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! style="width: 1;" | Launched
! style="width: 1;" | Coin
! style="width: 1;" | Coin
! style="width: 1;" | Symbol
! style="width: 1;" | Symbol
! style="width: 1;" | Launched
! style="width: 99;" | Consensus tool
! style="width: 99;" | Consensus tool
! style="width: 1;" | Distribution
! style="width: 1;" | Distribution
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! Significant notoriety
! Significant notoriety
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
! {{rh}} | 2009-01-03
| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| BTC
| BTC
| 3 Jan 2009
| SHA256d
| SHA256d
| [[Proof of work | Proof-of-work]] (fixed, halving)
| [[Proof of work | Proof-of-work]] (fixed, halving)
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| First blockchain
| First blockchain
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Testnet|Bitcoin Testnet 1]]
! {{rh}} | 2010-10-21
| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Testnet|Bitcoin Testnet 1]]
| TNBTC
| TNBTC
| 21 Oct 2010
| SHA256d
| SHA256d
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
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| First [[altcoin]]<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2jw5pm/im_gavin_andresen_chief_scientist_at_the_bitcoin/</ref>
| First [[altcoin]]<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2jw5pm/im_gavin_andresen_chief_scientist_at_the_bitcoin/</ref>
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Testnet|Bitcoin Testnet 3]]
! {{rh}} | 2011-01-02
| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Tonal Bitcoin]]
| TBC
| ''See Bitcoin''
| ''See Bitcoin''
| ''See Bitcoin''
| 7,750,54.00
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
| First on-chain alternative
|-
! {{rh}} | 2011-03-01
| [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| XRP
| [[Ripple (payment protocol)|Ripple]]
| Central
| {{yes|$8.2 billion}}
| 28,989,252,282
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
| XRP is the native currency of the Ripple network that only exists within the Ripple system
|-
! {{rh}} | 2011-04-18
| [[File:Namecoin.png|16px|link=]] Namecoin
| NMC
| SHA256d - [[Merged mining specification | merged mined with Bitcoin]]
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| $23 million
| 20,999,999.9769 (like Bitcoin)
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
| First alternative chain, bitDNS
|-
! {{rh}} | 2011-10-07
| [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| LTC
| scrypt
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| {{yes|$1.2 billion}}
| 83,999,949.9076
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
|
|-
! {{rh}} | 2012-04-12
| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Testnet|Bitcoin Testnet 3]]
| TNBTC
| TNBTC
| 12 Apr 2012
| SHA256d
| SHA256d
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
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| Current Bitcoin testnet
| Current Bitcoin testnet
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
! {{rh}} | 2012-07-04
| [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
| BCN
| BCN
| 4 Jul 2012
| [[CryptoNight]]
| [[CryptoNight]]
| Proof-of-work (random, smooth)
| Proof-of-work (random, smooth)
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| Introduced [[CryptoNote]].
| Introduced [[CryptoNote]].
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
! {{rh}} | 2012-08-19
| DASH
| [[File:Peercoin.png|16px|link=]] Peercoin
| 18 Jan 2014 under Darkcoin
| PPC
| [[X11]]
| Central authoriy<ref>[https://github.com/ppcoin/ppcoin/blob/master/src/checkpoints.cpp#L370 Peercoin Source | Centralized Checkpointing Public Key]</ref>
| Proof-of-work (fixed, curve)
| Proof-of-work/stake
| $914 million
| $36 million
| 19 million (estimate)
| Unlimited
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
| {{no|Low}}
| Introduced the X11 algorithm.
|
|-
! {{rh}} | 2013-07-07
| [[File:Primecoin.png|16px|link=]] Primecoin
| XPM
| [[Cunningham]]
| Proof-of-work
| $7 million
| Unlimited
| {{Yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
| Implements a unique scientific computing proof-of-work system.
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Dogecoin.png|16px|link=]] Dogecoin
! {{rh}} | 2013-12-06
| [[File:Dogecoin.png|16px|link=]] Dogecoin
| DOGE
| DOGE
| 6 Dec 2013
| [[scrypt]]
| [[scrypt]]
| Proof-of-work (random)
| Proof-of-work (random)
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| Was joke, became huge
| Was joke, became huge
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
! {{rh}} | 2013-09-29
| ETH
| [[File:Nxt.png|16px|link=]] Nxt
| 7 Aug 2015
| NXT
| Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)
| Consensus through obscurity<ref>https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf</ref>
| {{?}}
| Proof-of-stake
| {{yes|$21 billion}}
| $52 million
| {{?}}
| 999,997,096
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
| {{no|Low}}
|  
|  
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
! {{rh}} | 2014-01-18 under Darkcoin
| ETC
| [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
| 24 Jul 2016
| DASH
| Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)
| [[X11]]
| {{?}}
| Proof-of-work (fixed, curve)
| {{yes|$1.6 billion}}
| $914 million
| {{?}}
| 19 million (estimate)
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
| style="background: lightyellow;" | Medium
|
| Introduced the X11 algorithm.
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| KMD
| 5 Feb 2017
| Zerocash
| {{?}}
