Here at Learning blockchains.com, we know that this technology is new and that a lot of people dont even know
what
the tech is behind the coin.
So we are taking it upon ourselves to help everyone understand just what people are doing with the
blockchain.
Below you will find a list of cryptocurrencies, You will be able to see their numerical value in their own
currency.
Below that you will be
able to see what one of the coins are worth in USD, This is a live widget and will update to what the current
price
is.
You will also be able to see the particular cryptocurrencies market cap.
If you click on the name of the specific coin you will be redirected to coinmarketcap.com for a more detailed
break
down on the numbers.
Then under each cryptocurrency there will be a description of each coin and what they want to achieve with their
technology.
We will be continually adding coins in, to give everyone the information on as many technologies behind the coins
as
possible!
If there is a coin you would like to see on this list, Send us an email at [email protected]
and let us know!
Bitcoin
Bitcoin was created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency and was created to
be a
way to have a fully
decentralized currency.This means that not one single entity can control Bitcoin such as banks or
government. Bitcoin is instead run by the network...
Ethereum
The idea of Ethereum was created by Vitalik Buterin in 2013 when he created the white paper. Ethereum
was
released
to the public in 2015.
Where Bitcoin is solely used as a form of currency, Ethereum can do that and a whole lot more....
Ripple
Left aligned text. Ripple was created to be a way
for the banks to essentially expand their infrastructure. In current banking systems, if you wanted to
send
money to someone overseas
you would need to pay an exchange rate fee, then the money would be transferred from country A to
Country B.
For example if you sent cash from Australia using Westpac bank
to America...
Bitcoin Cash
Bitcoin Cash was created August 1st 2017, Bitcoin Cash is a result from a fork in the Bitcoin network.
The
reason Bitcoin cash was created is because Bitcoin or Bitcoin core
as it is being referred to by, Has changed to much over the years, Thr original purpose of Bitcoin as
laid
out by Satoshi Nakamoto is to be a peer-to-peer cash system.
Currently Bitcoin core is not that, Bitcoin core has high fees, slow transaction times and is the first
blockchain in the history of blockchains to have full blocks...
ARK
ARKs vision is to be able to connect all blockchain technologies together so that a user can benefit
from
all of the
features from each technology in an easy to use interface.
Ark wants to achieve this by using what they are calling a smart bridge...
EOS
EOS is a essentially a mix between Ethereum and Steem, Created by Dan Larimer who also created Bitshares
and Steem, EOS will allow for smart online contracts,
like Ethereum, However EOS is implementing this in a much more user friendly way. EOS will end it's ICO
on June 26th, if you bought EOS from their site then
you have nothing to worry about...
Steem
EOS is a essentially a mix between Ethereum and Steem, Created by Dan Larimer who also created Bitshares
and Steem, EOS will allow for smart online contracts,
like Ethereum, However EOS is implementing this in a much more user friendly way. EOS will end it's ICO
on June 26th, if you bought EOS from their site then
you have nothing to worry about...