Today I decided to create a table with side by side comparison on some current top cryptocurrencies, technologies, advantages, limitations, transaction speed, and the like, so we are able to take some conclusions.
| Comparison | Bitcoin (BTC) | Bitcoin Cash (BCH) | Bitcoin Gold (BTG) | Litecoin (LTC) | Ethereum (ETH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | € 10 970,62 | € 1 947,14 | € 238,31 | € 198,29 | € 540,48 |
| Maximum coin supply | 21 000 000 | 21 000 000 | 21 000 000 | 84 000 000 | |
| Circulating Supply | 16 756 725 (80%) | 16 869 788 (80%) | 16 807 850 (80%) | 54 420 008 (65%) | 96 500 701 |
| Market cap | € 169 299 273 774 EUR | € 31 821 904 310 EUR | €3 962 510 540 EUR | €10 732 765 278 EUR | €53 424 147 085 EUR |
| Transaction Fees | 46,31EUR | 0,28EUR | 0,066EUR | 1,21EUR | 0,74EUR |
| Algorithm | SHA-256 (PoW) | SHA-256 (PoW) | Equihash (PoW) | Scrypt (PoW) | Ethash (PoW) |
| Mean block time | 10 minutes | 10 minutes | 10 minutes | 2.5 minutes | 12 seconds |
| Difficulty retarget | 2016 blocks (2 weeks) | 2016 blocks (2 weeks) | Every Block | 2016 blocks | Every Block |
| Transactions avg. per hour | 14647 | 2681 | 234 | 6745 | 45931 |
| Blockchain Size | 175,12 GB | 155,78 GB | 163,22 GB | 11,41 GB | 206,39 GB |
| Creation date | January 3rd, 2009 | August 1, 2017 | November 1, 2017 | October 7th, 2011 | July 30th, 2015 |
| Created by | Satoshi Nakamoto | Hardfork | Hardfork | Charlie Lee | Vitalik Buterin |
Take your conclusions for the best cryptocurrency to invest.
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