Bitcoin vs 
Monero
Transparent money against private money. Every Bitcoin transaction is public forever — pseudonymous, but traceable, which is precisely why institutions and regulators can live with it; Monero encrypts sender, receiver and amount by default, which is precisely why most regulated exchanges — including Australia's — have delisted it. The privacy that makes Monero interesting is the same property that makes it hard to buy.
12 months, both starting at 100 (AUD)
BTC → 71 · XMR → 193| Measure | BTC | XMR |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | A$2328.1B | A$16.1B |
| Rank | #1 | #13 |
| Price | A$115,805 | A$853.04 |
| 90-day change (AUD) | +26.3% | +65.4% |
| 12-month change (AUD) | −30.5% | +85.0% |
| From all-time high | −39.2% | −28.6% |
| Supply model | Capped: 21.0M max | No fixed maximum |
| AU exchanges we verify it on | 5 | 3 |
About Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency, launched in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto: a peer-to-peer digital money with a fixed supply of 21 million coins, secured by proof-of-work mining. It remains the largest crypto asset by value and the reference point the rest of the market trades against.
About Monero
Monero is the best-known privacy coin: transactions hide sender, receiver and amount by default. That design has real users and real controversy — many regulated exchanges, including most Australian platforms, no longer list it.
FAQ
Which is bigger, Bitcoin or Monero?
By market value today: Bitcoin (A$2328.1B vs A$16.1B). Size measures money invested, not quality — but it does measure liquidity, which affects how easily you can buy and sell.
Which performed better this year?
Over the past 12 months in AUD terms: BTC −30.5%, XMR +85.0% — the chart above shows the whole path, which matters more than the endpoints. Past performance is no indicator of future results, in either direction.
Can I buy both in Australia?
Yes — both are listed on AUSTRAC-registered exchanges we verify. BTC appears on 5 of our reviewed platforms and XMR on 3. Compare costs first on the fee calculator, and remember every crypto-to-crypto swap between them is a CGT event.
Should I hold BTC or XMR?
That's a personal decision we don't make for you — this page exists to make the structural differences clear so the choice is yours. What we'd say to anyone: understand what job each coin is designed for, size positions like the risk is real, and check the honest failure statistics before going further down the market-cap list.
Data from our market records (powered by CoinGecko), refreshed with the daily rebuild. General information only, not financial advice — we compare structure and history, we don't pick winners.