Comparison of cryptocurrencies: Difference between revisions

From Bitcoin Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
← Older editNewer edit →
Davidhedlund (talk | contribs)
Editors
661 edits
https://github.com/Zerocoin/libzerocoin
Davidhedlund (talk | contribs)
Editors
661 edits
Adding ! Anonymity
Line 15: Line 15:
! style="width: 1;" | Unit cap
! style="width: 1;" | Unit cap
! style="width: 1;" | Status
! style="width: 1;" | Status
! Anonymity
! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
Line 25: Line 26:
| 4,200,000
| 4,200,000
| {{yes|Developed}}
| {{yes|Developed}}
|
| Built in support of I2P and Tor. [[Zerocoin]] will be implemented in an upcoming release
| Built in support of I2P and Tor. [[Zerocoin]] will be implemented in an upcoming release
|-
|-
Line 35: Line 37:
| 20,999,999.9769
| 20,999,999.9769
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| First blockchain
| First blockchain
|-
|-
Line 45: Line 48:
| 20,999,999.9769
| 20,999,999.9769
| {{no|Abandoned}}
| {{no|Abandoned}}
|
| 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>
|-
|-
Line 55: Line 59:
| 20,999,999.9769
| 20,999,999.9769
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| Current Bitcoin testnet
| Current Bitcoin testnet
|-
|-
Line 65: Line 70:
| 1,999,992,536
| 1,999,992,536
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|
|
|-
|-
Line 75: Line 81:
| 184.46 billion
| 184.46 billion
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| First CryptoNote coin
| First CryptoNote coin
|-
|-
Line 85: Line 92:
| 19 million (estimate)
| 19 million (estimate)
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|  
|  
|-
|-
Line 95: Line 103:
| Unlimited
| Unlimited
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| Was joke, became huge
| Was joke, became huge
|-
|-
Line 105: Line 114:
|?
|?
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| LTC hardfork
| LTC hardfork
|-
|-
Line 115: Line 125:
|?
|?
| {{Yes|Active}}
| {{Yes|Active}}
|
| First demurrage cryptocurrency
| First demurrage cryptocurrency
|-
|-
Line 125: Line 136:
| 42,000,000
| 42,000,000
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| First blockchain-based game
| First blockchain-based game
|-
|-
Line 135: Line 147:
| 83,999,949.9076
| 83,999,949.9076
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| TBX clone
| TBX clone
|-
|-
Line 145: Line 158:
| 452,552,412
| 452,552,412
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|
|
|-
|-
Line 155: Line 169:
| ~18,400,000 then <1% inflation
| ~18,400,000 then <1% inflation
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|
|
|-
|-
Line 165: Line 180:
| 20,999,999.9769
| 20,999,999.9769
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| First alternative chain, bitDNS
| First alternative chain, bitDNS
|-
|-
Line 175: Line 191:
| 999,997,096
| 999,997,096
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|  
|  
|-
|-
Line 185: Line 202:
| Unlimited
| Unlimited
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|
|
|-
|-
Line 195: Line 213:
| Unlimited
| Unlimited
| {{Yes|Active}}
| {{Yes|Active}}
|
| First "useful proof-of-work" altcoin
| First "useful proof-of-work" altcoin
|-
|-
Line 205: Line 224:
| 28,989,252,282
| 28,989,252,282
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|  
|  
|-
|-
Line 214: Line 234:
| ''None''
| ''None''
| 10,499,999.9769
| 10,499,999.9769
| {{no|Dead}}
| {{no|Abandoned}}
|
| First [[scrypt]] coin
| First [[scrypt]] coin
|-
|-
Line 223: Line 244:
| 7,750,54.00
| 7,750,54.00
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| First on-chain alternative
| First on-chain alternative
|-
|-
Line 233: Line 255:
| 8,400,000
| 8,400,000
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| First cryptocurrency that integrated the Zerocoin extention.
| First cryptocurrency that integrated the Zerocoin extention.
|-
|-
Line 243: Line 266:
| 21,000,000
| 21,000,000
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| Less prone to [http://blog.zcoin.tech/zcoin-and-zcash/ privacy timing attacks] than Zcoin.
| Less prone to [http://blog.zcoin.tech/zcoin-and-zcash/ privacy timing attacks] than Zcoin.
|-
|-
Line 253: Line 277:
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| Like Zcash without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash.
| Like Zcash without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash.
|-
|-
Line 263: Line 288:
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| The first Zero-knowledge proof based anonymous cryptocurrency. Uses [https://github.com/Zerocoin/libzerocoin libzerocoin]
| The first Zero-knowledge proof based anonymous cryptocurrency. Uses [https://github.com/Zerocoin/libzerocoin libzerocoin]
|}
|}

Revision as of 05:13, 31 May 2017

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 US 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 Launched date.

