https://en.bitcoin.it/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=David+Latapie Bitcoin Wiki - User contributions [en] 2026-05-15T06:25:02Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.8 https://en.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_cryptocurrencies&diff=51536 Comparison of cryptocurrencies 2014-10-01T15:15:02Z <p>David Latapie: </p> <hr /> <div>This article aims to list relevant cryptocurrencies.&lt;br/&gt;To be listed here, a currency must have '''one''' of the following qualities:<br /> *The currency must have a market cap of one million US dollars.<br /> *The currency must be the first to introduce an innovative protocol.<br /> *The currency must have at one point had significant notoriety.<br /> *The currency must have been an infamous fraud.<br /> These coins are currently ordered according to launch date.<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; style=&quot;width: 100%; text-align: center; font-size: smaller; &quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;width: 1;&quot; | Coin<br /> ! style=&quot;width: 1;&quot; | Ticker<br /> ! style=&quot;width: 1;&quot; | Launched<br /> ! style=&quot;width: 99;&quot; | Protocol<br /> ! style=&quot;width: 1;&quot; | Distribution<br /> ! style=&quot;width: 1;&quot; | Market cap<br /> ! style=&quot;width: 1;&quot; | Unit cap<br /> ! style=&quot;width: 1;&quot; | Status<br /> ! Notes<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]<br /> | BTC<br /> | 3 Jan 2009<br /> | SHA256d<br /> | rowspan=2 | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)<br /> | rowspan=2 | $6.34 billion<br /> | 20,999,999.9769<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> | First blockchain<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Tonal Bitcoin]]<br /> | TBC<br /> | 2 Jan 2011<br /> | SHA256d<br /> | 7,750,54.00<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> | First on-chain alternative<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | Ripple<br /> | XRP<br /> | 1 Mar 2011<br /> | Ripple<br /> | Central<br /> | $139 million<br /> | 28,989,252,282<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | [[File:Namecoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Namecoin]]<br /> | NMC<br /> | 18 Apr 2011<br /> | SHA256d<br /> | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)<br /> | $11.14 million<br /> | 20,999,999.9769<br /> | {{partial|Broken}}<br /> | First alternative chain, bitDNS<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | Tenebrix<br /> | TBX<br /> | 25 Sep 2011<br /> | [[scrypt]]<br /> | Central, Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)<br /> | ''None''<br /> | 10,499,999.9769<br /> | {{no|Dead}}<br /> | First [[scrypt]] coin<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin<br /> | LTC<br /> | 7 Oct 2011<br /> | [[scrypt]]<br /> | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)<br /> | $154 million<br /> | 83,999,949.9076<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> | TBX clone<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | Bytecoin<br /> | BCN<br /> | 4 Jul 2012<br /> | [[CryptoNight]]<br /> | Proof-of-work (random, smooth)<br /> | $2.73 million<br /> | 184.46 billion<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> | First CryptoNote coin<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | [[File:Peercoin.png|16px|link=]] Peercoin<br /> | PPC<br /> | 19 Aug 2012<br /> | SHA256d<br /> | Proof-of-work/stake<br /> | $15.5 million<br /> | Unlimited<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | Freicoin<br /> | FRC<br /> | 21 Dec 2012<br /> | SHA256d<br /> | Proof-of-work<br /> | $84 thousand<br /> |?<br /> | {{Yes|Active}}<br /> | First demurrage cryptocurrency<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | Feathercoin<br /> | FTC<br /> | 16 Apr 2013<br /> | [[scrypt]]<br /> | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)<br /> | $1.15 million<br /> |?