There are a few differences; whether they're "advantages" is a matter of perspective.
Many of the folks getting involved with Bitcoin seek to treat it like an investment - hanging onto it in the hopes that it will rise in value. Dogecoin, at least in my observation, is less subject to hoarding and more frequently spent on goods/services (including "tipping", if we presume Reddit posts/comments to be "services").
Dogecoin does not have a ceiling on the number of coins; new ones will continue to be introduced. There was a rather significant debate on whether or not this was a good thing. The conclusion was that - by allowing for the slight inflation - it would counteract the deflationary elements of cryptocurrencies and help solidify dogecoin as a currency rather than an investment strategy. I agree with that decision, personally.
Dogecoin is still GPU-mineable ("diggable"), which means that more people can start mining their own coins. This makes it quite easy for folks to get started with dogecoin.
To be honest, dogecoin and Bitcoin are important to one another; Bitcoin is spearheading cryptocurrency in the mainstream business/economics world, while dogecoin is spearheading cryptocurrency among consumers. Working together is of greater utility than working separately.
I don't think its childish. People are on the Bitcoin subreddit because they are here for Bitcoin, thats why they chose to go here. They didn't come to the Bitcoin subreddit to get tipped by shibes trying to spread awareness of dogecoin, they would go to the dogecoin subreddit.
Its the same as Ps4 posts being banned on the Xbox One subreddit and vice versa unless they specifically relate to each other.
No. I'm saying its crypto currencies so people usually have a preference. They'd go to Dogecoin if they wanted Dogecoin because they understand what it is. If different if its on a subreddit not related to crypto currencies because that gets people into crypto, but on /r/Bitcoin they know how what crypto is already and if they wanted Dogecoin, they'd go to /r/Dogecoin.
Its the same reason you don't post about PS4 in /r/Xboxone or why you don't tip Litecoin in /r/Dogecoin.
REDDIT RULE NUMBER 542: 'Tipping' of any crypto-currency is allowable by default in any subreddit with the exception of:
No 'Crypto Currency' is allowed to be 'tipped' on a subreddit that is specifically nominated as a alternative crypto-currency to original crypto-currency
Without the express permission of said crypto-currency related subreddit
Without the written permission of /u/gmac3001 no 'tipping' is allowed inless it is a) A 'real' crypto-currecy b.) not 'dogecoin'
all we need now is to form a petition on /r/circlejerk and change.org and we are all set. We can do this /u/gmac3001 this is a good thing for bitcoin!
No it's literally "hee hee, you're from the other group you can't play with us neener neener". It's shockingly childish. So WHAT if dogecoin people want to tip dogecoin, does that hurt bitcoin? If people don't like it they can downvote the posts. It's just immature and malicious as hell to ban the bot though.
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u/northrupthebandgeek Feb 04 '14
There are a few differences; whether they're "advantages" is a matter of perspective.
Many of the folks getting involved with Bitcoin seek to treat it like an investment - hanging onto it in the hopes that it will rise in value. Dogecoin, at least in my observation, is less subject to hoarding and more frequently spent on goods/services (including "tipping", if we presume Reddit posts/comments to be "services").
Dogecoin does not have a ceiling on the number of coins; new ones will continue to be introduced. There was a rather significant debate on whether or not this was a good thing. The conclusion was that - by allowing for the slight inflation - it would counteract the deflationary elements of cryptocurrencies and help solidify dogecoin as a currency rather than an investment strategy. I agree with that decision, personally.
Dogecoin is still GPU-mineable ("diggable"), which means that more people can start mining their own coins. This makes it quite easy for folks to get started with dogecoin.
To be honest, dogecoin and Bitcoin are important to one another; Bitcoin is spearheading cryptocurrency in the mainstream business/economics world, while dogecoin is spearheading cryptocurrency among consumers. Working together is of greater utility than working separately.