7 Most Profitable Cryptocurrencies and Coins to Mine in 2017

2. Ethereum Classic

Market cap: $30.8 billion

The second place on our list of most profitable cryptocurrencies and coins to mine in 2017 goes to Ethereum Classic that is a decentralized platform, and its origins are within the original Ethereum blockchain, of course. However, this one remained to be a classic version, free from external interference so that applications can run exactly as they were programmed. There are pros and cons when it comes to comparing  Ethereum and Ethereum Classic, but we’ll leave it for some other article.