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! style="width: 90px;" | Cryptocurrency
 
! style="width: 90px;" | Cryptocurrency
 
! Symbol
 
! Symbol
! Protocol(s)
 
 
! Market cap, rounded
 
! Market cap, rounded
 
! Unit cap
 
! Unit cap
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| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
 
| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Bitcoin]]
 
| BTC
 
| BTC
| SHA256d
 
 
| {{yes|$36 billion}}
 
| {{yes|$36 billion}}
 
| 20,999,999.9769
 
| 20,999,999.9769
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| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Testnet|Bitcoin Testnet 1]]
 
| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Testnet|Bitcoin Testnet 1]]
 
| TNBTC
 
| TNBTC
| SHA256d
 
 
| ''None''
 
| ''None''
 
| 20,999,999.9769
 
| 20,999,999.9769
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| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Tonal Bitcoin]]
 
| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Tonal Bitcoin]]
 
| TBC
 
| TBC
| ''See Bitcoin''
 
 
| ''See Bitcoin''
 
| ''See Bitcoin''
 
| 7,750,54.00
 
| 7,750,54.00
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| [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
 
| [[File:Ripple.png|16px|link=]] Ripple
 
| XRP
 
| XRP
| [[Ripple (payment protocol)|Ripple]]
 
 
| {{yes|$8.2 billion}}
 
| {{yes|$8.2 billion}}
 
| 28,989,252,282
 
| 28,989,252,282
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| [[File:Namecoin.png|16px|link=]] Namecoin
 
| [[File:Namecoin.png|16px|link=]] Namecoin
 
| NMC
 
| NMC
| SHA256d
 
 
| $23 million
 
| $23 million
 
| 20,999,999.9769 (like Bitcoin)
 
| 20,999,999.9769 (like Bitcoin)
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| [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
 
| [[File:Litecoin.png|16px|link=]] Litecoin
 
| LTC
 
| LTC
| scrypt
 
 
| {{yes|$1.2 billion}}
 
| {{yes|$1.2 billion}}
 
| 83,999,949.9076
 
| 83,999,949.9076
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| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Testnet|Bitcoin Testnet 3]]
 
| [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Testnet|Bitcoin Testnet 3]]
 
| TNBTC
 
| TNBTC
| SHA256d
 
 
| ''None''
 
| ''None''
 
| 20,999,999.9769
 
| 20,999,999.9769
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| [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
 
| [[File:Bytecoin-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Bytecoin
 
| BCN
 
| BCN
| CryptoNote-based
 
 
| $414 million
 
| $414 million
 
| 184.46 billion
 
| 184.46 billion
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| [[File:Peercoin.png|16px|link=]] Peercoin
 
| [[File:Peercoin.png|16px|link=]] Peercoin
 
| PPC
 
| PPC
| SHA-256
 
 
| $36 million
 
| $36 million
 
| Unlimited
 
| Unlimited
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| [[File:Primecoin.png|16px|link=]] Primecoin
 
| [[File:Primecoin.png|16px|link=]] Primecoin
 
| XPM
 
| XPM
| Other proof-of-work
 
 
| $7 million
 
| $7 million
 
| Unlimited
 
| Unlimited
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| [[File:Nxt.png|16px|link=]] Nxt
 
| [[File:Nxt.png|16px|link=]] Nxt
 
| NXT
 
| NXT
| Non proof-of-work
 
 
| $52 million
 
| $52 million
 
| 999,997,096
 
| 999,997,096
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| [[File:Dogecoin.png|16px|link=]] Dogecoin
 
| [[File:Dogecoin.png|16px|link=]] Dogecoin
 
| DOGE
 
| DOGE
| [[scrypt]]
 
 
| $278 million
 
| $278 million
 
| Unlimited
 
| Unlimited
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| [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
 
| [[File:Dash.png|16px|link=]] Dash
 
| DASH
 
| DASH
| [[X11]]
 
 
| $914 million
 
| $914 million
 
| 19 million (estimate)
 
| 19 million (estimate)
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| [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
 
| [[File:Monero.png|16px|link=]] Monero
 
| XMR
 
| XMR
| CryptoNote-based
 
 
| $584 million
 
| $584 million
 
| ~18,400,000 then <1% inflation
 
| ~18,400,000 then <1% inflation
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| [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
 
| [[File:NEM-16x16.png|16px|link=]] NEM
 
| XEM
 
| XEM
| [[Proof-of-importance]]
 
 
| {{yes|$1.7 billion}}
 
| {{yes|$1.7 billion}}
 
| 9 billion
 
| 9 billion
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| [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
 
| [[File:Ethereum.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum
 
| ETH
 
| ETH
| {{?}}
 
 
| {{yes|$21 billion}}
 
| {{yes|$21 billion}}
 
| {{?}}
 
| {{?}}
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| [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
 
| [[File:PIVX-16x16.png|16px|link=]] PIVX
 
| PIVX
 
| PIVX
| [[Quark]]
 
