Algorithms and Cryptocurrency Match
Posted on 27 October, 2018 by Administratoruk
Algorithms and cryptocurrency match
This is a list of cryptocurrencies. The number of cryptocurrencies available over the internet as of 19 August 2018[update] is over 1600 and growing.[1] A new cryptocurrency can be created at any time.[2] By market capitalization, Bitcoin is currently (April 10, 2018) the largest blockchain network, followed by Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and EOS.[3]
Cryptocurrencies
Below are some notable cryptocurrencies:
| Release | Status | Currency | Symbol | Founder(s) | Hash algorithm | Programming language of implementation | Cryptocurrency blockchain (PoS, PoW, or other) |
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| 2009 | Active | Bitcoin | BTC,[4][5] XBT, ₿ | Satoshi Nakamoto[nt 1] | SHA-256d[6][7] | C++[8] | PoW[7][9] |
The first and most widely used decentralized ledger currency,[10] with the highest market capitalization.[11]
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| 2011 | Active | Litecoin | LTC, Ł | Charlie Lee | Scrypt | C++[12] | PoW |
The first cryptocurrency to use Scrypt as a hashing algorithm.
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| 2011 | Active | Namecoin | NMC | Vincent Durham[13][14] | SHA-256d | C++[15] | PoW |
Also acts as an alternative, decentralized DNS.
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| 2011 | Active | SwiftCoin | STC | Daniel Bruno | SHA-256 | PoW | First block chain to support currency creation by interest paid on debt, and one of the first digital coins patented in the US. | |
| 2012 | Active | Bytecoin | BCN | CryptoNote | C++[16] | PoW |
First cryptocurrency based on the CryptoNote algorithm.
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| 2012 | Active | Peercoin | PPC | Sunny King (pseudonym)[17] |
SHA-256d[18] | C++[19] | PoW & PoS |
The first cryptocurrency to use POW and POS functions.
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| 2013 | Active | Dogecoin | DOGE, XDG, Ð | Jackson Palmer & Billy Markus[20] |
Scrypt[21] | C++[22] | PoW |
Based on the Doge internet meme.
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| 2013[23] | Active | Feathercoin | FTC, ₣ | Peter Bushnell, Brasenose College of Oxford University | NeoScrypt | C++[24] | N/A |
Approx. 60 seconds block time.[25] Originally forked from Litecoin.
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| 2013[26][27] | Active | Gridcoin | GRC | Rob Hälford [28] | Scrypt | C++[29] | Decentralized PoS |
Linked to citizen science through the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing[30][31]
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| 2013 | Active | Primecoin | XPM | Sunny King (pseudonym)[17] |
1CC/2CC/TWN[32] | TypeScript, C++[33] | PoW[32] |
Uses the finding of prime chains composed of Cunningham chains and bi-twin chains for proof-of-work.
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| 2013 | Active | Ripple[34][35][36] | XRP[36] | Chris Larsen & Jed McCaleb[37] |
ECDSA[38] | C++[39] | "Consensus" | Designed for peer to peer debt transfer. Not based on bitcoin. |
| 2013 | Active | Nxt | NXT | BCNext (pseudonym) |
SHA-256d[40] | Java[41] | PoS |
Specifically designed as a flexible platform to build applications and financial services around its protocol.
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| 2013[42] | Active | Skycoin | SKY | Brandon 'Synth' Smietana[43] | SHA256 | CX/CXO | Obelisk[44] |
Peer-to-peer Internet
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| 2014 | Active | Auroracoin | AUR | Baldur Odinsson (pseudonym)[45] |
Scrypt | C++[46] | PoW | Created as an alternative currency for Iceland, intended to replace the Icelandic króna. |
| 2014 | Inactive | Coinye | KOI, COYE | Scrypt | PoW |
Used American hip hop artist Kanye West as its mascot, abandoned after he filed a trademark lawsuit.
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| 2014 | Active | Dash | DASH | Evan Duffield & Kyle Hagan[47] |
X11 | C++[48] | PoW & Proof of Service[nt 2] |
A bitcoin-based currency featuring instant transactions, decentralized governance and budgeting, and private transactions.
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| 2014 | Active | NEO | NEO | Da Hongfei & Erik Zhang | SHA-256 & RIPEMD160 | C#[49] | dBFT |
China based cryptocurrency, formerly ANT Shares and ANT Coins, the name was changed in 2017 to NEO and GAs.
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| 2014 | Active | MazaCoin | MZC | BTC Oyate Initiative | SHA-256d | C++[50] | PoW |
The underlying software is derived from that of another cryptocurrency, ZetaCoin.
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| 2014 | Active | Monero | XMR | Monero Core Team | CryptoNight[51] | C++[52] | PoW |
Privacy-centric coin using the CryptoNote protocol with improvements for scalability and decentralization.
