Here, you will see the List of Main Cryptocurrencies, with their abbreviations and description. So let’s start:
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
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