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− | | ? | + | | {{?}} |
− | | $ | + | | $158.9 million |
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| {{yes|Active}} | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
| {{No}} | | {{No}} | ||
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| [[scrypt]] | | [[scrypt]] | ||
| Proof-of-work (random) | | Proof-of-work (random) | ||
− | | $ | + | | $278 million |
| Unlimited | | Unlimited | ||
| {{yes|Active}} | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
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| [[scrypt]] | | [[scrypt]] | ||
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | ||
− | | $ | + | | $5.2 million |
|? | |? | ||
| {{yes|Active}} | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
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| SHA256d and/or [[scrypt]] | | SHA256d and/or [[scrypt]] | ||
| Game rewards, Proof-of-work | | Game rewards, Proof-of-work | ||
− | | $ | + | | $2 million |
| 42,000,000 | | 42,000,000 | ||
| {{yes|Active}} | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
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| Bitcoin | | Bitcoin | ||
| Central | | Central | ||
− | | $ | + | | $166 million |
| 452,552,412 | | 452,552,412 | ||
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| SHA256d - [[Merged mining specification | merged mined with Bitcoin]] | | SHA256d - [[Merged mining specification | merged mined with Bitcoin]] | ||
| Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | ||
− | | $ | + | | $23 million |
| 20,999,999.9769 | | 20,999,999.9769 | ||
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| Consensus through obscurity<ref>https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf</ref> | | Consensus through obscurity<ref>https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf</ref> | ||
| Central | | Central | ||
− | | $ | + | | $51.6 million |
| 999,997,096 | | 999,997,096 | ||
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| Central authoriy<ref>[https://github.com/ppcoin/ppcoin/blob/master/src/checkpoints.cpp#L370 Peercoin Source | Centralized Checkpointing Public Key]</ref> | | 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 | | Proof-of-work/stake | ||
− | | $ | + | | $35.6 million |
| Unlimited | | Unlimited | ||
| {{yes|Active}} | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
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| [[Cunningham]] | | [[Cunningham]] | ||
| Proof-of-work | | Proof-of-work | ||
− | | $ | + | | $7.2 million |
| Unlimited | | Unlimited | ||
| {{Yes|Active}} | | {{Yes|Active}} | ||
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| Ripple | | Ripple | ||
| Central | | Central | ||
− | | $ | + | | $8.2 billion |
| 28,989,252,282 | | 28,989,252,282 | ||
| {{yes|Active}} | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=134179.0 List of alternative chains] | * [http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=134179.0 List of alternative chains] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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[[Category:Alternative cryptocurrencies]] | [[Category:Alternative cryptocurrencies]] |
Revision as of 12:35, 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.
Coin | Symbol | Launched | Consensus tool | Distribution | Market cap | Unit cap | Status | Anonymous | Notable comments |
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ANC | 2 Jun 2013 | Zerocoin | Zero-knowledge proofs | $0.8 million | 4,200,000 | Developed | Yes | First built in support of I2P and Tor. Zerocoin will be implemented in an upcoming release |
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BTC | 3 Jan 2009 | SHA256d | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | $36 billion | 20,999,999.9769 | Active | No | First blockchain |
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TNBTC | 21 Oct 2010 | SHA256d | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | None | 20,999,999.9769 | Abandoned | No | First altcoin[1] |
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TNBTC | 12 Apr 2012 | SHA256d | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | None | 20,999,999.9769 | Active | No | Current Bitcoin testnet |
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BTS | ? | ? | ? | $158.9 million | ? | Active | No | |
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BCN | 4 Jul 2012 | CryptoNight | Proof-of-work (random, smooth) | $414 million | 184.46 billion | Active | Yes | First CryptoNote coin |
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CLOAK | ? | ? | ? | $4.7 million | ? | Active | Yes | |
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DASH | 18 Jan 2014 | X11 | Proof-of-work (fixed, curve) | $914 million | 19 million (estimate) | Active | Yes | |
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DOGE | 6 Dec 2013 | scrypt | Proof-of-work (random) | $278 million | Unlimited | Active | No | Was joke, became huge |
Feathercoin | FTC | 16 Apr 2013 | scrypt | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | $5.2 million | ? | Active | No | LTC hardfork |
Freicoin | FRC | 21 Dec 2012 | SHA256d | Proof-of-work | $0.084 million | ? | Active | No | First demurrage cryptocurrency |
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HUC | 1 Feb 2014 | SHA256d and/or scrypt | Game rewards, Proof-of-work | $2 million | 42,000,000 | Active | No | First blockchain-based game |
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LTC | 7 Oct 2011 | scrypt | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | $1.2 billion | 83,999,949.9076 | Active | No | TBX clone |
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MAID | 22 Apr 2014 | Bitcoin | Central | $166 million | 452,552,412 | Active | No | |
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XMR | 18 Apr 2014 | CryptoNight | Proof-of-work (random, smooth) | $584 million | ~18,400,000 then <1% inflation | Active | Yes | |
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NMC | 18 Apr 2011 | SHA256d - merged mined with Bitcoin | Proof-of-work (fixed, halving) | $23 million | 20,999,999.9769 | Active | No | First alternative chain, bitDNS |
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XEM | 31 Mar 2015 | ? | ? | $1.7 billion | 9 billion | Active | Yes | |
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NXT | 29 Sep 2013 | Consensus through obscurity[2] | Central | $51.6 million | 999,997,096 | Active | No | |
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PPC | 19 Aug 2012 | Central authoriy[3] | Proof-of-work/stake | $35.6 million | Unlimited | Active | No | |
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PIVX | 1 Feb 2016 | ? | ? | $83.9 million | ? | Active | Yes | It was first launched under the name of Darknet (DNET) on February 1st 2016. |
Primecoin | XPM | 7 Jul 2013 | Cunningham | Proof-of-work | $7.2 million | Unlimited | Active | No | First "useful proof-of-work" altcoin |
Ripple | XRP | 1 Mar 2011 | Ripple | Central | $8.2 billion | 28,989,252,282 | Active | No | |
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TBC | 2 Jan 2011 | See Bitcoin | See Bitcoin | See Bitcoin | 7,750,54.00 | Active | No | First on-chain alternative |
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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 | Active | Yes | |
Zclassic | ZCL | ? | See Zcash | See Zcash | $5 million | ? | Active | Yes | First Zcash-based currency without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash. |
Zcoin | XZC | 28 Sep 2016 | Zerocoin | Zero-knowledge proofs | $16.9 million | ? | Active | Yes | The first Zero-knowledge proof based anonymous cryptocurrency still alive. |