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Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies and digital currencies.

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2,009BitcoinBTC, XBT, ₿Satoshi NakamotoSHA-256dC++PoWThe first and most widely used decentralized ledger currency, with the highest market capitalization as of 2018.
2,011LitecoinLTC, ŁCharlie LeeScryptC++PoWOne of the first cryptocurrencies to use scrypt as a hashing algorithm.
2,011NamecoinNMCVincent DurhamSHA-256dC++PoWAlso acts as an alternative, decentralized DNS.
2,012PeercoinPPCSunny King(pseudonym)SHA-256dC++PoW & PoSThe first cryptocurrency to use both PoW and PoS functions.
2,013DogecoinDOGE, XDG, ÐJackson Palmer& Billy MarkusScryptC++PoWBased on the Doge internet meme.
2,013GridcoinGRCRob HälfordScryptC++Decentralized PoSLinked to citizen science through the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
2,013PrimecoinXPMSunny King(pseudonym)1CC/2CC/TWNTypeScript, C++PoWUses the finding of prime chains composed of Cunningham chains and bi-twin chains for proof-of-work.
2,013RippleXRPChris Larsen &Jed McCalebECDSAC++"Consensus"Designed for peer-to-peer debt transfer. Not based on bitcoin.
2,013NxtNXTBCNext(pseudonym)SHA-256dJavaPoSSpecifically designed as a flexible platform to build applications and financial services around its protocol.
2,014AuroracoinAURBaldur Odinsson(pseudonym)ScryptC++PoWCreated as an alternative currency for Iceland, intended to replace the Icelandic króna.
2,014DashDASHEvan DuffieldX11C++PoW & Proof of ServiceA bitcoin-based currency featuring instant transactions, decentralized governance and budgeting, and private transactions.
2,014NEONEODa Hongfei & Erik ZhangSHA-256 & RIPEMD160C#dBFTChina based cryptocurrency, formerly ANT Shares and ANT Coins. The names were changed in 2017 to NEO and GAS.
2,014MazaCoinMZCBTC Oyate InitiativeSHA-256dC++PoWThe underlying software is derived from that of another cryptocurrency, ZetaCoin.
2,014MoneroXMRMonero Core TeamRandomXC++PoWPrivacy-centric coin based on the CryptoNote protocol with improvements for scalability and decentralization.
2,014TitcoinTITEdward Mansfield & Richard AllenSHA-256dTypeScript, C++PoWThe first cryptocurrency to be nominated for a major adult industry award.
2,014VergeXVGSunerokScrypt, x17, groestl, blake2s, and lyra2rev2C, C++PoWFeatures anonymous transactions using Tor.
2,014StellarXLMJed McCalebStellar Consensus Protocol (SCP)C, C++Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP)Open-source, decentralized global financial network.
2,014VertcoinVTCDavid MullerVerthashC++PoWAims to be ASIC resistant.
2,015EthereumETH, ΞVitalik ButerinEthashC++, GoPoW, PoSSupports Turing-complete smart contracts.
2,015Ethereum ClassicETCEtcHash/ThanosPoWAn alternative version of Ethereum whose blockchain does not include the DAO hard fork. Supports Turing-complete smart contracts.
2,015NanoXNO, ӾColin LeMahieuBlake2C++Open Representative VotingDecentralized, feeless, open-source, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency. First to use a Block Lattice structure.
2,015TetherUSDTJan Ludovicus van der VeldeOmnicorePoWTether claims to be backed by USD at a 1 to 1 ratio. The company has been unable to produce promised audits.
2,016FiroFIROPoramin InsomMerkle tree ProofC++PoWThe first financial system employing Zero-knowledge proof to protect users' privacy. It conducted the world's first large-scale blockchain election for Thailand Democrat Party in 2018.
2,016ZcashZECZooko WilcoxEquihashC++PoWThe first open, permissionless financial system employing zero-knowledge security.
2,017Bitcoin CashBCHSHA-256dPoWHard fork from bitcoin, increased maximum block size from 1MB to 8MB (as of 2018, 32MB)
2,017EOS.IOEOSDan LarimerWebAssembly, Rust, C, C++delegated PoSFeeless Smart contract platform for decentralized applications and decentralized autonomous corporations with a block time of 500 ms.
2,017CardanoADA, ₳Charles HoskinsonOuroboros, PoS AlgorithmHaskellPoSProof-of-stake blockchain platform: developed via evidence-based methods and peer-reviewed research.
2,017TronTRXJustin SunJava, Solidity
2,018AmbaCoinofficial cryptocurrency of the Cameroonian separatist entity of Ambazonia
2,018Nervos NetworkCKBKevin Wang, Daniel Lv, Terry TaiEaglesongRust, JavaScript, CPoWMulti-layered blockchain smart contract platform
2,019AlgorandALGOSilvio MicaliGoPoSUses a verifiable random function to randomly select groups of users to certify blocks.
2,020AvalancheAVAXEmin Gün Sirer, Kevin Sekniqi, Maofan "Ted" YinPoS
2,020Shiba InuSHIBRyoshiPoS
2,020PolkadotDOTGavin WoodRustPoS
2,020SolanaSOLAnatoly YakovenkoRustPoS
2,021DeSoDESONader al-Naji (aka diamondhands)GoPoWAlso a social media platform, resembling Twitter. Known as BitClout until September 2021.
2,021SafeMoonSAFEMOONSafeMoon LLCSolidityPoW
2,023Arkham Intel ExchangeARKMMiguel MorelSolidityPoS
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