<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> | LTC hardfork<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | Primecoin<br /> | XPM<br /> | 7 Jul 2013<br /> | [[Cunningham]]<br /> | Proof-of-work<br /> | $1.2 million<br /> |?<br /> | {{Yes|Active}}<br /> | First &quot;useful proof-of-work&quot; altcoin<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | [[File:Btsx.png|16px|link=]] BitSharesX<br /> | BTSX<br /> | 29 Sep 2013<br /> | BitSharesX<br /> |?<br /> | $66.5 million<br /> | 1,999,992,536<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | [[File:Nxt.png|16px|link=]] Nxt<br /> | NXT<br /> | 29 Sep 2013<br /> | Nxt<br /> | Central<br /> | $29.0 million<br /> | 999,997,096<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | [[File:Dogecoin.png|16px|link=]] Dogecoin<br /> | DOGE<br /> | 6 Dec 2013<br /> | [[scrypt]]<br /> | Proof-of-work (random)<br /> | $12.7 million<br /> | Unlimited<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> | Was joke, became huge<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | [[File:Darkcoin.png|16px|link=]] Darkcoin<br /> | DRK<br /> | 19 Jan 2014<br /> | [[Combo11]]<br /> | Proof-of-work (fixed, curve)<br /> | $12.5 million<br /> | 18.4 million (estimate)<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | HunterCoin<br /> | HUC<br /> | 1 Feb 2014<br /> | SHA256d and/or [[scrypt]]<br /> | Game rewards, Proof-of-work<br /> | $47 thousand<br /> | 42,000,000<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> | First blockchain-based game<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero<br /> | XMR<br /> | 18 Apr 2014<br /> | [[CryptoNight]]<br /> | Proof-of-work (random, smooth)<br /> | $6.27 million<br /> | ~18,400,000 then &lt;1% inflation<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; | [[File:Maid.png|16px|link=]] MaidSafeCoin<br /> | MAID<br /> | 22 Apr 2014<br /> | Mastercoin<br /> | Central<br /> | $8.54 million<br /> | 452,552,412<br /> | {{yes|Active}}<br /> |<br /> |}<br /> &lt;!--<br /> ==Top 100==<br /> <br /> === Anoncoin (ANC) ===<br /> * [https://anoncoin.net/ Anoncoin website]<br /> * [https://wiki.anoncoin.net Anoncoin wiki]<br /> * Built in support of I2P and Tor<br /> * 4.2 million total coins<br /> * Block reward 5 ANC, halved every 306k blocks<br /> * Block target 3.4 minutes, difficulty changes every block<br /> * Launched: June 2, 2013<br /> <br /> The goal of Anoncoin is to provide a truly anonymous cryptocurrency. The location of the user is concealed by providing built-in support of the I2P darknet and Tor. [[Zerocoin]] will be implemented in an upcoming release, making it impossible to trace transactions in the blockchain.<br /> <br /> === Bytecoin (BCN) ===<br /> * '''BCN''' https://bytecoin.org<br /> * '''CryptoNote''' technology https://cryptonote.org/<br /> * Algorithm: '''CryptoNight'''<br /> * Started on July 4, 2012<br /> * Block time: '''120 seconds (2 minutes)'''<br /> * Difficulty retargets each block<br /> * Block reward decreases each block according to the formula: BaseReward = (MSupply - A)/2^18, where MSupply = (2^64 - 1) atomic units and 'A' is amount of already generated coins<br /> * Total 184.46 billion BCN<br /> * '''Forum''' https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=512747.0<br /> * '''Forum''' https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/1362-bytecoin-bcn/<br /> * '''Twitter''' https://twitter.com/Bytecoin_BCN<br /> * '''Block chain''' https://chainradar.com/<br /> * '''Coin features:'''<br /> **Difficult to trace payments by use of ring signature<br /> **Only CPU-mining &amp; ASIC-resistant<br /> **POW mechanism is a voting system for users<br /> <br /> === Devcoin (DEV) ===<br /> * https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=34586.0<br /> * (merged mined with BTC)<br /> * blocks every '''10 min'''<br /> * coin supply* '''constant generation''' coins will be available (???)