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tromptoday at 10:59 AM1 replyview on HN

Monero is far more bloated than Bitcoin, paying a high price for its privacy features, most of which (no visible amount or address) can be had while making even Bitcoin look bloated [1].

[1] https://np.reddit.com/r/grincoin/comments/mu88ow/comment/gv6...


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rationalisttoday at 2:07 PM

> paying a high price

Monero's transaction fees are less than Bitcoin's:

https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/transactionfees-btc-xmr...

And Monero's fees decrease with larger block sizes (Monero has dynamic block sizes) whereas Bitcoin has a fixed block size and fees must increase to compete to be included in the block.

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