29/11/2017
Ethereum (ETHEREUM): The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum is labeled by many as “the next Bitcoin”. Created by Russian programmer Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum has received international recognition and support from giant organisations such as Microsoft and Intel.
Litecoin (LTC): Designed by former Google engineer, Charles Lee, to improve upon Bitcoin’s technology, Litecoin offers quicker processing times and a larger number of tokens. Litecoin is also the first cryptocurrency to implement SegWit, a method of speeding up transaction times without compromising the underlying blockchain technology.
Ethereum Classic (ETC): Based on Ethereum’s original blockchain code, Ethereum Classic was created to serve a portion of the Ethereum community who split off in order to create a more decentralised currency.
Dash (DASH): Developed by software programmer, Evan Duffield, this cryptocurrency’s focus is on instant transactions and on its owners’ privacy. Dash has an infrastructure that enables much faster transactions than other currencies and therefore displays higher liquidity than many of its counterparts.
Bitcoin is hardly the only game in town.