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! style="width: 1;" | Status
! style="width: 1;" | Status
! Notes
! Notes
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Anoncoin]]
| ANC
| 2 Jun 2013
| Zerocoin
| [[Zero-knowledge proofs]]
| {{?}}
| 4,200,000
| {{yes|Developed}}
| Built in support of I2P and Tor. [[Zerocoin]] will be implemented in an upcoming release
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
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| {{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>
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Tonal Bitcoin]]
| TBC
| 2 Jan 2011
| colspan = 3 | Pegged to Bitcoin
| 7,750,54.00
| {{yes|Active}}
| First on-chain alternative
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Ripple
| XRP
| 1 Mar 2011
| Ripple
| Central
| $139 million
| 28,989,252,282
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Namecoin.png|16px|link=]] Namecoin
| NMC
| 18 Apr 2011
| SHA256d - [[Merged mining specification | merged mined with Bitcoin]]
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| $11.14 million
| 20,999,999.9769
| {{yes|Active}}
| First alternative chain, bitDNS
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Tenebrix
| TBX
| 25 Sep 2011
| [[scrypt]]
| Central, Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| ''None''
| 10,499,999.9769
| {{no|Dead}}
| First [[scrypt]] coin
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| LTC
| 7 Oct 2011
| scrypt
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| $154 million
| 83,999,949.9076
| {{yes|Active}}
| TBX clone
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Testnet|Bitcoin Testnet 3]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Testnet|Bitcoin Testnet 3]]
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| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| Current Bitcoin testnet
| Current Bitcoin testnet
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Btsx.png|16px|link=]] BitSharesX
| BTSX
| 29 Sep 2013
| Consensus through obscurity
| ?
| $66.5 million
| 1,999,992,536
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Bytecoin
| style="text-align: left;" | Bytecoin
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| First CryptoNote coin
| First CryptoNote coin
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Peercoin.png|16px|link=]] Peercoin
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Dash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Dash (formerly known as Darkcoin and XCoin)
| PPC
| DASH
| 19 Aug 2012
| 18 Jan 2014
| Central authoriy<ref>[https://github.com/ppcoin/ppcoin/blob/master/src/checkpoints.cpp#L370 Peercoin Source | Centralized Checkpointing Public Key]</ref>
| [[X11]]
| Proof-of-work/stake
| Proof-of-work (fixed, curve)
| $15.5 million
| $12.5 million
| 19 million (estimate)
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Dogecoin.png|16px|link=]] Dogecoin
| DOGE
| 6 Dec 2013
| [[scrypt]]
| Proof-of-work (random)
| $12.7 million
| Unlimited
| Unlimited
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
| Was joke, became huge
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Freicoin]]
| FRC
| 21 Dec 2012
| SHA256d
| Proof-of-work
| $84 thousand
|?
| {{Yes|Active}}
| First demurrage cryptocurrency
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Feathercoin
| style="text-align: left;" | Feathercoin
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| LTC hardfork
| LTC hardfork
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Anoncoin]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Freicoin]]
| ANC
| FRC
| 2 Jun 2013
| 21 Dec 2012
| Zerocoin
| SHA256d
| [[Zero-knowledge proofs]]
| {{?}}
| 4,200,000
| {{yes|Developed}}
| Built in support of I2P and Tor. [[Zerocoin]] will be implemented in an upcoming release
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Primecoin
| XPM
| 7 Jul 2013
| [[Cunningham]]
| Proof-of-work
| Proof-of-work
| $1.2 million
| $84 thousand
| Unlimited
|?
| {{Yes|Active}}
| {{Yes|Active}}
| First "useful proof-of-work" altcoin
| First demurrage cryptocurrency
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Btsx.png|16px|link=]] BitSharesX
| BTSX
| 29 Sep 2013
| Consensus through obscurity
| ?
| $66.5 million
| 1,999,992,536
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Nxt.png|16px|link=]] Nxt
| NXT
| 29 Sep 2013
| Consensus through obscurity<ref>https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf</ref>
| Central
| $29.0 million
| 999,997,096
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Dogecoin.png|16px|link=]] Dogecoin
| DOGE
| 6 Dec 2013
| [[scrypt]]
| Proof-of-work (random)
| $12.7 million
| Unlimited
| {{yes|Active}}
| Was joke, became huge
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Dash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Dash (formerly known as Darkcoin and XCoin)
| DASH
| 18 Jan 2014
| [[X11]]
| Proof-of-work (fixed, curve)
| $12.5 million
| 19 million (estimate)
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Huntercoin.jpeg|16px|link=]] HunterCoin
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Huntercoin.jpeg|16px|link=]] HunterCoin
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| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
| First blockchain-based game
| First blockchain-based game
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
| LTC
| 7 Oct 2011
| scrypt
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| $154 million
| 83,999,949.9076
| {{yes|Active}}
| TBX clone
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Maid.png|16px|link=]] MaidSafeCoin
| MAID
| 22 Apr 2014
| Bitcoin
| Central
| $8.54 million
| 452,552,412
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
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|
|
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Maid.png|16px|link=]] MaidSafeCoin
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Namecoin.png|16px|link=]] Namecoin
| MAID
| NMC
| 22 Apr 2014
| 18 Apr 2011
| Bitcoin
| SHA256d - [[Merged mining specification | merged mined with Bitcoin]]
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| $11.14 million
| 20,999,999.9769
| {{yes|Active}}
| First alternative chain, bitDNS
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Nxt.png|16px|link=]] Nxt
| NXT
| 29 Sep 2013
| Consensus through obscurity<ref>https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf</ref>
| Central
| Central
| $8.54 million
| $29.0 million
| 452,552,412
| 999,997,096
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Peercoin.png|16px|link=]] Peercoin
| PPC
| 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
| $15.5 million
| Unlimited
| {{yes|Active}}
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Primecoin
| XPM
| 7 Jul 2013
| [[Cunningham]]
| Proof-of-work
| $1.2 million
| Unlimited
| {{Yes|Active}}
| First "useful proof-of-work" altcoin
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Ripple
| XRP
| 1 Mar 2011
| Ripple
| Central
| $139 million
| 28,989,252,282
| {{yes|Active}}
|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | Tenebrix
| TBX
| 25 Sep 2011
| [[scrypt]]
| Central, Proof-of-work (fixed, halving)
| ''None''
| 10,499,999.9769
| {{no|Dead}}
| First [[scrypt]] coin
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Tonal Bitcoin]]
| TBC
| 2 Jan 2011
| colspan = 3 | Pegged to Bitcoin
| 7,750,54.00
| {{yes|Active}}
| First on-chain alternative
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[ZeroVert]]
| style="text-align: left;" | [[ZeroVert]]

Revision as of 04:36, 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 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 Dead 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 ?
Zcoin XZC 28 Sep 2016 Zerocoin Zero-knowledge proofs ? ? Active The first Zero-knowledge proof based anonymous cryptocurrency.

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
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