Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin ... these are familiar names that we are used to seeing in the top 10 of the most popular cryptocurrencies. However, as we know, they are all very different from each other and, beyond the first ten, there are many more.
If we are guided by CoinMarketCap, we will discover no less than 2,126 cryptocurrencies of all kinds. The interesting thing is that on this page not only the projects are registered, but the currencies that are actually listed in some exchange house and are bought and sold, even in exchange for bitcoins.
Considering its name and purpose, among that long list we have found a few crypto currencies outside of the usual that we show you next.
PANDEMIC
A pandemic, according to the DRAE, is an "epidemic disease that extends to many countries." Of course, it is not good news. Now, as for this curious cryptocurrency, she appears (and threatens) on her own:
Pandemic logo. Source: @the_pandemia / Twitter
"The real threat always comes unexpectedly. The pandemic has already begun and it is impossible to stop it. This time the virus is different, something rational. It allows some people to survive, makes them stronger, but with one condition: they must spread the infection. Nobody knows the real reasons for the Pandemic, but its allies get the benefits of those who did not obey and disappeared in a violent epidemic. "
Before you get alarmed thinking that the Umbrella Corporation has arrived in the form of cryptoactive, the truth is that Pandemia is just a game. Although, an unusual one, because it uses masternodos that must represent viruses, bacteria and parasites expanding throughout the globe.
The Pandemic price (PNDM) is $ 0.000122 and its capitalization is uncertain, but it can be found in the Graviex and CryptoBridge crypto bags.
ATLANTIS BLUE DIGITAL TOKEN
Larimar Stone Source: Wikipedia.
The idea of backing a token with a physical asset such as gold is not new, but this one in particular bypassed the most popular assets and concentrated on a rather unusual one: the larimar. This is a blue stone that can be found only west of the Dominican Republic and which is said to be the last remnant of the famous legendary metal of Atlantis - hence the name of the token.
The goal of this Stellar based cryptoactive is to offer a fairer market for this semiprecious stone, whose mining is plagued with illegality. For this purpose, it intends that the token be bought and sold as equivalent to the stones already polished in an authorized market.
The price of the ABDT is $ 0.009367, its capitalization is also uncertain and can be found in Stellarport and Stellar DEX.
COINS FOR ADULTS
Sexcoin logo. Source: @realSexcoin / Twitter
The pornographic industry could not stay out of the crypto, so it also has its own cryptocurrencies. As far as payments for this type of entertainment are concerned, Sexcoin seems to be the one indicated; besides allowing its mining. Titcoin offers payments to content creators of this style; while Spankchain, based on Ethereum, aims to create an entire decentralized market where new applications for the industry can be created.
Sexcoin (SXC) is priced at $ 0.006497, capitalization uncertain and is traded on Livecoin and NovaExchange. Titcoin (TIT) is worth $ 0,000369, with a capitalization of $ 23,680, and is available on YoBit. Spankchain (SPANK), on the other hand, costs $ 0.010165, its capitalization exceeds three million dollars and can be found in Bitforex, Ethfinex, IDEX and Radar Relay.
HALLOWEEN COIN
No, it's not a joke ... or so we think. It's a Halloween themed cryptocurrency, for which online games and monthly "scary" gifts are planned and, of course, Halloween gifts. It is minable, it has portfolios for several operating systems (including Windows and Linux) and one million five hundred thousand coins are available. There is not much more to say because it has no white paper or website yet.
Despite that, Halloween Coin (HALLO) is priced at $ 0.000076 and is listed on CoinExchange against DOGE and BTC.
GARLICOIN
A cryptocurrency dedicated to bread with garlic. In this case, yes, it's a joke. More or less: the objective of its developers, apparently, was to follow in the footsteps of Dogecoin, who started his life as a meme, but somehow managed to create an entire economy around. Garlicoin can be mined, has a maximum emission of 69 million coins and is available in at least four pools for miners. It is even resistant to ASICs.
For the time being, GRLC has a value of $ 0.003150, a capitalization of $ 39,615 and can be found at the Trade Satoshi, CoinFalcon and CryptoBridge exchange houses.
PRESIDENTIAL COINS
Putincoin logo. Source: AtomicProject / BitcoinTalk
Also, there is Theresa May Coin, in clear tribute to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May. This is the only one of the three that can be mined, as the other two work with the Participation Test (PoS).
TrumpCoin (TRUMP) has a price of $ 0.022129, a capitalization of $ 146,151 and is traded on YoBit, Livecoin and Trade Satoshi. Putincoin (PUT) is worth $ 0.000211, has a capitalization of $ 142,232 and is exchanged in Livecoin, CoinExchange, Crex24 and Trade Satoshi. Finally, Teresa May Coin (MAY) costs $ 0.000261, has $ 26,117 of capitalization and is available on YoBit and CoinExchange.
NEVACOIN
Nevacoin logo. Source: official page.
What is the best birthday gift you can imagine? One million dollars? Well, no! Your own cryptocurrency. Or so the developer believes this specific cryptocurrency, which was made as a gift for the 25th birthday of his girlfriend, called Neva. A little further, the goal of Nevacoin is also to attract the female audience to the crypto-world.
As for the technical, it will allow mining for a long time before becoming PoS. For now, it has a price of $ 0.006693, a capitalization of $ 25,800 and is traded in YoBit and Trade Satoshi.
GOLFCOIN
If you think this is a cryptocurrency dedicated to golf, you're right. After all, if there is one dedicated to bread with garlic, why not some sport? The main mission of this ERC-20 token is to create a reward system that benefits players and suppliers in the golf industry. To achieve this, they plan to launch an app in 2020.
Its current price is $ 0.000018, it has a capitalization of $ 418,932 and it is traded in CoinExchange against DOGE and BTC.
FUZZBALLS
The first thing you see when you enter the official page of this cryptocurrency is several colorful tassels with faces, pointing with firearms. However, believe it or not, "fuzzballs" are a physical concept: in string theory, a "fuzzball" or ball is the equivalent of a black hole.
View of the official Fuzzballs page. Source: Homepage
This is explained on the cryptocurrency page, but the truth is that it has nothing to do with its purpose or operation. It is intended only to offer as a gift at parties and chats. "Ideas to give the currency a more real use are always welcome", reads from its administrators.
It holds a price of $ 0.002774, a capitalization of $ 13,398 and is available on YoBit in exchange for BTC.
PAWS FUND
This platform is being developed with a purpose not very usual for a blockchain with cryptocurrency, but it is noble: it is a philanthropic network for animals, above all, pets. Paws' mission, in general, is to "unite pet owners and animal lovers to work together to create a better standard of living for all pets, animals and wildlife."
It aims to create a decentralized social network for owners, collect funds for animals in need and build necklaces that record the data of pets and their owners in the blockchain.
At the moment, it is valued at $ 0.192871, with a capitalization of $ 36,121. It is traded on CryptoBridge and CoinExchange against bitcoin.
Among the thousands of cryptocurrencies that are to date, these are just some examples that the crypto-core can expand to the most unsuspected places.