Coin Symbol Launched Consensus tool Distribution Market cap Unit cap Status Anonymity Notes
Anoncoin ANC 2 Jun 2013 Zerocoin Zero-knowledge proofs ? 4,200,000 Developed Built in support of I2P and Tor. Zerocoin will be implemented in an upcoming release
Bitcoin BTC 3 Jan 2009 SHA256d Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) $6.34 billion 20,999,999.9769 Active First blockchain
Bitcoin Testnet 1 TNBTC 21 Oct 2010 SHA256d Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) None 20,999,999.9769 Abandoned First altcoin[1]
Bitcoin Testnet 3 TNBTC 12 Apr 2012 SHA256d Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) None 20,999,999.9769 Active Current Bitcoin testnet
BitSharesX BTSX 29 Sep 2013 Consensus through obscurity ? $66.5 million 1,999,992,536 Active
Bytecoin BCN 4 Jul 2012 CryptoNight Proof-of-work (random, smooth) $2.73 million 184.46 billion Active First CryptoNote coin
Dash (formerly known as Darkcoin and XCoin) DASH 18 Jan 2014 X11 Proof-of-work (fixed, curve) $12.5 million 19 million (estimate) Active
Dogecoin DOGE 6 Dec 2013 scrypt Proof-of-work (random) $12.7 million Unlimited Active Was joke, became huge
Feathercoin FTC 16 Apr 2013 scrypt Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) $1.15 million ? Active LTC hardfork
Freicoin FRC 21 Dec 2012 SHA256d Proof-of-work $84 thousand ? Active First demurrage cryptocurrency
HunterCoin HUC 1 Feb 2014 SHA256d and/or scrypt Game rewards, Proof-of-work $47 thousand 42,000,000 Active First blockchain-based game
Litecoin LTC 7 Oct 2011 scrypt Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) $154 million 83,999,949.9076 Active TBX clone
MaidSafeCoin MAID 22 Apr 2014 Bitcoin Central $8.54 million 452,552,412 Active
Monero XMR 18 Apr 2014 CryptoNight Proof-of-work (random, smooth) $6.27 million ~18,400,000 then <1% inflation Active
Namecoin NMC 18 Apr 2011 SHA256d - merged mined with Bitcoin Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) $11.14 million 20,999,999.9769 Active First alternative chain, bitDNS
Nxt NXT 29 Sep 2013 Consensus through obscurity[2] Central $29.0 million 999,997,096 Active
Peercoin PPC 19 Aug 2012 Central authoriy[3] Proof-of-work/stake $15.5 million Unlimited Active
Primecoin XPM 7 Jul 2013 Cunningham Proof-of-work $1.2 million Unlimited Active First "useful proof-of-work" altcoin
Ripple XRP 1 Mar 2011 Ripple Central $139 million 28,989,252,282 Active
Tenebrix TBX 25 Sep 2011 scrypt Central, Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) None 10,499,999.9769 Abandoned First scrypt coin
Tonal Bitcoin TBC 2 Jan 2011 Pegged to Bitcoin 7,750,54.00 Active First on-chain alternative
ZeroVert ZER 5 Nov 2014 Zerocoin Scrypt-N, merge-mineable on the VTC chain ? 8,400,000 Active First cryptocurrency that integrated the Zerocoin extention.
Zcash ZEC 28 Oct 2016 Zerocash Zero-knowledge proofs, Proof-of-work (Equihash), with a portion of each block subsidy distributed to founders for the first four years. $66.63 million 21,000,000 Active Less prone to privacy timing attacks than Zcoin.
Zclassic ZCL ? Zerocash (See Zcash) ? ? Active Like Zcash without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash.
Zcoin XZC 28 Sep 2016 Zerocoin Zero-knowledge proofs ? ? Active The first Zero-knowledge proof based anonymous cryptocurrency. Uses libzerocoin

See Also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2jw5pm/im_gavin_andresen_chief_scientist_at_the_bitcoin/
  2. ↑ https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf
  3. ↑ Peercoin Source | Centralized Checkpointing Public Key
Retrieved from "https://en.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_cryptocurrencies&oldid=62640"