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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> | ||
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| {{yes|Introduced [[CryptoNote]].}} | | {{yes|Introduced [[CryptoNote]].}} | ||
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| Was joke, became huge | | Was joke, became huge | ||
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| First demurrage cryptocurrency | | First demurrage cryptocurrency | ||
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| First blockchain-based game | | First blockchain-based game | ||
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| TBX clone | | TBX clone | ||
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| First alternative chain, bitDNS | | First alternative chain, bitDNS | ||
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| {{yes|Introduced the [[proof-of-importance]] (POI) algorithm.}} | | {{yes|Introduced the [[proof-of-importance]] (POI) algorithm.}} | ||
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| {{yes|First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.}} | | {{yes|First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.}} | ||
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| {{yes|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).}} | | {{yes|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).}} | ||
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Revision as of 05:39, 1 June 2017
At this writing there are 735 cryptocurrencies on the market. This article aims to list only the most relevant cryptocurrencies.
To be listed here, a currency must have one of the following qualities:
- The currency must have a market cap of 10 million US dollars.
- The currency must be decentralized (anonymous).
- 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.
Coin | Symbol | Launched | Consensus tool | Distribution | Market cap | Unit cap | Status | Anonymity | Notable comments |
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Anoncoin | ANC | 2 Jun 2013 | ? | ? | $0.8 million | 4,200,000 | Developed | Aim to implement Zerocoin | Introduced support of I2P and Tor. |
Bitcoin | BTC | 3 Jan 2009 | SHA256d | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | $36 billion | 20,999,999.9769 | Active | Low | First blockchain |
BitcoinDark | BTCD | 16 Jul 2014 | SHA256d | ? | $30 million | ? | Abandoned for Komodo | High | |
Bitcoin Testnet 1 | TNBTC | 21 Oct 2010 | SHA256d | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | None | 20,999,999.9769 | Abandoned | Low | First altcoin[1] |
Bitcoin Testnet 3 | TNBTC | 12 Apr 2012 | SHA256d | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | None | 20,999,999.9769 | Active | Low | Current Bitcoin testnet |
BitShares | BTS | 21 Jul 2014 | ? | ? | $158.9 million | ? | Active | Low | |
Bytecoin | BCN | 4 Jul 2012 | CryptoNight | Proof-of-work (random, smooth) | $414 million | 184.46 billion | Active | High | Introduced CryptoNote. |
Cloakcoin | CLOAK | 7 Jun 2014 | ENIGMA | Peer-to-peer | $4.7 million | ? | Active | High | |
Dash | DASH | 18 Jan 2014 under Darkcoin | X11 | Proof-of-work (fixed, curve) | $914 million | 19 million (estimate) | Active | High | |
Dogecoin | DOGE | 6 Dec 2013 | scrypt | Proof-of-work (random) | $278 million | Unlimited | Active | Low | Was joke, became huge |
File:Fedoracoin-32x32.png Fedoracoin | TIPS | 31 Dec 2013 | ? | ? | $9.4 million | ? | Active | High | |
Freicoin | FRC | 21 Dec 2012 | SHA256d | Proof-of-work | $0.084 million | ? | Active | Low | First demurrage cryptocurrency |
HunterCoin | HUC | 1 Feb 2014 | SHA256d and/or scrypt | Game rewards, Proof-of-work | $2 million | 42,000,000 | Active | Low | First blockchain-based game |
Komodo | KMD | 5 Feb 2017 | ? | ? | $54 million | ? | Active | High | |
Litecoin | LTC | 7 Oct 2011 | scrypt | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | $1.2 billion | 83,999,949.9076 | Active | Low | TBX clone |
MaidSafeCoin | MAID | 22 Apr 2014 | Bitcoin | Central | $166 million | 452,552,412 | Active | Low | |
Monero | XMR | 18 Apr 2014 | CryptoNight | Proof-of-work (random, smooth) | $584 million | ~18,400,000 then <1% inflation | Active | High | |
Namecoin | NMC | 18 Apr 2011 | SHA256d - merged mined with Bitcoin | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | $23 million | 20,999,999.9769 (like Bitcoin) | Active | Low | First alternative chain, bitDNS |
NEM | XEM | 31 Mar 2015 | Proof-of-importance | Peer-to-peer | $1.7 billion | 9 billion | Active | High | Introduced the proof-of-importance (POI) algorithm. |
Nxt | NXT | 29 Sep 2013 | Consensus through obscurity[2] | Central | $51.6 million | 999,997,096 | Active | Low | |
Peercoin | PPC | 19 Aug 2012 | Central authoriy[3] | Proof-of-work/stake | $35.6 million | Unlimited | Active | Low | |
PIVX | PIVX | 1 Feb 2016 under Darknet | Quark | proof-of-stake 3.0 | $83.9 million | ? | Active | High | |
Primecoin | XPM | 7 Jul 2013 | Cunningham | Proof-of-work | $7.2 million | Unlimited | Active | Low | Implements a unique scientific computing proof-of-work system. |
Ripple | XRP | 1 Mar 2011 | Ripple | Central | $8.2 billion | 28,989,252,282 | Active | Low | |
File:Stealthcoinpng Stealthcoin | XST | 10 Jul 2014 | ? | ? | $1.2 million | ? | Active | High | |
Tonal Bitcoin | TBC | 2 Jan 2011 | See Bitcoin | See Bitcoin | See Bitcoin | 7,750,54.00 | Active | Low | First on-chain alternative |
File:XCurrency-32x32.png XCurrency | XC | 23 May 2014 | ? | ? | $2.5 million | ? | Active | High | |
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. | $338 million | 21,000,000 (like Bitcoin) | Active | High | First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol. |
Zclassic | ZCL | 10 Nov 2016 | See Zcash | See Zcash | $5 million | See Zcash | Active | High | First Zcash-based currency without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash. |
Zcoin | XZC | 28 Sep 2016 | Zerocoin (Zero-knowledge proofs), Merkle Tree Proof of Work ( Proof-of-work) | $16.9 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). |