A cryptocurrency which uses blockchain as shared, distributed ledger to record and store its transactions. It is the first use of blockchain.

Bitcoin

Solana is a decentralized, open blockchain that uses a combination of Proof-of-History and Proof-of-Stake to allow for low cost transactions. This combination also permits high speed transactions while maintaining a safe, decentralized ecosystem. 

Solana

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Loki Whitepaper

Loki is a cryptocurrency based off of Monero, but has improved itself to be much more secure and efficient. By using service nodes, a node reward scheme, Loki can provide economics incentives for node operators. 

Loki Cryptocurrency

Binance Academy. (2021, November 4). What is BNB? Binance Academy. Retrieved November 18, 2021, from https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/what-is-bnb. 

Binance Whitepaper

BNB was originally issued as an ERC-20 token, running on the Ethereum network, with a total supply of 200 million coins. ERC-20 BNB tokens were later swapped with BEP-2 BNB on a 1:1 ratio. The BEP-2 BNB is the native coin of the Binance Chain 100 million BNBs were offered in the ICO, but the current total supply is lower due to periodic burning events, in which Binance destroyed BNB held in its treasury. 

Binance (BNB) Cryptocurrency 

Cardano is a public, open-source, proof-of-stake blockchain platform. It was founded in 2015 by Charles Hoskinson, one of the co-founders of Ethereum. 

Cardano (ADA)

Ether is the native cryptocurrency used fundamentally for payment transaction fees on the Ethereum network, then after the **Merge** it's also used for validate and propose blocks on Mainnet. The pricing mechanism for Ethereum's computing power is facilitated by the ether cryptocurrency. In order for transactions to be validated on the blockchain, users are required to pay ether, known as gas fees, which depends on computing power required for running a transaction


Ether (ETH)

- Bitcoin (BTC)
- Ethereum (ETH)
- Tether (USDT)
- Cardano (ADA)
- Binance Coin (BNB)
- XRP (XRP)
- Solana (SOL)
- USD Coin (USDC)
- Polkadot (DOT)
- Dogecoin (DOGE)
- Loki (LOKI)

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Currencies build on a blockchain i.e., Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc. They can serve numerous purposes, including stores of value, hosts for dApps and more.

Cryptocurrencies

List of cryptocurrencies

- Financing of terrorism
- Antitrust concerns towards mining

Concerns involving cryptocurrencies

- France's Action Plan for Business Growth and Transformation (PACTE)
- Accounting and tax treatment of cryptocurrencies

Regulation of cryptocurrencies

Stablecoins are a digital currency linked to a fiat currency, usually the US dollar. Due to this stable linkage they don't hold with them the massive amounts of volatility that is so common among other cryptocurrencies.

Stablecoins

Consensus mechanisms are protocols used in cryptocurrencies to validate transactions and maintain the integrity of the blockchain without a central authority. Common mechanisms include Proof of Work (PoW), Proof of Stake (PoS), and Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS), each with varying energy efficiency, scalability, and security trade-offs.

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