{"id":16982,"date":"2016-06-04T10:22:35","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T02:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2019.dash.org\/2016\/06\/04\/which-top-crypto-has-the-best-infrastructure-to-investment-ratio\/"},"modified":"2021-09-18T11:40:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T11:40:11","slug":"which-top-crypto-has-the-best-infrastructure-to-investment-ratio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.dash.org\/news\/which-top-crypto-has-the-best-infrastructure-to-investment-ratio\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Top Crypto Has the Best Infrastructure-to-Investment Ratio?"},"content":{"rendered":"
In cryptocurrency, a \u201cfull node\u201d is any computer which both A) contains a complete copy of a given network\u2019s blockchain, and B) relays its incoming transactions to other nodes on the network. In short, if a cryptocurrency is a pyramid, full nodes are its foundation.<\/p>\n
When viewed this way, the importance of a network\u2019s full node count becomes apparent. The bigger a foundation of full nodes, the larger can be its pyramid of processing power.<\/p>\n
So what is the current foundational state of the top cryptocurrencies? At time of writing by\u00a0market capitalization<\/a>, let\u2019s consider the top six: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash, Lisk, and Dogecoin. (Note that The DAO and MaidSafecoin are excluded because they are layers of Ethereum and Bitcoin, respectively).<\/p>\n See for yourself:<\/p>\n Full Nodes per Million Dollars Invested<\/p>\n