Hi, guys! I wanted to find in the web any list of cryptocurrency abbreviations and short descriptions, but failed. There are many websites providing various lists of currencies, but not this one. So, I have decided to do my own.
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So, here it is.
ANS AntShares - Digital Assets for everyone
ARK Ark - provides users, developers, and startups with innovative blockchain technologies
BASH LuckChain - is the world's first blockchain forecast game platform. We verify results by blockchain
BAY BitBay - contracts on anything, the other party will honor their part of the agreement
BCC BitConnect - trade bitcoins to other trusted bitcoin community members directly
BCY Bitcrystals - the game-fuel and premium currency in EverdreamSoft's free-to-play.
BLK BlackCoin - is a peer-to-peer digital currency with a distributed, decentralized public ledger
BCN Bytecoin - is the first currency based on the CryptoNote technology
BLOCK Blocknet - a true peer-to-peer protocol between nodes on different blockchains
BNT Bancor - is protocol enables built-in price discovery and a liquidity mechanism for tokens on smart contract blockchains
BTC Bitcoin - first and the moast important cryptocurrency
BTCD BitcoinDark - is a disrupting cryptocurrency platform that seeks to overcome many of the disadvantages inherent to the current world of finance
BTS BitShares - is one of the most important tools that any community can use to secure their freedom
BURST Burst - uses an advanced green algorithm to verify transactions
CLAM Clams - is an open-source cryptocurrency forked from Blackcoin
CLOAK CloakCoin - is the first cryptocurrency with platform, for trading direct from wallet
CRW Crown - is a digital commodity and application platform
DASH DASH - is an open source peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that offers all the same features as Bitcoin
DBIC DubaiCoin - is launched to make altcoins and btc more accessible to the Arab World,
DCR Decred - is a self-funding cryptocurrency with a system of community-based governance integrated into its blockchain
DGB DigiByte - is paving the way in blockchain cybersecurity applications and innovation
DOGE Dogecoin - featuring a likeness of the Shiba Inu dog from the "Doge" Internet meme as its logo
EAC EarthCoin - is a decentralised, open-source cryptocurrency forked from Litecoin
ECN E-coin - is a multisignature wallet run by Bitgo underlying technology
EMC Emercoin - is a hybrid combination of Namecoin and Peercoin
EMC2 Einsteinium - is a cryptocoin that has been created to support science
ENRG Energycoin - is a pure PoS coin which generates coins through PoS blocks
ETC Ethereum Classic - blockchain-based distributed computing platform featuring smart contract functionality
ETH Ethereum - is a cryptocurrency programmed without any chance of fraud, censorship or third-party interference
EXP Expanse - is a cloud computer that facilitates censorship resistant applications
FAIR FairCoin - s the monetary base system for FairCoop, an open global cooperative
FCT Factom - the first usable blockchain technology to solve real-world business problems
FRST FirstCoin - is an authorized direct wholesale bullion dealer of more than 25 mints
FTC Feathercoin - is offering faster and more scalable transactions while being more decentralized
GAME GameCredits - is a company bringing together experts from both the blockchain and gaming
GBYTE Byteball - links transactions by signing the hashes from the previous transactions on the new one
GNO Gnosis - is the platform for the next generation of prediction market applications
GNT Golem - this project creates the first global market for idle computer power
GOLOS Golos - is a social network created under Steemit Inc. license and based on the Steem blockchain
GRC GridCoin - is a protocol using blockchain, a proof-of stake-based (POS) technology
HEAT HEAT - is 3rd generation cryptocurrency with high frequency trading, instant messaging
IFC Infinitecoin - is Litecoin-based cryptocurrency, using scrypt proof-of-work
IOC I/O Coin - is a decentralised cryptocurrency forked from Novacoin
KMD Komodo - aims at being the new standard for cryptocurrency security and anonymity
LBC LBRY Credits - is a content sharing and publishing platform, owned by its users
LEO LEOcoin - allows individuals to make fast and secure transactions through a decentralised
LKK Lykke - is building a global marketplace on the blockchain that is a level playing field
