Crypto-enthusiasm is not going to decline, because there are always those who want to earn money without leaving home. But this is indeed a tempting prospect.
Unfortunately, trading and playing with digital currency has little to do with this craft, which is useful for society and can be useful in life. Nevertheless, this type of activity is flourishing, so it is important to stay up to date and learn all the trends and trends in the global market.
So, over the years, a rating of cryptocurrencies has emerged for popularity and effectiveness. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. Not everyone achieved popularity, and some did not stay at all as an actual financial asset.
On one of the popular analytical portals Coinmarketcap, more than eight hundred digital assets are already designated, which are classified by degree of capitalization. It was found that among the traders the most popular are the top ten well-known cryptocurrencies in the ranking. All of them are characterized by increased liquidity, a constant and confident increase in the exchange rate, a good reputation of the creators, and also the prospect of further development.
Today we look at the 10 most popular cryptocurrencies in the world for 2019, known for their stable growth and their features.
10. Ethereum Classic
The cryptocurrency is familiar to you by the name Ethereum, but it represents a qualitatively revised version with the possibility of decentralization and is not subject to censorship.
A supporter of this particular cryptocurrency is the head of the Digital Currency Group agency. We can say that his efforts contributed to the introduction of Ethereum in the famous computer system Bloomberg Terminal.
Overall revised version Ethereum classic It was most active 2 years ago and continues to grow stably, although it was envisaged to contain emissions and reduce the value of the block.
So, the total number of coins issued should be up to 230 million. The value for each developed block will be reduced by a fifth.
9. Dash
This digital currency was launched five years ago under the name Xcoin.
Now it is characterized by the following features:
- currency transactions are anonymous, which provides the Darksend mechanism;
- a combination of a number of cryptographic algorithms is applied;
- network participants accept in the development of the system Dash (decisions are decentralized).
The network also has special nodes that mix PrivateSend operations. The amount of remuneration for using the nodes is half of the miner’s revenue.
Since its inception, the value of cryptocurrency has increased hundreds of times and now it has fixed about 200 dollars.
8. NEM
Fame Nem Startanula since 2015 due to its significant difference from analogues: the original open source. Also, a special POI algorithm is laid in the base of this digital currency.
In addition to proving the storage of a certain amount of money, the activity of the miner is taken into account, namely the volume of operations performed by him. It is interesting that the process of making money for a block in this network is called “harvesting” or “harvesting” in our name.
This year, users are expecting a major update to Catapult, which will transfer the cryptocurrency network from Java to C ++. At the same time, it is planned to ensure stable operation at a speed of up to 3 thousand operations per second. By the way, the capitalization of digital currency has already exceeded $ 2 billion.
7. NEO
Recently, the creators of the project reported that they completed rebranding (the network was renamed from the known Antshares).
Together with the new name, the network acquired an improvement in the blockchain code, social networks, and stock ticker. In addition, the technical documentation was updated, and the system was transferred to version smart contractors NEO 2.0.
For a long period, the coin shows significant growth, so it confidently takes seventh place in the ranking.
Now it is trading in the range of $ 45. The project is developing confidently and collaborates with well-known blockchain businesses such as Agrello, Coindash and others.
6. Litecoin
The following significant fact can be noted about this network - it was a pioneer in supporting the Segregated Witness protocol.
Cryptocurrency has always been distinguished by the speed of confirming operations, even compared to the popular bitcoin.
Recently Litecoin significantly lagged behind similar cryptocurrencies in price, trading only for 3-4 dollars. But in March of this year, there was a sharp increase in the cost of digital currency, which at the moment was fixed at $ 50.
Analysts predict further growth of the currency. Already, it is represented on many popular exchanges and exchange platforms, and large firms use it as a payment instrument.
5. IOTA
This cryptocurrency was invented as an exchange tool for the online store of things. Its base is based on the unique Tangle consensus technology, according to which miners are not needed at all.
Also, there are no commissions for operations on the network - the latter are coordinated by the nodes themselves. IN IOTA participants are not divided into validators (those who confirm transactions) and ordinary users - everything is automated and tied to nodes.
Mostly, tokens are traded on the famous Chinese site Bitfinex, but other exchanges do not yet show an increased interest in innovative digital currency.
Recently, the price of the token has increased to $ 0.88, and the capitalization has already exceeded 2 billion.
4. Bitcoin Cash
It is essentially a processed bitcoin. So, the Bitcoin blockchain was divorced into 2 alternative directions, one of which was Bitcoin cashtrading under the BCC ticker.
After capturing trading platforms, this digital currency quickly took the 3rd place by capitalization. After that, a slight drop in the price was noted - nevertheless, Bitcoin Cash can not be considered an attractive cryptocurrency for mining.
3. Ripple
This currency is used in the gross settlement system, as well as for money transfers, currency exchanges, etc.
The project was launched 7 years ago to ensure prompt, cheap and safe financial transactions for any amount without risk of refunds.
Some digital market researchers have even prophesied Ripple the future as an alternative to SWIFT. Huge corporations and banks are already ready to cooperate with the network.
A rapid increase in the value of cryptocurrency was noted at the beginning of this year, which allowed it to confidently take the three leaders in the rating. By the way, its capitalization approached the figure of 7 billion.
2. Ethereum
This network has been designed for decentralized online platforms that operate on the basis of smart contracts. Cryptocurrency Ethereum in its essence, it acts as a “fuel” for various smart contracts and Dapps that are developed on their basis.
The network was commissioned 4 years ago, and despite its “young” age, it has already gathered admirers in the person of famous personalities. So, the volume of its capitalization reaches $ 28 billion - and this is a serious challenge to the main competitor and the leader in the rating of Bitcoin.
The potential of this digital currency has already attracted world software developers, for example, Microsoft.
1. Bitcoin
The world's first and highest rated digital currency Bitcoin was invented in 2008-2009 and continues to improve actively. On its basis, various utilities and improvements for the digital market are being developed.
The revolutionary technology called “blockchain” is used by world-famous companies, which allows cryptocurrencies to achieve a capitalization of 71 billion dollars. Supply on the market is limited to 21 million MTC.
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