Currently ranked next to Bitcoin in price, Ethereum is a cryptocurrency that challenges BitcoinCT r: 8 .
Several altcoins have come and gone, a lot of others are still in existence. Bitcoin however still remains the most popular and most valued cryptocurrency.
Recent challenges have emerged within the Bitcoin blockchain that has seen the efficiency of transaction drop by some reasonable ratio. The concern for users of Bitcoin may not be limited to the drop in efficiency, but to the protocol involved in resolving the ongoing challenges as developers seek a consensus.
EthereumCT r: 26 which utilizes a different protocol, has performed impressively and become very popular among the other cryptocurrencies.
It has several attractive attributes and growing awareness within the crypto-ecosystem. But can it de-throne Bitcoin? Block size changing mechanism
“Time will tell, and I think we are on the right track.” Roman Mandeleil, CEO & Founder at <ether.camp> He further explained that while in the Bitcoin world the size of the block is a constant value and to change it, you need a verbal agreement from the people and an active update of the software , in Ethereum’s world the miners vote on the blockchain increase (or decrease) in block size, and the mechanism is already there as the stakeholders keep adjusting the size from time to time. Ethereum can challenge Bitcoin
The Co-founder at Cashila , Jani Valjavec gives it to Ethereum. In his words, “The current phenomenon for Ethereum’s rise of exposure is primarily because of the ongoing fights with no realistic solution in reasonable time frame in the Bitcoin camp. However, the 2nd part of Ethereum’s rise (connected with price of course) is the upcoming release on Homestead (means Ethereum will be out of BETA on march 14th) and ongoing good news regarding ddaps built on top of […]
