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| style="text-align: left;" | [[Ripple]] | |||
| XRP | |||
| 2004 | |||
| Ripple | |||
| Purchased | |||
| $139 million | |||
| 28,989,252,282 | |||
| {{yes|Active}} | |||
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]] | | style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]] | ||
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| First alternative chain, bitDNS | | First alternative chain, bitDNS | ||
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| style="text-align: left;" | Tenebrix | | style="text-align: left;" | [[Scrypt|Tenebrix]] | ||
| TBX | | TBX | ||
| 25 September 2011 | | 25 September 2011 | ||
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Btsx.png|16px|link=]] BitSharesX | | style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Btsx.png|16px|link=]] [[BitSharesX]] | ||
| BTSX | | BTSX | ||
| 29 September 2013 | | 29 September 2013 | ||
| | | BitSharesX | ||
|? | |? | ||
| $66.5 million | | $66.5 million | ||
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Nxt.png|16px|link=]] Nxt | | style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Nxt.png|16px|link=]] [[Nxt]] | ||
| NXT | | NXT | ||
| 29 September 2013 | | 29 September 2013 | ||
| | | Nxt | ||
| Forged | | Forged | ||
| $29.0 million | | $29.0 million | ||
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| 6 December 2013 | | 6 December 2013 | ||
| [[Scrypt]] | | [[Scrypt]] | ||
| Mined (random | | Mined (random) | ||
| $12.7 million | | $12.7 million | ||
| Unlimited | | Unlimited | ||
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| Was joke, became huge | | Was joke, became huge | ||
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Darkcoin.png|16px|link=]] Darkcoin | | style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Darkcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Combo11|Darkcoin]] | ||
| DRK | | DRK | ||
| 19 January 2014 | | 19 January 2014 | ||
| [[Combo11]] | | [[Combo11]] | ||
| | | Mined (fixed, curve) | ||
| $12.5 million | | $12.5 million | ||
| | | 18.4 million (estimate) | ||
| {{yes|Active}} | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero | | style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] [[CryptoNight|Monero]] | ||
| XMR | | XMR | ||
| 18 April 2014 | | 18 April 2014 | ||
| [[CryptoNight]] | | [[CryptoNight]] | ||
| | | Mined (random, smooth) | ||
| $6.27 million | | $6.27 million | ||
| 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 | | 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 | ||
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| MAID | | MAID | ||
| 22 April 2014 | | 22 April 2014 | ||
| | | Mastercoin | ||
| | | Purchased | ||
| $8.54 million | | $8.54 million | ||
| | | 452,552,412 | ||
| {{yes|Active}} | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
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Revision as of 21:21, 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 | Protocol | Distribution | Market cap | Unit cap | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripple | XRP | 2004 | Ripple | Purchased | $139 million | 28,989,252,282 | Active | |
 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 | 7,750,54.00 | 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 | BitSharesX | ? | $66.5 million | 1,999,992,536 | Active | |
 Nxt
|
NXT | 29 September 2013 | Nxt | Forged | $29.0 million | 999,997,096 | Active | |
 Dogecoin
|
DOGE | 6 December 2013 | Scrypt | Mined (random) | $12.7 million | Unlimited | Active | Was joke, became huge |
 Darkcoin
|
DRK | 19 January 2014 | Combo11 | Mined (fixed, curve) | $12.5 million | 18.4 million (estimate) | Active | |
 Monero
|
XMR | 18 April 2014 | CryptoNight | Mined (random, smooth) | $6.27 million | 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 | Active | |
 MaidSafeCoin
|
MAID | 22 April 2014 | Mastercoin | Purchased | $8.54 million | 452,552,412 | Active |