The Ethereum Classic Blockchain is the original Ethereum blockchain and one of the largest and most established blockchain networks in existence. The Ethereum Classic (ETC) cryptocurrency token is a tradable, digital asset that is part of a system that can be used to trade goods, assets, or services.

Ethereum Classic

The XRP blockchain is a public, open-source ledger of all XRP transactions. The blockchain is distributed network of computers that are constantly and automatically updated by the actions of users. Each node (a computer connected to the blockchain network) keeps a copy of the blockchain that it receives when it joins the network.

	Ethereum Classic	XRP
Created by	Vitalik Buterin	Jed McCaleb, Arthur Britto and David Schwartz
Native token	ETC	XRP
Consensus algorithm	PoW	RPCA
Hashing algorithm	KECCAK-256	RPCA
Supports EVM	Yes	No
TPS	15	1500
Block time (secs)	13	10
Layer	1	1
Supports smart contracts	Yes	No
Average transaction fee	$0.0001	$0.0002
Staking rewards (APR)	0%	3.03%

Ethereum Classic vs. XRP

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Is Ethereum Classic faster than XRP?

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