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What is crypto currency?
a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank.
2014 Auroracoin
Created as an alternative to fiat currency in Iceland.
2009 Bitcoin BTC,
The first decentralized ledger currency. Cryptocurrency with the most famous, popular, notable and highest market capitalization.
2017 Bitcoin Cash BCH
Hard fork from Bitcoin
2017 BitConnect BCC
The community driven decentralized cryptocurrency that allow people to store and invest their wealth in a non-government controlled currency, and even earn a substantial interest.
2014 BlackCoin
Secures its network through a process called minting.
2014 Burstcoin
First Proof of Capacity coin, First Smart Contract, First Atomic Cross Chain Transfer.
2014 Coinye KOI (not available)
Used American hip hop artist Kanye West as its mascot, abandoned after trademark lawsuit.
2014 Dash DASH
A bitcoin-based currency featuring instant transactions, decentralized governance and budgeting, and private transactions.
2013 Dogecoin DOGE
Based on an internet meme.
2014 DigitalNote XDN
A private cryptocurrency with an instant untraceable crypto messages and first blockchain banking implementation, use CryptoNote protocol.
2013 Emercoin EMC
Trusted storage for any small data: acts as an alternative, decentralized DNS, PKI store, SSL infrastructure and other.
2015 Ethereum ETH
Supports Turing-complete smart contracts.
2015 Ethereum Classic ETC
An alternative version of Ethereum[19] whose blockchain does not include the DAO Hard-fork.[20][21] Supports Turing-complete smart contracts.
2013 Gridcoin GRC
The first cryptocurrency linked to citizen science through the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing[25][26]
2015 IOTA IOT
The first cryptocurrency using the Tangle, a next generation blockchain, as distributed ledger technology.
2011 Litecoin LTC
The first cryptocurrency to use Scrypt as a hashing algorithm.
2014 MazaCoin MZC
The underlying software is derived from that of another cryptocurrency, ZetaCoin.
2014 Monero XMR
Privacy-centric coin using the CryptoNote protocol with improvements for scalability and decentralization.
2011 Namecoin NMC
Also acts as an alternative, decentralized DNS.
2014 NEM XEM
The first hybrid public/private blockchain solution built from scratch, and first to use the Proof of Importance algorithm using EigenTrust++ reputation system.
2014 Nxt NXT
Specifically designed as a flexible platform to build applications and financial services around its protocol.
2013 Omni MSC
Omni is both digital currency and communications protocol built on top of the existing bitcoin block chain.
2012 Peercoin PPC
The first cryptocurrency to use POW and POS functions.
2014 PotCoin POT
Developed to service the legalized cannabis industry
2013 Primecoin XPM
Uses the finding of prime chains composed of Cunningham chains and bi-twin chains for proof-of-work, which can lead to useful byproducts.
2013 Ripple XRP
Designed for peer to peer debt transfer. Not based on bitcoin.
2015 SixEleven SIL
Also acts as an alternative, decentralized DNS.
2011 SwiftCoin STC
First digital coin with theoretical value based on the work required to produce electricity. First block chain to support currency creation by interest paid on debt. Solidus Bond proto smart-contract. One of the first digital coins patented in the US. First block chain to support encrypted mail with attachments.
2014 Synereo AMP AMP
Trying to create a world computer, Synereo’s 2.0 tech stack incorporates all faculties needed to support decentralized computation without central servers.[45]
2014 Titcoin TIT
The first cryptocurrency to be nominated for a major adult industry award.[47]
2017 Ubiq UBQ
Supports Turing-complete smart contracts; air-gapped fork of Ethereum
2014 Vertcoin VTC
Next-gen ASIC resistance and first to implement stealth adresses.
2016 Zcash ZEC
The first open, permissionless financial system employing zero-knowledge security.