<br /> * difficulty adjustment '''2016 blocks'''<br /> * hashing algorithm '''SHA256d'''<br /> * Reward '''50,000''' coins per block<br /> * '''EXTRA 90% block subsidy goes to foundation'''<br /> <br /> === FeatherCoin (FTC) ===<br /> * http://feathercoin.com/<br /> * A fork of Litecoin<br /> * 243 million total coins<br /> <br /> === Freicoin (FRC) ===<br /> * http://freico.in/<br /> * http://www.freicoin.org/<br /> * blocks every '''10 minutes'''<br /> * coin supply* '''100 million''' coins will be available<br /> * difficulty adjustment '''2016 blocks'''<br /> * hashing algorithm '''SHA-256'''<br /> * [http://www.freicoin.org/freicoin-generation-graph-t41-20.html#p532 Arithmetically decreasing] reward<br /> * EXTRA: <br /> **4.89% annual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demurrage_currency demurrage]<br /> **80% block subsidy [http://www.freicoin.org/application-developer-best-practices-t87.html#p919 goes to foundation for the first 3 years] (about 500 coins for each of first 161280 blocks, total 80m)<br /> <br /> === GoldCoin (GLD) ===<br /> * http://gldcoin.com/<br /> * https://www.gldtalk.org/<br /> * https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=317568.0<br /> * blocks every '''2 minutes'''<br /> * coin supply* '''123 million''' coins will be available<br /> * difficulty adjustment* '''60 blocks'''<br /> * hashing algorithm '''Scrypt'''<br /> * reward '''45''' coins per block<br /> <br /> === IxCoin (IXC) ===<br /> * https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=36701.0<br /> * (merged mined with BTC)<br /> * blocks every '''10 min'''<br /> * Coin supply* '''21 million''' coins will be available<br /> * difficulty adjustment '''2016 blocks'''<br /> * hashing algorithm '''SHA1''' <br /> * Reward '''96 '''coins per block<br /> <br /> === Mastercoin (MSC) ===<br /> * http://www.mastercoin.org<br /> * Coin supply: 619478.59338440 MSC<br /> * Launch Date: September 1, 2013<br /> * Blockchain: Uses Bitcoin for transport, storage and security, inherits Bitcoin Protocol properties<br /> * Extended Properties: Distributed Exchange, Savings &amp; Guardian Addresses, Contracts for Difference, Smart Properties, User Currencies<br /> * Protocol: Master Protocol <br /> * Spec Github Repo: https://github.com/mastercoin-MSC/spec<br /> <br /> === Megacoin (MΣC) ===<br /> * http://www.megacoin.co.nz/<br /> * https://forum.megacoin.co.nz<br /> * Block Target is 2.5 minutes<br /> * Block reward halved every every 420,000 blocks<br /> * 25 coins per block<br /> * 42 Million total coins<br /> * Difficulty changes every block<br /> <br /> The implentation of the Kimoto Gravity well retargets difficulty every block. This keeps mining fair and secure for all miners and users of the coin, and prevents the rampant multipool abuse that was (and still is) common with most all other altcoins out on the market today. <br /> <br /> === Netcoin (NET) ===<br /> * Main - http://netcoin.org.uk/<br /> * Forums - http://forum.netcoinfoundation.org/<br /> * blocks every '''1 min'''<br /> * coin supply* '''320.6 million''' coins will be available<br /> * difficulty adjustment* '''60 blocks'''<br /> * hashing algorithm '''Scrypt'''<br /> * Initial Reward '''1024 '''coins per block<br /> * Reward Halves '''Every 3 months or 129,600 Blocks'''<br /> * Market Cap: approx. $200,000 (Dec 4th, 2013)<br /> * Launch Date: Sept 2nd, 2013<br /> <br /> === Terracoin (TRC) ===<br /> * http://terracoin.org/<br /> * blocks every '''2 minutes'''<br /> * coin supply* '''42 million''' coins will be available<br /> * difficulty adjustment '''30 blocks'''<br /> * hashing algorithm '''SHA-256'''<br /> * Reward '''20''' coins per block<br /> --&gt;<br /> ==See Also==<br /> * [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=134179.0 List of alternative chains]<br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> [[Category:Alternative cryptocurrencies]]</div> David Latapie