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| 2014 | Active | NEM | XEM | UtopianFuture (pseudonym) | SHA3-512 | Java[53] | POI |
The first hybrid public/private blockchain solution built from scratch, and first to use the Proof of Importance algorithm using EigenTrust++ reputation system.
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| 2014 | Active | PotCoin | POT | Potcoin core dev team | Scrypt | C++[54] | PoS |
Developed to service the legalized cannabis industry in the United States.
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| 2014 | Active | Synereo AMP | AMP | Dor Konforty & Greg Meredith[55] | PoS | Scala, Java[56] | PoS |
Trying to create a world computer, Synereo’s 2.0 tech stack incorporates support for decentralized computation without central servers.[57]
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| 2014 | Active | Titcoin | TIT | Edward Mansfield & Richard Allen[58] | SHA-256d | TypeScript, C++[59] | PoW |
The first cryptocurrency to be nominated for a major adult industry award.[60]
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| 2014 | Active | Verge | XVG | Sunerok | Scrypt, x17, groestl, blake2s, and lyra2rev2 | C, C++[61] | PoW |
Features anonymous transactions using Tor and I2P.
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| 2014 | Active | Stellar | XLM | Jed McCaleb | Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP) [62] | C, C++[63] | Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP) [62] |
Open-source, decentralized global financial network.
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| 2014 | Active | Vertcoin | VTC | Bushido | Lyra2RE[64] | C++[65] | PoW |
Next-gen ASIC resistance and first cryptocurrency to implement stealth addresses.
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| 2015 | Active | Ether or "Ethereum" | ETH | Vitalik Buterin[66] | Ethash[67] | C++, Go[68] | PoW |
Supports Turing-complete smart contracts.
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| 2015 | Active | Ethereum Classic | ETC | Ethash[67] | PoW |
An alternative version of Ethereum[69] whose blockchain does not include the DAO Hard-fork.[70][71] Supports Turing-complete smart contracts.
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| 2015 | Active | Tether | USDT | Jan Ludovicus van der Velde[72] | Omnicore [73] | PoW |
Tether claims to be backed by USD at a 1 to 1 ratio. The company has been unable to produce promised audits.[74]
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| 2015 | Inactive | Neucoin | NEU | Daniel Kaufman | SHA-256 | PoW & PoS |
Based on Peercoin, attempted to improve security. Project dissolved in November 2016.
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| 2016 | Active | Decred | DCR | Blake-256 | Go[75] | PoW/PoS Hybrid |
Built in governance and hybrid PoW/PoS.
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| 2016 | Active | Lisk | LSK | Max Kordek & Oliver Beddows | PoS | JavaScript[76] | PoS |
Open blockchain platform for decentralized, and scalable blockchain applications, including custom tokens, on sidechains.[77]
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| 2016 | Active | Zcash | ZEC | Zooko Wilcox | Equihash | C++[78] | PoW |
The first open, permissionless financial system employing zero-knowledge security.
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| 2017 | Inactive | BitConnect | BCC |
BitConnect was described as an open source, all-in-one bitcoin and crypto community platform but was later described as a Ponzi scheme
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| 2017 | Active | Bitcoin Cash | BCH[79] | SHA-256d | PoW |
Hard fork from Bitcoin, Increased Block size from 1mb to 8mb
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| 2017 | Active | EOS.IO | EOS | Dan Larimer | WebAssembly, Rust, C, C++[80] | delegated PoS |
Feeless Smart contract platform for decentralized applications and decentralized autonomous corporations with a block time of 500 ms.[80]
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| 2018 | Active | Cardano | ADA | Charles Hoskinson & IOHK | Haskell[81] | Ouroboros PoS |
The Ada cryptocurrency runs on the Cardano platform.
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| 2018 | Inactive | KodakCoin | Kodak and WENN Digital | Ethash[82] |
KodakCoin is a "photographer-centric" blockchain cryptocurrency used for payments for licensing photographs.
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| 2018 | Inactive | Petro | Venezuela Government | onixCoin[83] | C++[84] |
Stated by Nicolás Maduro to be backed by Venezuela's reserves of oil. As of August 2018[update] it does not appear to function as a currency.[85]
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| 2018 | Active | Bitcoin Private | BTCP | Equihash | C++[86] | PoW |
Coin uses zkSNARK for anonymous payments. Hardfork (co-fork) of BTC and ZClassic
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Notes
- Jump up ^ It is not known whether the name "Satoshi Nakamoto" is real or a pseudonym, nor whether it represents one person or a group.
- Jump up ^ Via Masternodes containing 1000 DASH held as collateral for "Proof of Service". Through an automated voting mechanism, one Masternode is selected per block and receives 45% of mining rewards.