Monero vs Ethereum Classic

Monero is a privacy and censorship-resistance asset with $10.46B in market cap, while Ethereum Classic is a ETC market beta asset with $1.49B. The useful comparison is market role, liquidity, seven-day direction, and which follow-up page gives the cleaner next decision.

Snapshot comparison. XMR data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC; ETC data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC. Mixed CoinGecko and fallback snapshot. Values can differ in age and are not executable quotes. Data methodology.

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Comparison Table

What changes between XMR and ETC.

Compare market role and supply as well as unit price. Reported trading volume is not the amount you can execute at the displayed price. This table is a research aid, not a recommendation.

Question	Monero	Ethereum Classic
Market role	privacy and censorship-resistance asset	ETC market beta asset
Price	$556.05	$9.41
Market cap	$10.46B	$1.49B
24h volume	$90.51M	$83.99M
7d change	+1.90%	+9.47%
Relative size	Monero is 7.02x Ethereum Classic's market cap	Ethereum Classic is 0.14x Monero's market cap
Volume comparison	Monero trades at 1.08x Ethereum Classic's 24h volume	Ethereum Classic trades at 0.93x Monero's 24h volume