Overview
This guide highlights what each network optimizes for — Bitcoin’s security, Ethereum’s programmability, XRP and Stellar’s payments, Solana’s throughput, and Aethir’s decentralized GPU cloud.
Key Points
- Bitcoin: Store of value and settlement; proof‑of‑work security; limited throughput.
- Ethereum: Smart‑contract leader with proof‑of‑stake and layer‑2 scaling.
- XRP Ledger: Fast, low‑cost cross‑border settlement with a built‑in DEX.
- Solana: High throughput and low cost for consumer dApps and trading.
- Stellar: Simple, cheap transfers and asset issuance for inclusion use cases.
- Aethir: Distributed GPU cloud for AI/gaming workloads; marketplace model.
Implications
Network choice depends on use case: security and liquidity (BTC), programmability and DeFi (ETH), payments (XRPL/Stellar), high‑speed consumer apps (Solana), or GPU compute markets (Aethir).