Fellow crypto-enthusiasts
I need your help. I am currently writing my thesis (B.Sc.) about cryptocurrencies (as you probably guessed) and am struggling with getting some of the information Id like to include.
Overall, my work consists of market- and coin-analysis to determine how Bitcoins supremacy is (or isn't) more and more threatened by altcoins since 2017 in regards to its core function as a currency (i.e. excluding tokens and smart contract stuff features that go beyond financial functionalities) and while theres enough literature on market behavior itself (price determinants, volatility and apparently even strong market efficiency...), I struggle with direct comparison of some coins. Those largely based on the original BTC code (BCH, LTC) are rather easy to compare, but with some, I struggle (EOS, IOTA). And even with coins like BCH Im not completely confident in my work. Is the sole relevant difference really the block size or am I missing something?
Its pretty interesting to read the whitepapers (although it takes time as I study finance and not computer science...) but I cant believe that there isnt any material or comprehensive list out there where people compared the coins in terms of capabilities, speed and so on and did what Im doing right now. I'm also open to engage in any discussion besides maybe one or two useful links that I'm hoping for as this topic is equally interesting and challenging, especially since I have a personal stake in this as well and rode the hypetrain all the way for the last two years.