{"id":26140,"date":"2022-08-16T15:09:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T15:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=26140"},"modified":"2022-08-16T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T15:09:36","slug":"bitcoin-now-has-over-1b-unique-addresses-leaving-ethereum-and-litecoin-in-the-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=26140","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin now has over 1B unique addresses, leaving Ethereum and Litecoin in the dust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p class=\"p1\">The latest market crash has left <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin<\/a> in shambles. Dropping from its November all-time high of $69,000 to its two-year low of just $18,000, Bitcoin dragged the rest of the market with it deep into the red.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, unlike the rest of the crypto market, Bitcoin didn\u2019t see activity on its network subside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The latest data from Glassnode showed that the total number of unique addresses on the Bitcoin network reached its all-time high. Over 1 billion unique addresses currently participate in Bitcoin transactions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_255104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-255104\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-255104 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2.png\" alt=\"btc eth ltc unique addresses\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2.png 1800w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2-1536x864.png 1536w\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-255104 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2.png\" alt=\"btc eth ltc unique addresses\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2.png 1800w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/glassnode-studio_addresses-btc-vs-ltc-2-1536x864.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-255104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graph showing the total number of unique addresses for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin (Source: Glassnode)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">This growth rate is unique to Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethereum<\/a>, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap and network size, is lagging far behind. With 158 million unique addresses participating in an ETH transaction, Ethereum has yet to experience the growth rate seen on the Bitcoin network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/litecoin\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Litecoin<\/a>, which spent the better part of the past decade as the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is close behind Ethereum with 148 million unique addresses. And while the number of unique Litecoin addresses has been growing at a faster rate than the number of addresses on Ethereum. However, both networks have seen some stagnation in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Litecoin\u2019s transaction count and transaction volume has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockchair.com\/litecoin\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">decreased significantly<\/span><\/a> since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ethereum has seen a similar decline in activity, with its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/chart\/gasprice\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">gas price<\/span><\/a> recently reaching a one-year low and its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/chart\/tx\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">number of daily transactions<\/span><\/a> dropping drastically since the beginning of the summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"posted-in\">Posted In: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/news\/bitcoin\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\">Bitcoin<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag noopener\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"edge-cta hidden\">\n<h2>Get an <span>Edge<\/span> on the Crypto Market &#x1f447;<\/h2>\n<p>Become a member of CryptoSlate Edge and access our exclusive Discord community, more exclusive content and analysis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<p> <span class=\"img chart\" \/> <strong>On-chain analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"img price\" \/> <strong>Price snapshots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"img context\" \/> <strong>More context<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=43765\" class=\"btn join\" rel=\"noopener\">Join now for $19\/month<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/edge\/\" class=\"btn\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore all benefits<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/research-bitcoin-has-over-1-billion-unique-addresses-leaving-eth-ltc-in-the-dust\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest market crash has left Bitcoin in shambles. Dropping from its November all-time high of $69,000 to its two-year low of just $18,000, Bitcoin dragged the rest of the market with it deep into the red. However, unlike the rest of the crypto market, Bitcoin didn\u2019t see activity on its network subside. 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