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Could you please explain this?

_"And Monero's RingCT is currently implemented and in use on TestNet with a target "go-live" this January."_

I couldnt find any relevant infromation on this. Does it mean that from January 2017 bitcoin will have anonymity properties of Monero?

8GB of RAM is only required when you want to transact; if you're not making transactions but are simply another node in the network (perhaps mining, or something), then I don't think the work required is any different from Bitcoin.

Thanks for these articles. Great comparison! Monero looks very good indeed.