Bitcoin, while groundbreaking, has faced challenges such as scalability, transaction speed, and energy consumption. Altcoins like Ethereum and Litecoin were developed to tackle these issues. For instance, Ethereum introduced smart contracts, enabling complex transactions and decentralized applications (DApps), while Litecoin aimed to provide faster transaction confirmations. Market cap breakdown We do not cover every chain, but at the time of writing we track the top 70 crypto chains, which means that we list more than 97% of all tokens. There are many other altcoins out there, each with their own unique characteristics. This means that you can use Ethereum for things like real estate transactions or even buying a cell…