Dash – a fork of Litecoin – includes the features of Litecoin (limited supply, 2.5 minute block times, proof-of-work (POW) validation system) along with the ability to transact instantly, via an instant

Tether (USDT) is a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar meaning that one Tether coin (tethers) will always be worth roughly one dollar. Unlike other cryptocurrencies which experience wild price swings and

Many people (including dark web users) were under the impression that Bitcoin was anonymous. However, some members of Silk Road found out the hard way that because transactions are publicly recorded for

EOS is an Ethereum competitor founded by Dan Larimer (who also created BitShares and Steemit) and Brock Pierce (a former child actor who played a young Gordon Bombay in the Mighty Ducks). EOS plans to

IOTA differentiates itself in many ways from other cryptocurrencies, but its primary distinguishing features include: (i) instead of using a blockchain to record transactions, IOTA utilizes a Tangle (described

Cardano – also known as the “Japanese Ethereum” – takes many of the pitfalls of Bitcoin and Ethereum and attempts to improve upon both networks. For example, Cardano uses proof of stake as its validation

Bitcoin Cash is a hard fork of Bitcoin - meaning that it shares almost all of the same characteristics with Bitcoin except one: Bitcoin Cash uses 8 MB blocks while Bitcoin uses 1 MB. This adjustment to

Litecoin – a fork of Bitcoin – has been dubbed by creator Charlie Lee as the ‘silver’ to Bitcoin’s ‘gold.’ That is, Litecoin does not intend to compete directly with Bitcoin. Instead, Litecoin aspires

The Ripple network is a protocol that acts as an intermediary for global payments between banks. For example, Bank A can transmit a payment to Bank B using one fiat or cryptocurrency (e.g., USD) and Bank

As a decentralized platform that utilizes blockchain technology, Ether has many of the advantages (better security, immutable, trustless, no need for a central authority) and drawbacks (scalability issues

Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency created and is often referred to as “digital gold.”[1] Although there are numerous advantages to being the first in its field, newcomers have built alternative