Litecoin is faster, monero is more private, ETH has smart contracts and there are much more altcoin with much more features, even Bitcoin Cash is faster than Bitcoin, but BTC keeps rising much faster.
Don't you think it's just because of the name?
The brand sounds great. Part of the cost of bitcoin is a brand.
We should not be scared, because the whole world lives on the brands we trust them and are ready to pay money for this trust.
"During the nine years of its existence, bitcoin proved its reliability.
This is a fundamental requirement for a new technology for the whole world.
The changes introduced into the code during these years, as well as the technological superstructures (lightning network, atomic swaps, signatures) allow us to state with confidence about the future perspective of bitcoin. Today there is no crypto currency capable of substituting bitcoin. "