 
| $84 million
 
| $84 million
 
| Unlimited
 
| Unlimited
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| [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
 
| [[File:Ethereum_Classic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] Ethereum Classic
 
| ETC
 
| ETC
| {{?}}
 
 
| {{yes|$1.6 billion}}
 
| {{yes|$1.6 billion}}
 
| {{?}}
 
| {{?}}
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| [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
 
| [[File:Zcoin-800x800.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcoin]]
 
| XZC
 
| XZC
| Zerocoin
 
 
| $17 million
 
| $17 million
 
| 21,000,000 (like Bitcoin)
 
| 21,000,000 (like Bitcoin)
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| [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
 
| [[File:Zcash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] [[Zcash]]
 
| ZEC
 
| ZEC
| Zerocash
 
 
| [https://explorer.zcha.in/ $338 million]
 
| [https://explorer.zcha.in/ $338 million]
 
| 21,000,000 (like Bitcoin)
 
| 21,000,000 (like Bitcoin)
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| [[File:Zclassic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[Zclassic]]
 
| [[File:Zclassic-32x32.png|16px|link=]] [[Zclassic]]
 
| ZCL
 
| ZCL
| Zerocash
 
 
| $5 million
 
| $5 million
 
| 21,000,000 (like Zcash)
 
| 21,000,000 (like Zcash)
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| [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
 
| [[File:Komodo.png|16px|link=]] [[Komodo]]
 
| KMD
 
| KMD
| Zerocash
 
 
| $54 million
 
| $54 million
 
| {{?}}
 
| {{?}}

Revision as of 17:13, 6 June 2017

The cryptocurrency market is explosive which currently serves 735 currencies.

This article aims to list only the most relevant cryptocurrencies. To be listed here, a currency must have one of the following qualities:

  • At one point had significant notoriety.
  • A market cap of 1 billion US dollars.
  • Highly decentralized (anonymous).
  • First to introduce an innovative protocol.
  • Been an infamous fraud.

See Also

References

Launched Cryptocurrency Symbol Market cap, rounded Unit cap Status Anonymity Significant notoriety
2009-01-03 Bitcoin.png Bitcoin BTC $36 billion 20,999,999.9769 Active Low First blockchain
2010-10-21 Bitcoin.png Bitcoin Testnet 1 TNBTC None 20,999,999.9769 Abandoned Low First altcoin[1]
2011-01-02 Bitcoin.png Tonal Bitcoin TBC See Bitcoin 7,750,54.00 Active Low First on-chain alternative
2011-03-01 Ripple.png Ripple XRP $8.2 billion 28,989,252,282 Active Low XRP is the native currency of the Ripple network that only exists within the Ripple system
2011-04-18 Namecoin.png Namecoin NMC $23 million 20,999,999.9769 (like Bitcoin) Active Low First alternative chain, bitDNS. merged mined with Bitcoin.
2011-10-07 Litecoin.png Litecoin LTC $1.2 billion 83,999,949.9076 Active Low
2012-04-12 Bitcoin.png Bitcoin Testnet 3 TNBTC None 20,999,999.9769 Active Low Current Bitcoin testnet
2012-07-04 Bytecoin-16x16.png Bytecoin BCN $414 million 184.46 billion Active Low Introduced CryptoNote.
2012-08-19 Peercoin.png Peercoin PPC $36 million Unlimited Active Low
2013-07-07 Primecoin.png Primecoin XPM $7 million Unlimited Active Low Implements a unique scientific computing proof-of-work system.
2013-09-29 Nxt.png Nxt NXT $52 million 999,997,096 Active Low
2013-12-06 Dogecoin.png Dogecoin DOGE $278 million Unlimited Active Low Was joke, became huge
2014-01-18 Dash.png Dash DASH $914 million 19 million (estimate) Active Medium Introduced the X11 algorithm.
2014-04-18 Monero.png Monero XMR $584 million ~18,400,000 then <1% inflation Active Medium
2015-03-31 NEM-16x16.png NEM XEM $1.7 billion 9 billion Active Medium Introduced the proof-of-importance (POI) algorithm.
2015-08-07 Ethereum.png Ethereum ETH $21 billion ? Active Low
2016-02-01 PIVX-16x16.png PIVX PIVX $84 million Unlimited Active Medium Introduced the Quark algorithm.
2016-07-24 Ethereum Classic-32x32.png Ethereum Classic ETC $1.6 billion ? Active Low Fastest growing cryptocurrency on the market ever.
2016-09-28 Zcoin-800x800.png Zcoin XZC $17 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).
2016-10-28 Zcash-16x16.png Zcash ZEC $338 million 21,000,000 (like Bitcoin) Active High First cryptocurrency that implemented the zerocash protocol.
2016-11-10 Zclassic-32x32.png Zclassic ZCL $5 million 21,000,000 (like Zcash) Active High First Zcash-based currency without the 20% fee for miners made by Zcash.
2017-02-05 Komodo.png Komodo KMD $54 million ? Active High