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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rationalist 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

> 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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tromp 2 days ago | parent [-]

I wasn't talking about fees, but about chain size, utxo set size, and code complexity. Fees are always low when blocks are far from full.

	▲	rationalist 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		> when blocks are far from full. And when they're not?

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MannyF 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

But Monero transactions confirm more quickly, the first confirmation usually takes just two or three minutes.