The Chinese Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued a Blockchain Index. The government-affiliated institute issues a ranking of 28 ledgers. These are rated according to the criteria of technology, applicability and innovation. The first three places are occupied by Ethereum, Steemit and Lisk. Bitcoin stays a little further back.
After the People’s Republic of China provided ample FUD in the crypto world last year, the government now issued the first official blockchain index on cryptocurrency technologies. As the paper notes, several researchers evaluated the technologies behind the cryptocurrencies according to the criteria of basic technology, applicability and innovation.
First place in the ranking is the Ethereum Blockchain with a total index of 129.4 points. The ranking is made up of 80.3 points for the basic technology .
As you can see, Bitcoin is only in 13th place. As a pioneer in the blockchain field, the cryptocurrency receives the best rating of 35.6 points, at least in the area of innovation. The winner in the field of applicability, however, is NEO with 26.6 points. IOTA and Cardano share space Seven.
As you can also see on the list, the publication of numbers after 15th stops abruptly. Although the ranking is visible, not the score. Ripple occupies 17th place, bottom is NEM.
Criteria in the Blockchain Index not completely transparent