"A 51% Attack Isn’t Theoretical Anymore" Sure, but still unlikely with Bitcoin. Mind you, mining centralisation for BTC is an issue that needs to be addressed. Measures should (rather need) be taken to avoid further centralisation of the network; though easier said than done. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/irony-envisioned-fully-decentralized-bitcoin-170811070.html Since China's crypto ban last year (umpteenth one to date), it has distributed the hashpower across more countries, upending their former BTC mining dominance.

The Merge took years of planning and testing to deploy, and Ethereum's network is not as old as Bitcoin's. Even if Bitcoin were to migrate to PoS, it would not feasibly occur in the next 5-6 years. By then, we could have just chosen to continue addressing the issue of energy sources used in BTC mining, and placed greater emphasis on minimising e-waste from discarded mining equipment. Long story short: Bitcoin will not switch to PoS.

Yet many laypeople conveniently disregard this, and the points about greater emphasis placed on powering BTC mining using cleaner energy sources.

Despite higher costs versus various developing countries, I still prefer the security and order of most developed countries, particularly those with (relatively) less corruption.

It's dishonest and there should have been additional penalties for this action. If they're not your funds and you haven't actually won, earnt or otherwise received them (as a genuine gift), then you should not accept them. To the woman's credit, she bought a house. In a similar story back in 2017, a young Malaysian woman spent a significant portion of $3.5 million on luxury goods. Somehow, she got off lightly.

Thanks for the insights Isaiah; a direct and honest summary. I still see solid medium to long-term potential for the digital assets you listed, plus others such as Cardano (ADA), Polkadot (DOT) and Polygon (MATIC), to name a few others. I say this, provided that the developers and communities behind these blockchain continue to collaborate and implement network improvements.

Good points raised Erasmus. I went delved further into the idea of a $1/LUNC that some people are hyping online. https://cryptowithlorenzo.medium.com/no-terra-luna-classic-lunc-will-not-return-to-1-916cd50c522e