Comparing some top Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, Litecoin, Ethereum

in #bitcoin7 years ago

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.

ComparisonBitcoin (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 supply21 000 00021 000 00021 000 00084 000 000
Circulating Supply16 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 Fees46,31EUR0,28EUR0,066EUR1,21EUR0,74EUR
AlgorithmSHA-256 (PoW)SHA-256 (PoW)Equihash (PoW)Scrypt (PoW)Ethash (PoW)
Mean block time10 minutes10 minutes10 minutes2.5 minutes12 seconds
Difficulty retarget2016 blocks (2 weeks)2016 blocks (2 weeks)Every Block2016 blocksEvery Block
Transactions avg. per hour146472681234674545931
Blockchain Size175,12 GB155,78 GB163,22 GB11,41 GB206,39 GB
Creation dateJanuary 3rd, 2009August 1, 2017November 1, 2017October 7th, 2011July 30th, 2015
Created bySatoshi NakamotoHardforkHardforkCharlie LeeVitalik Buterin

Take your conclusions for the best cryptocurrency to invest.

Thanks for reading!

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Thanks, I like the table. Why not do a new separate table for the next lowest ranked 5 coins?

Thanks for reading I'll be making some more comparisons soon.