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Comparison of cryptocurrencies

2017-06-29T10:30:54Z

Pawlik: Added Link to Monero article.

The cryptocurrency market is explosive which currently serves '''735''' currencies. This article aims to list only the most relevant cryptocurrencies. Some data in this article are gathered from [https://www.cryptocompare.com cryptocompare.com].

To be listed here, a currency must
* currently be sold on cryptocurrency exchanges in general

and meet '''one''' of the following qualities:

# A market cap of 1 '''billion''' (not million) US dollars.
# Moderate anonymity (significant better than Bitcoin) or better.
# Been the first to introduce an innovative technology.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Exchange symbol
! Launched
! Market cap (M)
! Anonymity
! Innovative introduction
! Website
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| BTC
| 2009-01-03
| style="text-align: right" | $40,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| First blockchain.
| [https://bitcoin.org/ bitcoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| BCN
| 2012-07-04
| style="text-align: right" | $414,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced [[CryptoNote]].
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| DASH
| 2014-01-18
| style="text-align: right" | $1,200,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the X11 algorithm.
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| ETH
| 2015-08-07
| style="text-align: right" | $32,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://ethereum.org ethereum.org ]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| ETC
| 2016-07-24
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [http://www.ethereumclassic.org/ ethereumclassic.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] IOTA
| IOT
| 2017-06-13
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{?}}
| The main innovation behind IOTA is the Tangle algorithm.
| [https://iota.org/ iota.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| KMD
| 2017-02-05
| style="text-align: right" | $140,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
|
| [https://komodoplatform.com/ komodoplatform.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| LTC
| 2011-10-07
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://litecoin.org/ litecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] [[Monero]]
| XMR
| 2014-04-18
| style="text-align: right" | $670,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| Introduced [https://www.ledgerjournal.org/ojs/index.php/ledger/article/view/34 Ring Confidential Transactions].
| [https://getmonero.org/ getmonero.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| XEM
| 2015-03-31
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the [[proof-of-importance]] (POI) algorithm.
| [https://nem.io/ nem.io]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| PIVX
| 2016-02-01
| style="text-align: right" | $84,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
|
| [https://pivx.org/ pivx.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| XRP
| 2011-03-01
| style="text-align: right" | $10,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| XRP is the native currency of the Ripple network that only exists within the Ripple system
| [https://ripple.com/ ripple.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| ZEC
| 2016-10-28
| style="text-align: right" | $590,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.
| [https://z.cash/ z.cash]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| XZC
| 2016-09-28
| style="text-align: right" | $26,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocoin protocol which also makes it the first useful Zero-knowledge proof based anonymous cryptocurrency. First that implements Merkle Tree Proof of Work (MTP).
| [https://zcoin.io/ zcoin.io]
|-}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Max supply
! Algorithm
! Proof Type
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| SHA256
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 184,467,440,735.0
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| Not Applicable
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| -
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[IOTA]]
| style="text-align: right" | 2,780,000,000
| Tangle
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| style="text-align: right" | 200,000,000.0
| Equihash
| dPoW/PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 84,000,000.0
| Scrypt
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] [[Monero]]
| Not Applicable
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| style="text-align: right" | 8,999,999,999.0
| {{?}}
| PoI
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| Not Applicable
| Quark
| PoW/PoS
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| style="text-align: right" | 100,000,000,000.0
|
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Equihash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Lyra2RE
| PoW
|-}

[[Category:Alternative cryptocurrencies]]

Comparison of cryptocurrencies

2017-06-29T09:44:05Z

Pawlik: Corrected XRP Max supply to 100 000 000 000 and PIVX max supply to Not Applicable since it's infinite.

The cryptocurrency market is explosive which currently serves '''735''' currencies. This article aims to list only the most relevant cryptocurrencies. Some data in this article are gathered from [https://www.cryptocompare.com cryptocompare.com].

