 7 Altcoins that could potentially replace as the number one cryptocurrency in future.

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