List of cryptocurrencies
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The number of cryptocurrencies available over the internet as of 19 August 2018[update] is over 1600 and growing.[1] A new cryptocurrency can be created at any time.[2] By market capitalization, Bitcoin is currently (December 15, 2018) the largest blockchain network, followed by Ripple, Ethereum and Tether.[3]
As of 15 December 2018, total cryptocurrencies market capitalization is $100bn and larger than GDP of 127 countries.[citation needed]
Cryptocurrencies
Active
Below are some notable cryptocurrencies:
Release | Currency | Symbol | Founder(s) | Hash algorithm | Programming language of implementation | Cryptocurrency blockchain (PoS, PoW, or other) |
Notes |
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2009 | Bitcoin | BTC,[4] XBT, ₿ | Satoshi Nakamoto[nt 1] | SHA-256d[5][6] | C++[7] | PoW[6][8] | The first and most widely used decentralized ledger currency,[9] with the highest market capitalization.[10] |
2011 | Litecoin | LTC, Ł | Charlie Lee | Scrypt | C++[11] | PoW | One of the first cryptocurrencies to use Scrypt as a hashing algorithm. |
2011 | Namecoin | NMC | Vincent Durham[12][13] | SHA-256d | C++[14] | PoW | Also acts as an alternative, decentralized DNS. |
2012 | Peercoin | PPC | Sunny King (pseudonym)[citation needed] |
SHA-256d[citation needed] | C++[15] | PoW & PoS | The first cryptocurrency to use POW and POS functions. |
2013 | Dogecoin | DOGE, XDG, Ð | Jackson Palmer & Billy Markus[16] |
Scrypt[17] | C++[18] | PoW | Based on the Doge internet meme. |
2013[citation needed] | Gridcoin | GRC | Rob Hälford[citation needed] | Scrypt | C++[19] | Decentralized PoS | Linked to citizen science through the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing[20] |
2013 | Primecoin | XPM | Sunny King (pseudonym)[citation needed] |
1CC/2CC/TWN[21] | TypeScript, C++[22] | PoW[21] | Uses the finding of prime chains composed of Cunningham chains and bi-twin chains for proof-of-work. |
2013 | Ripple[23][24] | XRP | Chris Larsen & Jed McCaleb[25] |
ECDSA[26] | C++[27] | "Consensus" | Designed for peer to peer debt transfer. Not based on bitcoin. |
2013 | Nxt | NXT | BCNext (pseudonym) |
SHA-256d[28] | Java[29] | PoS | Specifically designed as a flexible platform to build applications and financial services around its protocol. |
2014 | Auroracoin | AUR | Baldur Odinsson (pseudonym)[30] |
Scrypt | C++[31] | PoW | Created as an alternative currency for Iceland, intended to replace the Icelandic króna. |
2014 | Dash | DASH | Evan Duffield & Kyle Hagan[32] |
X11 | C++[33] | PoW & Proof of Service[nt 2] | A bitcoin-based currency featuring instant transactions, decentralized governance and budgeting, and private transactions. |
2014 | NEO | NEO | Da Hongfei & Erik Zhang | SHA-256 & RIPEMD160 | C#[34] | dBFT | China based cryptocurrency, formerly ANT Shares and ANT Coins. The names were changed in 2017 to NEO and GAS. |
2014 | MazaCoin | MZC | BTC Oyate Initiative | SHA-256d | C++[35] | PoW | The underlying software is derived from that of another cryptocurrency, ZetaCoin. |
2014 | Monero | XMR | Monero Core Team | CryptoNight[36] | C++[37] | PoW | Privacy-centric coin using the CryptoNote protocol with improvements for scalability and decentralization. |
2014 | NEM | XEM | UtopianFuture (pseudonym) | SHA3-512 | Java[38] | POI | The first hybrid public/private blockchain solution built from scratch, and first to use the Proof of Importance algorithm using EigenTrust++ reputation system. |
2014 | PotCoin | POT | Potcoin core dev team | Scrypt | C++[39] | PoS | Developed to service the legalized cannabis industry in the United States. |
2014 | Titcoin | TIT | Edward Mansfield & Richard Allen[40] | SHA-256d | TypeScript, C++[41] | PoW | The first cryptocurrency to be nominated for a major adult industry award.[42] |
2014 | Verge | XVG | Sunerok | Scrypt, x17, groestl, blake2s, and lyra2rev2 | C, C++[43] | PoW | Features anonymous transactions using Tor. |
2014 | Stellar | XLM | Jed McCaleb | Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP) [44] | C, C++[45] | Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP) [44] | Open-source, decentralized global financial network. |
2014 | Vertcoin | VTC | Bushido | Lyra2RE[46] | C++[47] | PoW | Aims to be ASIC resistant. |
2015 | Ether or "Ethereum" | ETH | Vitalik Buterin[48] | Ethash[49] | C++, Go[50] | PoW | Supports Turing-complete smart contracts. |
2015 | Ethereum Classic | ETC | Ethash[49] | PoW | An alternative version of Ethereum[51] whose blockchain does not include the DAO Hard-fork.[52] Supports Turing-complete smart contracts. | ||
2015 | Tether | USDT | Jan Ludovicus van der Velde[53] | Omnicore [54] | PoW | Tether claims to be backed by USD at a 1 to 1 ratio. The company has been unable to produce promised audits.[55] | |
2016 | Zcash | ZEC | Zooko Wilcox | Equihash | C++[56] | PoW | The first open, permissionless financial system employing zero-knowledge security. |
2017 | Bitcoin Cash | BCH[57] | SHA-256d | PoW | Hard fork from Bitcoin, Increased Block size from 1mb to 8mb | ||
2017 | EOS.IO | EOS | Dan Larimer | WebAssembly, Rust, C, C++[58] | delegated PoS | Feeless Smart contract platform for decentralized applications and decentralized autonomous corporations with a block time of 500 ms.[58] |
Inactive
Release | Currency | Symbol | Founder(s) | Hash algorithm | Programming language of implementation | Cryptocurrency blockchain (PoS, PoW, or other) |
Notes |
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2014 | Coinye | KOI, COYE | Scrypt | PoW | Used American hip hop artist Kanye West as its mascot, abandoned after he filed a trademark lawsuit. | ||
2017 | BitConnect | BCC | BitConnect was described as an open source, all-in-one bitcoin and crypto community platform but was later described as a Ponzi scheme. | ||||
2018 | KodakCoin | Kodak and WENN Digital | Ethash[59] | KodakCoin is a "photographer-centric" blockchain cryptocurrency used for payments for licensing photographs. | |||
2018 | Petro | Venezuela Government | onixCoin[60] | C++[61] | Stated by Nicolás Maduro to be backed by Venezuela's reserves of oil. As of August 2018[update] it does not appear to function as a currency.[62] |
Notes
- ^ It is not known whether the name "Satoshi Nakamoto" is real or a pseudonym, nor whether it represents one person or a group.
- ^ Via Masternodes containing 1000 DASH held as collateral for "Proof of Service". Through an automated voting mechanism, one Masternode is selected per block and receives 45% of mining rewards.
See also
References
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- ^ "NEO on GitHub".
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- ^ "NEM on GitHub".
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The coin is not sold on any major cryptocurrency exchange. No shops are known to accept it.