| $54 million
| {{?}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|High}}
|
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
! {{rh}} | 2014-04-18
| LTC
| [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| 7 Oct 2011
| scrypt
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| {{yes|$1.2 billion}}
| 83,999,949.9076
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| XMR
| XMR
| 18 Apr 2014
| [[CryptoNight]]
| [[CryptoNight]]
| Proof-of-work (random, smooth)
| Proof-of-work (random, smooth)
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|
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Namecoin.png|16px|link=]] Namecoin
! {{rh}} | 2015-03-31
| NMC
| [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| 18 Apr 2011
| SHA256d - [[Merged mining specification | merged mined with Bitcoin]]
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| $23 million
| 20,999,999.9769 (like Bitcoin)
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
| First alternative chain, bitDNS
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
| XEM
| XEM
| 31 Mar 2015
| [[Proof-of-importance]]
| [[Proof-of-importance]]
| Peer-to-peer
| Peer-to-peer
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| Introduced the [[proof-of-importance]] (POI) algorithm.
| Introduced the [[proof-of-importance]] (POI) algorithm.
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Nxt.png|16px|link=]] Nxt
! {{rh}} | 2015-08-07
| NXT
| [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
| 29 Sep 2013
| ETH
| Consensus through obscurity<ref>https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf</ref>
| Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)
| Proof-of-stake
| {{?}}
| $52 million
| {{yes|$21 billion}}
| 999,997,096
| {{?}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
| {{no|Low}}
|  
|  
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Peercoin.png|16px|link=]] Peercoin
! {{rh}} | 2016-02-01 under Darknet
| PPC
| [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| 19 Aug 2012
| Central authoriy<ref>[https://github.com/ppcoin/ppcoin/blob/master/src/checkpoints.cpp#L370 Peercoin Source | Centralized Checkpointing Public Key]</ref>
| Proof-of-work/stake
| $36 million
| Unlimited
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
| PIVX
| PIVX
| 1 Feb 2016 under Darknet
| [[Quark]]
| [[Quark]]
| [[proof-of-stake]] 3.0
| [[proof-of-stake]] 3.0
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| Introduced the Quark algorithm.
| Introduced the Quark algorithm.
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Primecoin.png|16px|link=]] Primecoin
! {{rh}} | 2016-07-24
| XPM
| [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
| 7 Jul 2013
| ETC
| [[Cunningham]]
| Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)
| Proof-of-work
| {{?}}
| $7 million
| {{yes|$1.6 billion}}
| Unlimited
| {{?}}
| {{Yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
| Implements a unique scientific computing proof-of-work system.
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
| XRP
| 1 Mar 2011
| [[Ripple (payment protocol)|Ripple]]
| Central
| {{yes|$8.2 billion}}
| 28,989,252,282
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
| {{no|Low}}
| XRP is the native currency of the Ripple network that only exists within the Ripple system
|  
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Tonal Bitcoin]]
! {{rh}} | 2016-09-28
| TBC
| [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
| 2 Jan 2011
| XZC
| ''See Bitcoin''
| Zerocoin ([[Zero-knowledge proofs]]), Merkle Tree Proof of Work ([[Proof of work | Proof-of-work]])
| ''See Bitcoin''
|  
| ''See Bitcoin''
| $17 million
| 7,750,54.00
| 21,000,000 (like Bitcoin)
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{no|Low}}
| {{yes|High}}
| First on-chain alternative
| 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).
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
! {{rh}} | 2016-10-28
| [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
| ZEC
| ZEC
| 28 Oct 2016
| Zerocash
| Zerocash
| [[Zero-knowledge proofs]], Proof-of-work ([https://z.cash/blog/why-equihash.html Equihash]), with a portion of each block subsidy distributed to founders for the first four years.
| [[Zero-knowledge proofs]], Proof-of-work ([https://z.cash/blog/why-equihash.html Equihash]), with a portion of each block subsidy distributed to founders for the first four years.
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| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.
| First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zclassic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[Zclassic]]
! {{rh}} | 2016-11-10
| [[File:Zclassic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[Zclassic]]
| ZCL
| ZCL
| 10 Nov 2016
| Zerocash
| Zerocash
| ''See Zcash''
| ''See Zcash''
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| First Zcash-based currency without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash.
| First Zcash-based currency without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash.
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
! {{rh}} | 2017-02-05
| XZC
| [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
| 28 Sep 2016
| KMD
| Zerocoin ([[Zero-knowledge proofs]]), Merkle Tree Proof of Work ([[Proof of work | Proof-of-work]])
| Zerocash
|  
| {{?}}
| $17 million
| $54 million
| 21,000,000 (like Bitcoin)
| {{?}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|High}}
| {{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).
|  
|}
|}