To be listed here, a currency must
* currently be sold on cryptocurrency exchanges in general

and meet '''one''' of the following qualities:

# A market cap of 1 '''billion''' (not million) US dollars.
# Moderate anonymity (significant better than Bitcoin) or better.
# Been the first to introduce an innovative technology.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Exchange symbol
! Launched
! Market cap (M)
! Anonymity
! Innovative introduction
! Website
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| BTC
| 2009-01-03
| style="text-align: right" | $40,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| First blockchain.
| [https://bitcoin.org/ bitcoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| BCN
| 2012-07-04
| style="text-align: right" | $414,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced [[CryptoNote]].
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| DASH
| 2014-01-18
| style="text-align: right" | $1,200,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the X11 algorithm.
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| ETH
| 2015-08-07
| style="text-align: right" | $32,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://ethereum.org ethereum.org ]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| ETC
| 2016-07-24
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [http://www.ethereumclassic.org/ ethereumclassic.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] IOTA
| IOT
| 2017-06-13
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{?}}
| The main innovation behind IOTA is the Tangle algorithm.
| [https://iota.org/ iota.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| KMD
| 2017-02-05
| style="text-align: right" | $140,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
|
| [https://komodoplatform.com/ komodoplatform.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| LTC
| 2011-10-07
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://litecoin.org/ litecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| XMR
| 2014-04-18
| style="text-align: right" | $670,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| Introduced [https://www.ledgerjournal.org/ojs/index.php/ledger/article/view/34 Ring Confidential Transactions].
| [https://getmonero.org/ getmonero.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| XEM
| 2015-03-31
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the [[proof-of-importance]] (POI) algorithm.
| [https://nem.io/ nem.io]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| PIVX
| 2016-02-01
| style="text-align: right" | $84,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
|
| [https://pivx.org/ pivx.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| XRP
| 2011-03-01
| style="text-align: right" | $10,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| XRP is the native currency of the Ripple network that only exists within the Ripple system
| [https://ripple.com/ ripple.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| ZEC
| 2016-10-28
| style="text-align: right" | $590,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.
| [https://z.cash/ z.cash]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| XZC
| 2016-09-28
| style="text-align: right" | $26,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocoin protocol which also makes it the first useful Zero-knowledge proof based anonymous cryptocurrency. First that implements Merkle Tree Proof of Work (MTP).
| [https://zcoin.io/ zcoin.io]
|-}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Max supply
! Algorithm
! Proof Type
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| SHA256
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 184,467,440,735.0
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| Not Applicable
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| -
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[IOTA]]
| style="text-align: right" | 2,780,000,000
| Tangle
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| style="text-align: right" | 200,000,000.0
| Equihash
| dPoW/PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 84,000,000.0
| Scrypt
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| Not Applicable
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| style="text-align: right" | 8,999,999,999.0
| {{?}}
| PoI
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| Not Applicable
| Quark
| PoW/PoS
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| style="text-align: right" | 100,000,000,000.0
|
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Equihash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Lyra2RE
| PoW
|-}

[[Category:Alternative cryptocurrencies]]

Comparison of cryptocurrencies

2017-06-28T22:45:40Z

Pawlik: Downgraded Zcoin, Zcash and Komodo to Medium since they got privacy issues as of July 2017 and privacy is not default, upgraded Bytecoin to Medium. Removed Zclassic completly since it's an irrelevant Zcash fork.

The cryptocurrency market is explosive which currently serves '''735''' currencies. This article aims to list only the most relevant cryptocurrencies. Some data in this article are gathered from [https://www.cryptocompare.com cryptocompare.com].

To be listed here, a currency must
* currently be sold on cryptocurrency exchanges in general

and meet '''one''' of the following qualities:

# A market cap of 1 '''billion''' (not million) US dollars.
# Moderate anonymity (significant better than Bitcoin) or better.
# Been the first to introduce an innovative technology.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Exchange symbol
! Launched
! Market cap (M)
! Anonymity
! Innovative introduction
! Website
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| BTC
| 2009-01-03
| style="text-align: right" | $40,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| First blockchain.
| [https://bitcoin.org/ bitcoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| BCN
| 2012-07-04
| style="text-align: right" | $414,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced [[CryptoNote]].
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| DASH
| 2014-01-18
| style="text-align: right" | $1,200,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the X11 algorithm.
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| ETH
| 2015-08-07
| style="text-align: right" | $32,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://ethereum.org ethereum.org ]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| ETC
| 2016-07-24
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [http://www.ethereumclassic.org/ ethereumclassic.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] IOTA
| IOT
| 2017-06-13
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{?}}
| The main innovation behind IOTA is the Tangle algorithm.
| [https://iota.org/ iota.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| KMD
| 2017-02-05
| style="text-align: right" | $140,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
|
| [https://komodoplatform.com/ komodoplatform.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| LTC
| 2011-10-07
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://litecoin.org/ litecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| XMR
| 2014-04-18
| style="text-align: right" | $670,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| Introduced [https://www.ledgerjournal.org/ojs/index.php/ledger/article/view/34 Ring Confidential Transactions].
| [https://getmonero.org/ getmonero.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| XEM
| 2015-03-31
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the [[proof-of-importance]] (POI) algorithm.
| [https://nem.io/ nem.io]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| PIVX
| 2016-02-01
| style="text-align: right" | $84,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
|
| [https://pivx.org/ pivx.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| XRP
| 2011-03-01
| style="text-align: right" | $10,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| XRP is the native currency of the Ripple network that only exists within the Ripple system
| [https://ripple.com/ ripple.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| ZEC
| 2016-10-28
| style="text-align: right" | $590,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.
| [https://z.cash/ z.cash]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| XZC
| 2016-09-28
| style="text-align: right" | $26,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocoin protocol which also makes it the first useful Zero-knowledge proof based anonymous cryptocurrency. First that implements Merkle Tree Proof of Work (MTP).
| [https://zcoin.io/ zcoin.io]
|-}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Max supply
! Algorithm
! Proof Type
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| SHA256
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 184,467,440,735.0
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| Not Applicable
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| -
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[IOTA]]
| style="text-align: right" | 2,780,000,000
| Tangle
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| style="text-align: right" | 200,000,000.0
| Equihash
| dPoW/PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 84,000,000.0
| Scrypt
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| Not Applicable
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| style="text-align: right" | 8,999,999,999.0
| {{?}}
| PoI
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| -
| Quark
| PoW/PoS
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| style="text-align: right" | 38,305,873,865.0
|
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Equihash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Lyra2RE
| PoW
|-}

[[Category:Alternative cryptocurrencies]]

Comparison of cryptocurrencies

2017-06-28T15:56:59Z

Pawlik: Added Link to Ring CT paper for Monero

The cryptocurrency market is explosive which currently serves '''735''' currencies. This article aims to list only the most relevant cryptocurrencies. Some data in this article are gathered from [https://www.cryptocompare.com cryptocompare.com].

To be listed here, a currency must
* currently be sold on cryptocurrency exchanges in general

and meet '''one''' of the following qualities:

# A market cap of 1 '''billion''' (not million) US dollars.
# Moderate anonymity (significant better than Bitcoin) or better.
# Been the first to introduce an innovative technology.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Exchange symbol
! Launched
! Market cap (M)
! Anonymity
! Innovative introduction
! Website
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| BTC
| 2009-01-03
| style="text-align: right" | $40,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| First blockchain
| [https://bitcoin.org/ bitcoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| BCN
| 2012-07-04
| style="text-align: right" | $414,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| Introduced [[CryptoNote]].
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| DASH
| 2014-01-18
| style="text-align: right" | $1,200,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the X11 algorithm.
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| ETH
| 2015-08-07
| style="text-align: right" | $32,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://ethereum.org ethereum.org ]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| ETC
| 2016-07-24
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [http://www.ethereumclassic.org/ ethereumclassic.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] IOTA
| IOT
| 2017-06-13
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{?}}
| The main innovation behind IOTA is the Tangle algorithm.
| [https://iota.org/ iota.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| KMD
| 2017-02-05
| style="text-align: right" | $140,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
|
| [https://komodoplatform.com/ komodoplatform.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| LTC
| 2011-10-07
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://litecoin.org/ litecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| XMR
| 2014-04-18
| style="text-align: right" | $670,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| Introduced [https://www.ledgerjournal.org/ojs/index.php/ledger/article/view/34 Ring Confidential Transactions]
| [https://getmonero.org/ getmonero.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| XEM
| 2015-03-31
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the [[proof-of-importance]] (POI) algorithm.
| [https://nem.io/ nem.io]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| PIVX
| 2016-02-01
| style="text-align: right" | $84,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
|
| [https://pivx.org/ pivx.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| XRP
| 2011-03-01
| style="text-align: right" | $10,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| XRP is the native currency of the Ripple network that only exists within the Ripple system
| [https://ripple.com/ ripple.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| ZEC
| 2016-10-28
| style="text-align: right" | $590,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.
| [https://z.cash/ z.cash]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zclassic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[Zclassic]]
| ZCL
| 2016-11-10
| style="text-align: right" | $5,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| First Zcash-based currency without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash.
| [https://zclassic.org/ zclassic.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| XZC
| 2016-09-28
| style="text-align: right" | $26,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocoin protocol which also makes it the first useful Zero-knowledge proof based anonymous cryptocurrency. First that implements Merkle Tree Proof of Work (MTP).
| [https://zcoin.io/ zcoin.io]
|-}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Max supply
! Algorithm
! Proof Type
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| SHA256
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 184,467,440,735.0
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| Not Applicable
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| -
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[IOTA]]
| style="text-align: right" | 2,780,000,000
| Tangle
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| style="text-align: right" | 200,000,000.0
| Equihash
| dPoW/PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 84,000,000.0
| Scrypt
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| Not Applicable
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| style="text-align: right" | 8,999,999,999.0
| {{?}}
| PoI
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| -
| Quark
| PoW/PoS
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| style="text-align: right" | 38,305,873,865.0
|
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Equihash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zclassic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[Zclassic]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Equihash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Lyra2RE
| PoW
|-}

