List of cryptocurrencies



cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, or crypto is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange wherein individual coin ownership records are stored in a ledger existing in a form of a computerized database using strong cryptography to secure transaction records, to control the creation of additional coins, and to verify the transfer of coin ownership.[1][2] It typically does not exist in physical form (like paper money) and is typically not issued by a central authority. Cryptocurrencies typically use decentralized control as opposed to centralized digital currency and central banking systems.[3] When a cryptocurrency is minted or created prior to issuance or issued by a single issuer, it is generally considered centralized. When implemented with decentralized control, each cryptocurrency works through distributed ledger technology,

List of cryptocurrencies

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After the creation of bitcoin, the number of cryptocurrencies available over the internet is growing.[1] This is a list of notable cryptocurrencies.

Active currencies

ReleaseCurrencySymbolFounder(s)Hash algorithmProgramming language of implementationCryptocurrency blockchain 
(PoS, PoW, or other)		Notes
2009BitcoinBTC,[2]XBT, ₿Satoshi Nakamoto[nt 1]SHA-256d[3][4]C++[5]PoW[4][6]The first and most widely used decentralized ledger currency,[7]with the highest market capitalization.[8]
2011LitecoinLTC, ŁCharlie LeeScryptC++[9]PoWOne of the first cryptocurrencies to use scrypt as a hashing algorithm.
2011NamecoinNMCVincent Durham[10][11]SHA-256dC++[12]PoWAlso acts as an alternative, decentralized DNS.
2012PeercoinPPCSunny King
(pseudonym)[citation needed]		SHA-256d[citation needed]C++[13]PoW & PoSThe first cryptocurrency to use POW and POS functions.
2013DogecoinDOGE, XDG, ÐJackson Palmer
& Billy Markus[14]		Scrypt[15]C++[16]PoWBased on the Doge internet meme.
2013[citation needed]GridcoinGRCRob Hälford[citation needed]ScryptC++[17]Decentralized PoSLinked to citizen science through the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing[18]
2013PrimecoinXPMSunny King
(pseudonym)[citation needed]		1CC/2CC/TWN[19]TypeScript, C++[20]PoW[19]Uses the finding of prime chains composed of Cunningham chains and bi-twin chains for proof-of-work.
2013Ripple[21][22]XRPChris Larsen &
Jed McCaleb[23]		ECDSA[24]C++[25]"Consensus"Designed for peer to peer debt transfer. Not based on bitcoin.
2013NxtNXTBCNext
(pseudonym)		SHA-256d[26]Java[27]PoSSpecifically designed as a flexible platform to build applications and financial services around its protocol.
2014AuroracoinAURBaldur Odinsson
(pseudonym)[28]		ScryptC++[29]PoWCreated as an alternative currency for Iceland, intended to replace the Icelandic króna.
2014DashDASHEvan Duffield &
Kyle Hagan[30]		X11C++[31]PoW & Proof of Service[nt 2]A bitcoin-based currency featuring instant transactions, decentralized governance and budgeting, and private transactions.
2014NEONEODa Hongfei & Erik ZhangSHA-256 & RIPEMD160C#[32]dBFTChina based cryptocurrency, formerly ANT Shares and ANT Coins. The names were changed in 2017 to NEO and GAS.
2014MazaCoinMZCBTC Oyate InitiativeSHA-256dC++[33]PoWThe underlying software is derived from that of another cryptocurrency, ZetaCoin.
2014MoneroXMRMonero Core TeamCryptoNight[34]C++[35]PoWPrivacy-centric coin using the CryptoNoteprotocol with improvements for scalability and decentralization.
2014TitcoinTITEdward Mansfield & Richard Allen[36]SHA-256dTypeScript, C++[37]PoWThe first cryptocurrency to be nominated for a major adult industry award.[38]
2014VergeXVGSunerokScrypt, x17, groestl, blake2s, and lyra2rev2C, C++[39]PoWFeatures anonymous transactions using Tor.
2014StellarXLMJed McCalebStellar Consensus Protocol (SCP) [40]C, C++[41]Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP) [40]Open-source, decentralized global financial network.
2014VertcoinVTCDavid Muller[42]Lyra2RE[43]C++[44]PoWAims to be ASICresistant.
2015EthereumETHVitalik Buterin[45]Ethash[46]C++, Go[47]PoWSupports Turing-complete smart contracts.
2015Ethereum ClassicETCEtcHash/Thanos[48]PoWAn alternative version of Ethereum[49]whose blockchain does not include the DAO hard fork.[50] Supports Turing-completesmart contracts.
2015NanoNanoColin LeMahieuBlake2C++[citation needed]Open Representative Voting[51]Decentralized, feeless, open-source, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency. First to use a Block Lattice structure.
2015TetherUSDTJan Ludovicus van der Velde[52]Omnicore [53]PoWTether claims to be backed by USD at a 1 to 1 ratio. The company has been unable to produce promised audits.[54]
2016ZcashZECZooko WilcoxEquihashC++[55]PoWThe first open, permissionless financial system employing zero-knowledge security.
2017Bitcoin CashBCH[56]SHA-256dPoWHard fork from bitcoin, increased maximum block size from 1MB to 8MB (as of 2018, 32MB)
2017EOS.IOEOSDan LarimerWebAssembly, Rust, C, C++[57]delegated PoSFeeless Smart contract platform for decentralized applications and decentralized autonomous corporations with a block time of 500 ms.[57]
2017CardanoADA, ₳Charles HoskinsonOuroboros, PoS Algorithm[58]Haskell[59] PoSA proof-of-stake blockchain platform: developed through evidence-based methods  and peer-reviewed  research.[60][61][62]


Inactive currencies

ReleaseCurrencySymbolFounder(s)Hash algorithmProgramming language of implementationCryptocurrency blockchain 
(PoS, PoW, or other)		Notes
2014CoinyeKOI, COYEScryptPoWUsed American hip hop artist Kanye Westas its mascot, abandoned after he filed a trademark lawsuit.
2017BitConnectBCCBitConnect was described as an open source, all-in-one bitcoin and crypto community platform but was later discovered to be a Ponzi scheme.
2018KodakCoinKodak and WENN DigitalEthash[63]KodakCoin is a "photographer-centric" blockchain cryptocurrency used for payments for licensing photographs.
2018PetroVenezuelan GovernmentonixCoin[64]C++[65]Stated by Nicolás Maduro to be backed by Venezuela's reserves of oil. As of August 2018 it does not appear to function as a currency.[66]
OneCoinRuja Ignatovaand Stephen GreenwoodA Ponzi schemepromoted as a cryptocurrency.






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