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! style="width: 1;" | Launched
! style="width: 99;" | Algorithm
! style="width: 99;" | Algorithm
! style="width: 1;" | Distribution
! style="width: 1;" | Market cap
! style="width: 1;" | Market cap
! style="width: 1;" | Blockrate (s)
! style="width: 1;" | Unit cap
! style="width: 1;" | Unit cap
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| 3 January 2009
| 3 January 2009
| SHA-256d
| SHA-256d
| Mined (fixed, halving)
| rowspan=2 | $6.34 billion
| rowspan=2 | $6.34 billion
| 600
| 20,999,999.9769
| 20,999,999.9769
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
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| 2 January 2011
| 2 January 2011
| SHA-256d
| SHA-256d
| 600
| Pegged to BTC
| 7,750,54.00
| 7,750,54.00
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
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| 18 April 2011
| 18 April 2011
| SHA-256d
| SHA-256d
| Mined (fixed, halving)
| $9.83 million
| $9.83 million
| 600
| 20,999,999.9769
| 20,999,999.9769
| {{partial|Malfunctioning}}
| {{partial|Malfunctioning}}
| First alternative chain
| First alternative chain, bitDNS
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Tenebrix
| style="text-align: left;" | Tenebrix
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| 25 September 2011
| 25 September 2011
| [[Scrypt]]
| [[Scrypt]]
| Mined (fixed, halving)
| ''None''
| ''None''
| 300
| 10,499,999.9769
| 10,499,999.9769
| {{no|Dead}}
| {{no|Dead}}
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| 7 October 2011
| 7 October 2011
| [[Scrypt]]
| [[Scrypt]]
| Mined (fixed, halving)
| $154 million
| $154 million
| 150
| 83,999,949.9076
| 83,999,949.9076
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
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| 19 August 2012
| 19 August 2012
| SHA-256d
| SHA-256d
| Mined (difficulty factor)
| $15.5 million
| $15.5 million
| 600
| Unlimited
| Unlimited
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
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| BTSX
| BTSX
| 29 September 2013
| 29 September 2013
| BTSX
|?
|?
| $66.5 million
| $66.5 million
| N/A
| 1,999,992,536
| 1,999,992,536
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
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| NXT
| NXT
| 29 September 2013
| 29 September 2013
| NXT
|?
| Forged
| $29.0 million
| $29.0 million
| 60
| 999,997,096
| 999,997,096
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|  
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Dogecoin.png|16px|link=]] Dogecoin
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Dogecoin.png|16px|link=]] Dogecoin
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| 6 December 2013
| 6 December 2013
| [[Scrypt]]
| [[Scrypt]]
| Mined (random, halving)
| $12.7 million
| $12.7 million
| 60
| Unlimited
| Unlimited
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| Was joke, became huge
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Darkcoin.png|16px|link=]] Darkcoin
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Darkcoin.png|16px|link=]] Darkcoin
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| 19 January 2014
| 19 January 2014
| [[Combo11]]
| [[Combo11]]
|?
| $12.5 million
| $12.5 million
| 150
|?
|?
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| Improved anonymity
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
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| 18 April 2014
| 18 April 2014
| [[CryptoNight]]
| [[CryptoNight]]
|?
| $6.27 million
| $6.27 million
| 60
| 18,446,744,073,709,551,615
| 18,446,744,073,709,551,615
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
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| MAID
| MAID
| 22 April 2014
| 22 April 2014
|?
|?
|?
| $8.54 million
| $8.54 million
|?
|?
|?
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}

Revision as of 21:02, 4 September 2014

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

  • The currency must have a market cap of one million dollars.
  • The currency must be the first to introduce an innovative protocol.
  • The currency must have at one point had significant notoriety.
  • The currency must have been an infamous fraud.

These coins are currently ordered according to launch date.

Coin Ticker Launched Algorithm Distribution Market cap Unit cap Status Notes
Bitcoin BTC 3 January 2009 SHA-256d Mined (fixed, halving) $6.34 billion 20,999,999.9769 Active First blockchain
Tonal Bitcoin TBC 2 January 2011 SHA-256d Pegged to BTC 7,750,54.00 Active First on-chain alternative
Namecoin NMC 18 April 2011 SHA-256d Mined (fixed, halving) $9.83 million 20,999,999.9769 Malfunctioning First alternative chain, bitDNS
Tenebrix TBX 25 September 2011 Scrypt Mined (fixed, halving) None 10,499,999.9769 Dead First Scrypt coin
Litecoin LTC 7 October 2011 Scrypt Mined (fixed, halving) $154 million 83,999,949.9076 Active
Peercoin PPC 19 August 2012 SHA-256d Mined (difficulty factor) $15.5 million Unlimited Active
BitSharesX BTSX 29 September 2013 ? ? $66.5 million 1,999,992,536 Active
Nxt NXT 29 September 2013 ? Forged $29.0 million 999,997,096 Active
Dogecoin DOGE 6 December 2013 Scrypt Mined (random, halving) $12.7 million Unlimited Active Was joke, became huge
Darkcoin DRK 19 January 2014 Combo11 ? $12.5 million ? Active Improved anonymity
Monero XMR 18 April 2014 CryptoNight ? $6.27 million 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 Active
MaidSafeCoin MAID 22 April 2014 ? ? $8.54 million ? Active

See Also

References

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