[[Category:Alternative cryptocurrencies]]

Comparison of cryptocurrencies

2017-06-28T15:23:59Z

Pawlik: small correction

The cryptocurrency market is explosive which currently serves '''735''' currencies. This article aims to list only the most relevant cryptocurrencies. Some data in this article are gathered from [https://www.cryptocompare.com cryptocompare.com].

To be listed here, a currency must
* currently be sold on cryptocurrency exchanges in general

and meet '''one''' of the following qualities:

# A market cap of 1 '''billion''' (not million) US dollars.
# Moderate anonymity (significant better than Bitcoin) or better.
# Been the first to introduce an innovative technology.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Exchange symbol
! Launched
! Market cap (M)
! Anonymity
! Innovative introduction
! Website
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| BTC
| 2009-01-03
| style="text-align: right" | $40,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| First blockchain
| [https://bitcoin.org/ bitcoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| BCN
| 2012-07-04
| style="text-align: right" | $414,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| Introduced [[CryptoNote]].
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| DASH
| 2014-01-18
| style="text-align: right" | $1,200,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the X11 algorithm.
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| ETH
| 2015-08-07
| style="text-align: right" | $32,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://ethereum.org ethereum.org ]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| ETC
| 2016-07-24
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [http://www.ethereumclassic.org/ ethereumclassic.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] IOTA
| IOT
| 2017-06-13
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{?}}
| The main innovation behind IOTA is the Tangle algorithm.
| [https://iota.org/ iota.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| KMD
| 2017-02-05
| style="text-align: right" | $140,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
|
| [https://komodoplatform.com/ komodoplatform.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| LTC
| 2011-10-07
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://litecoin.org/ litecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| XMR
| 2014-04-18
| style="text-align: right" | $670,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| Introduced Ring Confidential Transactions
| [https://getmonero.org/ getmonero.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| XEM
| 2015-03-31
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the [[proof-of-importance]] (POI) algorithm.
| [https://nem.io/ nem.io]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| PIVX
| 2016-02-01
| style="text-align: right" | $84,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
|
| [https://pivx.org/ pivx.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| XRP
| 2011-03-01
| style="text-align: right" | $10,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| XRP is the native currency of the Ripple network that only exists within the Ripple system
| [https://ripple.com/ ripple.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| ZEC
| 2016-10-28
| style="text-align: right" | $590,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.
| [https://z.cash/ z.cash]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zclassic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[Zclassic]]
| ZCL
| 2016-11-10
| style="text-align: right" | $5,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| First Zcash-based currency without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash.
| [https://zclassic.org/ zclassic.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| XZC
| 2016-09-28
| style="text-align: right" | $26,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocoin protocol which also makes it the first useful Zero-knowledge proof based anonymous cryptocurrency. First that implements Merkle Tree Proof of Work (MTP).
| [https://zcoin.io/ zcoin.io]
|-}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Max supply
! Algorithm
! Proof Type
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| SHA256
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 184,467,440,735.0
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| Not Applicable
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| -
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[IOTA]]
| style="text-align: right" | 2,780,000,000
| Tangle
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| style="text-align: right" | 200,000,000.0
| Equihash
| dPoW/PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 84,000,000.0
| Scrypt
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| Not Applicable
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| style="text-align: right" | 8,999,999,999.0
| {{?}}
| PoI
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| -
| Quark
| PoW/PoS
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| style="text-align: right" | 38,305,873,865.0
|
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Equihash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zclassic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[Zclassic]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Equihash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Lyra2RE
| PoW
|-}

[[Category:Alternative cryptocurrencies]]

Comparison of cryptocurrencies

2017-06-28T15:08:46Z

Pawlik: Updated Monero Anonymity from Medium to High. Reason: Since January 2017 Monero uses Ring Signatures, a concept to hide the true sender of a transaction. Also Ring CT are used which hide the amount send, which combined gives high anonymity.

