Currently there are dozens, possibly hundreds of altcoins
Altcoins are real cryptocurrency alternatives to Bitcoin. Many of them differ in some way or form from the Bitcoin and are interesting in their own right however some of them are plain copies. Listed on this page are their basic characteristics.
List of SHA256 based Alt-coins
There are many SHA256 based altcoins. The following list is not exhaustive and only serves to give an impression about other coins available. Some of these coins can also be collected through
Abbreviation Name Algorithm Total Coins Retarget Reward
NMC Namecoin SHA256 21,000,000 2,016 50 NMC / Block
PPC Peercoin SHA256 No Limit 1 103.10 PPC / Block
DVC Devcoin SHA256 No Limit 2,016 5000 DVC / Block
TRC Terracoin SHA256 42.000.000 540 Blocks 20 TRC / Block
List of Scrypt based Alt-coins
There are many Scrypt based altcoins. The following list is not exhaustive and only serves to give an impression about other coins available. Some of these coins can also be collected through
Abbreviation Name Algorithm Total Coins Retarget Reward
LTC Litecoin Scrypt 82,000,000 2,016 50 LTC / Block
DOGE Dogecoin Scrypt 100,000,000,000 240 250,000 DOGE / Block
WDC Worldcoin Scrypt 265,420,800 120 50.79 WDC / Block
FTC Feathercoin Scrypt 336,000,000 504 200 FTC / Block
List of Hybrid/Other Alt-coins
There are many altcoins not based on SHA256 or Scrypt. The following list is not exhaustive and only serves to give an impression about other coins available. Some of these coins can also be collected through
Abbreviation Name Algorithm Total Coins Retarget Reward
XPM Primecoin Other
QRK Quarkcoin Ohter 20 2 QRK / Block
NXT Nextcoin Ohter
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