Revision as of 15:44, 6 June 2017

The cryptocurrency market is explosive which currently serves 735 currencies.

This article aims to list only the most relevant cryptocurrencies. To be listed here, a currency must have one of the following qualities:

  • At one point had significant notoriety.
  • A market cap of 1 billion US dollars.
  • Highly decentralized (anonymous).
  • First to introduce an innovative protocol.
  • Been an infamous fraud.
Launched Coin Symbol Consensus tool Distribution Market cap, rounded Unit cap Status Anonymity Significant notoriety
2009-01-03 Bitcoin BTC SHA256d Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) $36 billion 20,999,999.9769 Active Low First blockchain
2010-10-21 Bitcoin Testnet 1 TNBTC SHA256d Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) None 20,999,999.9769 Abandoned Low First altcoin[1]
2011-01-02 Tonal Bitcoin TBC See Bitcoin See Bitcoin See Bitcoin 7,750,54.00 Active Low First on-chain alternative
2011-03-01 Ripple XRP Ripple Central $8.2 billion 28,989,252,282 Active Low XRP is the native currency of the Ripple network that only exists within the Ripple system
2011-04-18 Namecoin NMC SHA256d - merged mined with Bitcoin Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) $23 million 20,999,999.9769 (like Bitcoin) Active Low First alternative chain, bitDNS
2011-10-07 Litecoin LTC scrypt Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) $1.2 billion 83,999,949.9076 Active Low
2012-04-12 Bitcoin Testnet 3 TNBTC SHA256d Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) None 20,999,999.9769 Active Low Current Bitcoin testnet
2012-07-04 Bytecoin BCN CryptoNight Proof-of-work (random, smooth) $414 million 184.46 billion Active Low Introduced CryptoNote.
2012-08-19 Peercoin PPC Central authoriy[2] Proof-of-work/stake $36 million Unlimited Active Low
2013-07-07 Primecoin XPM Cunningham Proof-of-work $7 million Unlimited Active Low Implements a unique scientific computing proof-of-work system.
2013-12-06 Dogecoin DOGE scrypt Proof-of-work (random) $278 million Unlimited Active Low Was joke, became huge
2013-09-29 Nxt NXT Consensus through obscurity[3] Proof-of-stake $52 million 999,997,096 Active Low
2014-01-18 under Darkcoin Dash DASH X11 Proof-of-work (fixed, curve) $914 million 19 million (estimate) Active Medium Introduced the X11 algorithm.
2014-04-18 Monero XMR CryptoNight Proof-of-work (random, smooth) $584 million ~18,400,000 then <1% inflation Active Medium
2015-03-31 NEM XEM Proof-of-importance Peer-to-peer $1.7 billion 9 billion Active Medium Introduced the proof-of-importance (POI) algorithm.
2015-08-07 Ethereum ETH Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) ? $21 billion ? Active Low
2016-02-01 under Darknet PIVX PIVX Quark proof-of-stake 3.0 $84 million Unlimited Active Medium Introduced the Quark algorithm.
2016-07-24 Ethereum Classic ETC Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) ? $1.6 billion ? Active Low
2016-09-28 Zcoin XZC Zerocoin (Zero-knowledge proofs), Merkle Tree Proof of Work ( Proof-of-work) $17 million 21,000,000 (like Bitcoin) Active 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).
2016-10-28 Zcash ZEC Zerocash Zero-knowledge proofs, Proof-of-work (Equihash), with a portion of each block subsidy distributed to founders for the first four years. $338 million 21,000,000 (like Bitcoin) Active High First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.
2016-11-10 Zclassic ZCL Zerocash See Zcash $5 million See Zcash Active High First Zcash-based currency without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash.
2017-02-05 Komodo KMD Zerocash ? $54 million ? Active High

See Also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2jw5pm/im_gavin_andresen_chief_scientist_at_the_bitcoin/
  2. ↑ Peercoin Source | Centralized Checkpointing Public Key
  3. ↑ https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf
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