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2. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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   Cryptocurrencies are generally viewed as a distinct asset class in practice. [6] [7] [8] Some crypto schemes use validators to maintain the cryptocurrency. In a proof-of-stake model, owners put up their tokens as collateral. In return, they get authority over the token in proportion to the amount they stake.

3. Solana (blockchain platform) - Wikipedia

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   Website. Official website. Solana is a blockchain platform which uses a proof-of-stake mechanism to provide smart contract functionality. Its native cryptocurrency is SOL . Solana was launched in 2020 by Solana Labs, which was founded by Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal in 2018. The blockchain has experienced several major outages, was subjected ...

4. Cardano (blockchain platform) - Wikipedia

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   Uses Distributed computing. Cardano is a public blockchain platform. It is open-source and decentralized, with consensus achieved using proof of stake. It can facilitate peer-to-peer transactions with its internal cryptocurrency, ADA. [5] Cardano's development began in 2015, led by Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson.

5. Polkadot (cryptocurrency) - Wikipedia

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   Polkadot is a blockchain platform and cryptocurrency. The native cryptocurrency for the Polkadot blockchain is the DOT. [2] It is designed to allow blockchains to exchange messages and perform transactions with each other without a trusted third-party. This allows for cross-chain transfers of data or assets, between different blockchains, and ...

6. Kraken (company) - Wikipedia

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   Kraken. / 37.790024; -122.4008331. Kraken (legally named Payward, Inc.) is a United States–based cryptocurrency exchange, founded in 2011. It was one of the first bitcoin exchanges to be listed on Bloomberg Terminal and was valued at US$3 billion in January 2024. [citation needed]

7. Dai (cryptocurrency) - Wikipedia

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   Dai. Dai (or DAI, formerly Sai or SAI) is a stablecoin token on the Ethereum blockchain which uses smart contracts designed to control supply to keep its value as close to one United States dollar as possible. Dai is maintained and regulated by MakerDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization composed of the owners of its governance token, MKR ...

8. Polygon (blockchain) - Wikipedia

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   Polygon. Polygon (formerly Matic Network) is a blockchain platform which aims to create a multi-chain blockchain system compatible with Ethereum. As with Ethereum, it uses a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism for processing transactions on-chain. Polygon's native token is named MATIC. Matic is an ERC-20 token, allowing for compatibility with ...

9. Terra (blockchain) - Wikipedia

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   terra .money. Terra is a blockchain protocol and payment platform used for algorithmic stablecoins. The project was created in 2018 by Terraform Labs, a startup co-founded by Do Kwon and Daniel Shin. It was best known for its Terra stablecoin and the associated Luna reserve asset cryptocurrency .