The cryptocurrency market is explosive which currently serves '''735''' currencies. This article aims to list only the most relevant cryptocurrencies. Some data in this article are gathered from [https://www.cryptocompare.com cryptocompare.com].

To be listed here, a currency must
* currently be sold on cryptocurrency exchanges in general

and meet '''one''' of the following qualities:

# A market cap of 1 '''billion''' (not million) US dollars.
# Moderate anonymity (significant better than Bitcoin) or better.
# Been the first to introduce an innovative technology.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Exchange symbol
! Launched
! Market cap (M)
! Anonymity
! Innovative introduction
! Website
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| BTC
| 2009-01-03
| style="text-align: right" | $40,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| First blockchain
| [https://bitcoin.org/ bitcoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| BCN
| 2012-07-04
| style="text-align: right" | $414,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| Introduced [[CryptoNote]].
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| DASH
| 2014-01-18
| style="text-align: right" | $1,200,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the X11 algorithm.
| [https://bytecoin.org/ bytecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| ETH
| 2015-08-07
| style="text-align: right" | $32,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://ethereum.org ethereum.org ]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| ETC
| 2016-07-24
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [http://www.ethereumclassic.org/ ethereumclassic.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] IOTA
| IOT
| 2017-06-13
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{?}}
| The main innovation behind IOTA is the Tangle algorithm.
| [https://iota.org/ iota.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| KMD
| 2017-02-05
| style="text-align: right" | $140,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
|
| [https://komodoplatform.com/ komodoplatform.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| LTC
| 2011-10-07
| style="text-align: right" | $1,500,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
|
| [https://litecoin.org/ litecoin.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| XMR
| 2014-04-18
| style="text-align: right" | $670,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| Introduced Ring Signatures
| [https://getmonero.org/ getmonero.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| XEM
| 2015-03-31
| style="text-align: right" | $1,800,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| Introduced the [[proof-of-importance]] (POI) algorithm.
| [https://nem.io/ nem.io]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| PIVX
| 2016-02-01
| style="text-align: right" | $84,000,000
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
|
| [https://pivx.org/ pivx.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| XRP
| 2011-03-01
| style="text-align: right" | $10,000,000,000
| {{no|Low}}
| XRP is the native currency of the Ripple network that only exists within the Ripple system
| [https://ripple.com/ ripple.com]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| ZEC
| 2016-10-28
| style="text-align: right" | $590,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.
| [https://z.cash/ z.cash]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zclassic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[Zclassic]]
| ZCL
| 2016-11-10
| style="text-align: right" | $5,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| First Zcash-based currency without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash.
| [https://zclassic.org/ zclassic.org]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| XZC
| 2016-09-28
| style="text-align: right" | $26,000,000
| {{yes|High}}
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocoin protocol which also makes it the first useful Zero-knowledge proof based anonymous cryptocurrency. First that implements Merkle Tree Proof of Work (MTP).
| [https://zcoin.io/ zcoin.io]
|-}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 100px;" | Cryptocurrency
! Max supply
! Algorithm
! Proof Type
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| SHA256
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 184,467,440,735.0
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| Not Applicable
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| -
| Ethash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:IOTA-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[IOTA]]
| style="text-align: right" | 2,780,000,000
| Tangle
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| style="text-align: right" | 200,000,000.0
| Equihash
| dPoW/PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| style="text-align: right" | 84,000,000.0
| Scrypt
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| Not Applicable
| [[CryptoNight]]
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| style="text-align: right" | 8,999,999,999.0
| {{?}}
| PoI
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| -
| Quark
| PoW/PoS
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| style="text-align: right" | 38,305,873,865.0
|
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Equihash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zclassic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[Zclassic]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Equihash
| PoW
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| style="text-align: right" | 21,000,000.0
| Lyra2RE
| PoW
|-}

[[Category:Alternative cryptocurrencies]]