LMC LoMoCoin - is thefirst block-chain digital currency system thriving on LBS and mobile Internet
LSK Lisk - is a public blockchain platform that provides decentralized blockchain apps
LTC Litecoin - is a cryptocurrency that enables instant payments to anyone in the world
MIOTA IOTA - is an open-source distributed ledger protocol that goes beyond blockchain
MONA MonaCoin - is a peer-to-peer payment network and digital currency based
MOON Mooncoin - is one coin for each millimeter of distance from the Earth to the Moon
MUE MonetaryUnit - is a decentralised open-source cryptocurrency forked from Quark
MYST Mysterium - aims to provide an open-access yet completely pr,ivate network for internet browsing
NAV NAV Coin - is a Proof of Stake cryptocurrency offering a dual blockchain powered private payment option
NEOS NeosCoin - is a first-of-its-kind crypto platform written from the ground up in PHP
NLG Gulden - Netherlands-based cryptocurrency Gulden
NMC Namecoin - is a cryptocurrency which also acts as an alternative, decentralized DNS
NOTE DNotes - is a cryptocurrency mining pool
NVC Novacoin - is an innovative decentralized digital network, forked from PPC
NXS Nexus - is a decentralized currency project looking to distribute networks fairly worldwide
NXT Nxt - is a crypto-platform created using original code and based upon its own blockchain
OMNI Omni - is a digital decentralized peer-to-peer fiat currency which acts as a bank account
PIVX PIVX - is built on the quark algorithm, PIVX is the first POS coin
POT PotCoin - is becoming the standard form of payment for the legalized cannabis industry
PPC Peercoin - is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency utilizing both proof-of-stake and proof-of-work systems
PPY Peerplays - is decentralized tournament management and wagering platform built on blockchain
RADS Radium - this cryptocurrency is a product of Radium blockchain services
RBY Rubycoin - is a digital currency, issued and managed without any central authority
QRK Quark - works with latest algorithms in cryptography, more secure than Bitcoin and alt-coins
RDD ReddCoin - is the social currency, makes digital currency easy for the general public
REP Augur - is a decentralized prediction market built on the Ethereum blockchain
SC Siacoin - is a decentralized storage marketplace in which hosts compete for your business
SHIFT Shift - is combining a blazing fast, dApp-ready, delegated Proof of Stake blockchain
SIB SIBCoin - forked from Dash, was intended to cater to the needs of the Russian-speaking crypto-community
SKY Skycoin - is supposed to run well even on budget hardware, slow networks etc.
STEEM Steem - cryptocurrency of the first social network on blockchain - Steemit
STRAT Stratis - the Stratis platform will be built on the C# Stratis Bitcoin Full node
SYS SysCoin - the first cryptocurrency to offer decentralized markets
UBQ Ubiq - is an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency which takes a conservative approach
VIA Viacoin - cryptocurrency of mining pool
VOX Voxels - official in game currency of Voxelus
VRC VeriCoin - is a Proof-of-Stake-Time currency with a disinflation targeted interest
VTC Vertcoin - is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and software project
WAVES Waves - the blockchain platform that issues tokens and organizes ICO
WDC WorldCoin - децентрализованная цифровая валютой с открытым исходным кодом
XAS Asch - is a decentralized application platform for JavaScript programmer
XBC Bitcoin Plus - is a miner program written in Java that generates coins
XCP Counterparty - is a financial platform for creating peer-to-peer financial application
XDN DigitalNote - is a private cryptocurrency, not a Bitcoin, with anonymous encrypted messaging
XEM NEM - project with API Access, built-in Multisig
XLM Stellar Lumens - forked from Ripple, platform that connects banks
XMR Monero - is considered by many to offer truly fungible coins
XPM Primecoin - is a peer-to-peer open source cryptocurrency, works on proof-of-work system
XRP Ripple - is distributed financial technology, crteated for banks
XVG Verge - aims to improve security and provide equal distribution of coins to miners
XZC ZCoin - provides financial privacy enabled by the Zerocoin protocol
YBC YbCoin - Yua Bao Coin or YBCoin is a Chinese cryptocurrency platform
ZEC Zcash - is a privacy driven cryptocurrency. It uses the Equihash as an algorithm