[tromp]

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...

[rationalist]

> 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.

[tromp]

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]

> when blocks are far from full.

And when they're not?

[MannyF]

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