Filecoin is a decentralized storage network based on the Interplanetary File Storage (IPFS) protocol. It is designed to utilized unused storage globally into an efficient storage market for users to pay for low cost storage.
Quant (QNT) is an Ethereum token that is used to power Quant Network's Overledger brand of enterprise software solutions, which aim to connect public blockchains and private networks.
CRO is the native token of the blockchain designed by CRO Protocol Labs, also known as Crypto.com. It is a company that provides an all-in-one decentralized finance application and exchange.
Algorand (ALGO) is a blockchain platform and cryptocurrency designed to function like a major payment processor. The Algorand blockchain uses a consensus mechanism it calls pure proof of stake.
Stellar, or Stellar Lumens, is an open source, decentralized protocol for digital currency to fiat money low-cost transfers which allows cross-border transactions between any pair of currencies.
Monero is the top privacy-centric cryptocurrency based on the CryptoNote protocol, a secure, private and untraceable currency system. Monero uses a special kind of cryptography to ensure that all of its transactions are remain 100% unlinkable.
The Cosmos network consists of many independent, parallel blockchains, called zones, each powered by classical Byzantine fault-tolerant (BFT) consensus protocols like Tendermint (already used by platforms like ErisDB).
Chainlink is a framework for building Decentralized Oracle Networks (DONs) that bring real-world data onto blockchain networks, enabling the creation of hybrid smart contracts. Chainlink is an open-source protocol developed by Chainlink Labs.
Avalanche is a high throughput smart contract blockchain platform. Validators secure the network through a proof-of-stake consensus protocol. It is said to be fast, low cost, and environmental friendly.
UNI is the governance token for Uniswap. UNI was introduced on 16th September 2020 through a retrospective airdrop to users who have interacted with the protocol either by swapping tokens or by providing liquidity.
Tron is a blockchain-based decentralized operating system much like $ETH that aims to advance the decentralization of the Internet and its infrastructure. Tron is a smart contract platform that offers high throughput and high scalability.
Solana is a high throughput blockchain based on the Proof of History (PoH) and Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus. Built by a team of networking engineers, Solana aims to become the blockchain infrastructure for modern internet applications.
Shiba Inu (SHIB) is a meme token which began as a fun currency and has now transformed into a decentralized ecosystem. During the initial launch, 50% of the supply was allocated into Vitalik Buterin's ethereum wallet.
OKB is a worldwide utility token that enables OKX users to access several features of the crypto exchange. OKB computes and pays trading fees, provides users access to voting and administration on the site, and rewards users for staking it.
Litecoin was the first to alter Bitcoin and the most significant difference is that it takes 2.5 minutes for Litecoin to generate a block, or transaction, in comparison to Bitcoin's 10 minutes.
Polkadot is a platform that allows diverse blockchains to transfer messages, including value, in a trust-free fashion; sharing their unique features while pooling their security. In brief, Polkadot is a scalable heterogeneous multi-chain technology.
Polygon is the first well-structured, easy-to-use platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development. Its core component is Polygon SDK, a modular, flexible framework that supports building multiple types of applications.
Cardano is developing a smart contract platform which seeks to deliver more advanced features than any protocol previously developed. It is the first blockchain platform to evolve out of a scientific philosophy and a research-first driven approach.
Dogecoin was created based on the popular "Doge" Internet meme and features a Shiba Inu on its logo. The codebase of the project was a fork of Litecoin, in which most of the same features such hash hashing algorithm were inherited.
Ripple is a privately-held fintech company that provides a global payment solution via its patented payment network called Ripple Network. RippleNet is a payment network that is built on top of Ripple’s consensus ledger, called XRP Ledger.