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! Notes | ! Notes | ||
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+ | | 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 | ||
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| 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> | ||
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| 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 | ||
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+ | | 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}} | ||
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| style="text-align: left;" | Bytecoin | | style="text-align: left;" | Bytecoin | ||
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| First CryptoNote coin | | First CryptoNote coin | ||
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− | | style="text-align: left;" | [[File: | + | | style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Dash-16x16.png|16px|link=]] Dash (formerly known as Darkcoin and XCoin) |
− | | | + | | DASH |
− | | 19 | + | | 18 Jan 2014 |
− | | | + | | [[X11]] |
− | | Proof-of-work | + | | Proof-of-work (fixed, curve) |
− | | $ | + | | $12.5 million |
+ | | 19 million (estimate) | ||
+ | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
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+ | | 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}} | ||
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| style="text-align: left;" | Feathercoin | | style="text-align: left;" | Feathercoin | ||
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| LTC hardfork | | LTC hardfork | ||
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− | | style="text-align: left;" | [[ | + | | style="text-align: left;" | [[Freicoin]] |
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− | | | + | | 21 Dec 2012 |
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− | | $ | + | | $84 thousand |
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− | | First | + | | First demurrage cryptocurrency |
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| style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Huntercoin.jpeg|16px|link=]] HunterCoin | | style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Huntercoin.jpeg|16px|link=]] HunterCoin | ||
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| First blockchain-based game | | First blockchain-based game | ||
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+ | | 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 | ||
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+ | | style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Maid.png|16px|link=]] MaidSafeCoin | ||
+ | | MAID | ||
+ | | 22 Apr 2014 | ||
+ | | Bitcoin | ||
+ | | Central | ||
+ | | $8.54 million | ||
+ | | 452,552,412 | ||
+ | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
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| 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: | + | | style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Namecoin.png|16px|link=]] Namecoin |
− | | | + | | NMC |
− | | | + | | 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 | ||
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+ | | 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 | ||
− | | $ | + | | $29.0 million |
− | | | + | | 999,997,096 |
+ | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
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+ | | 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}} | ||
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+ | | 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 | ||
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+ | | style="text-align: left;" | Ripple | ||
+ | | XRP | ||
+ | | 1 Mar 2011 | ||
+ | | Ripple | ||
+ | | Central | ||
+ | | $139 million | ||
+ | | 28,989,252,282 | ||
+ | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
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+ | | 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 | ||
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+ | | style="text-align: left;" | [[File:Bitcoin.png|16px|link=]] [[Tonal Bitcoin]] | ||
+ | | TBC | ||
+ | | 2 Jan 2011 | ||
+ | | colspan = 3 | Pegged to Bitcoin | ||
+ | | 7,750,54.00 | ||
+ | | {{yes|Active}} | ||
+ | | First on-chain alternative | ||
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| 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 |
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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 | 7,750,54.00 | 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. |