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FAQ 9 – What are the different cryptocurrencies?
What is a crypto-currency?
This digital, independent and decentralized currency allows exchanges to be made from one person to another without an intermediary.
Indeed, cryptocurrency does not require the intervention of a trusted third party, i.e. a banking or financial institution.
It is not backed by a central bank or a state.
The diversity of cryptocurrencies
According to CoinMarketCap, there are an estimated 19,650 cryptocurrencies in May 2022, worth €1,264 billion.
The most well-known crypto-currencies
Bitcoin (BTC) : the first and most commonly traded cryptocurrency.
Ethereum (ETH) : a blockchain platform with its own cryptocurrency.
Litecoin (LTC) : the most similar currency to bitcoin. It allows faster payments but also a greater number of transactions.
Ripple (XRP) : founded in 2012, this distributed ledger system can track different types of transactions, not just cryptocurrencies.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of cryptocurrencies:
– Tether (USDT)
– USD Coin (USDC)
– Binance Coin (BNB)
– Cardano (ADA)
– Binance USD (BUSD)
– Solana (SOL)
– Polkadot (DOT)
– Dogecoin (DOGE)
– Avalanche (AVAX)
– Multi-collateral DAI (DAI)
– Polygon (MATIC)
– SHIBA INU (SHIB)
– Uniswap (UNI)
– Tron (TRX)
– Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC)
– Ethereum Classic (ETC)
– UNUS SED LEO (LEO)
– FTX Token (FTT)
– NEAR Protocol (NEAR)
– ChainLink (LINK)
– Cronos (CRO)
– Cosmos (ATOM)
– Stellar (XLM)
– Flow (FLOW)
– Monero (XMR)
– BitDAO (BIT)
– etc…