100 Abbreviations and Cryptocurrency Descriptions

in cryptocurrency •  7 years ago  (edited)

Hi, guys! I wanted to find in the web any list of cryptocurrency abbreviations and short descriptions, but failed. There are many websites providing various lists of currencies, but not this one. So, I have decided to do my own.

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I will continue this list, and next one will be "200 Abbreviations and Cryptocurrency Descriptoins" list, so feel free to follow my blog and you will get the next one.


So, here it is.


ANS     AntShares - Digital Assets for everyone

ARK     Ark -  provides users, developers, and startups with innovative blockchain technologies 

BASH    LuckChain - is the world's first blockchain forecast game platform. We verify results by blockchain 

BAY     BitBay - contracts on anything, the other party will honor their part of the agreement

BCC     BitConnect - trade bitcoins to other trusted bitcoin community members directly

BCY     Bitcrystals - the game-fuel and premium currency in EverdreamSoft's free-to-play.

BLK     BlackCoin - is a peer-to-peer digital currency with a distributed, decentralized public ledger

BCN     Bytecoin - is the first currency based on the CryptoNote technology 

BLOCK   Blocknet - a true peer-to-peer protocol between nodes on different blockchains

BNT     Bancor - is protocol enables built-in price discovery and a liquidity mechanism for tokens on smart contract blockchains

BTC     Bitcoin - first and the moast important cryptocurrency

BTCD BitcoinDark - is a disrupting cryptocurrency platform that seeks to overcome many of the disadvantages inherent to the current world of finance 

BTS     BitShares -  is one of the most important tools that any community can use to secure their freedom

BURST   Burst - uses an advanced green algorithm to verify transactions

CLAM    Clams - is an open-source cryptocurrency forked from Blackcoin 

CLOAK   CloakCoin - is the first cryptocurrency with platform, for trading direct from wallet

CRW     Crown - is a digital commodity and application platform

DASH    DASH - is an open source peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that offers all the same features as Bitcoin

DBIC    DubaiCoin - is launched to make altcoins and btc more accessible to the Arab World,

DCR     Decred - is a self-funding cryptocurrency with a system of community-based governance integrated into its blockchain

DGB     DigiByte - is paving the way in blockchain cybersecurity applications and innovation

DOGE    Dogecoin -  featuring a likeness of the Shiba Inu dog from the "Doge" Internet meme as its logo

EAC     EarthCoin  - is a decentralised, open-source cryptocurrency forked from Litecoin

ECN     E-coin - is a multisignature wallet run by Bitgo underlying technology

EMC     Emercoin -  is a hybrid combination of Namecoin and Peercoin

EMC2    Einsteinium -  is a cryptocoin that has been created to support science

ENRG    Energycoin -  is a pure PoS coin which generates coins through PoS blocks

ETC     Ethereum Classic - blockchain-based distributed computing platform featuring smart contract functionality

ETH     Ethereum - is a cryptocurrency programmed without any chance of fraud, censorship or third-party interference

EXP     Expanse -  is a cloud computer that facilitates censorship resistant applications

FAIR    FairCoin - s the monetary base system for FairCoop, an open global cooperative

FCT     Factom - the first usable blockchain technology to solve real-world business problems

FRST    FirstCoin -  is an authorized direct wholesale bullion dealer of more than 25 mints

FTC     Feathercoin -  is offering faster and more scalable transactions while being more decentralized

GAME    GameCredits - is a company bringing together experts from both the blockchain and gaming 

GBYTE   Byteball - links transactions by signing the hashes from the previous transactions on the new one

GNO     Gnosis - is the platform for the next generation of prediction market applications

GNT     Golem - this project creates the first global market for idle computer power 

GOLOS   Golos -  is a social network created under Steemit Inc. license and based on the Steem blockchain

GRC     GridCoin - is a protocol using blockchain, a proof-of stake-based (POS) technology 

HEAT    HEAT - is 3rd generation cryptocurrency with high frequency trading, instant messaging

IFC     Infinitecoin - is Litecoin-based cryptocurrency, using scrypt proof-of-work

IOC     I/O Coin -  is a decentralised cryptocurrency forked from Novacoin

KMD     Komodo - aims at being the new standard for cryptocurrency security and anonymity

LBC     LBRY Credits - is a content sharing and publishing platform, owned by its users

LEO     LEOcoin - allows individuals to make fast and secure transactions through a decentralised

LKK     Lykke -  is building a global marketplace on the blockchain that is a level playing field

LMC     LoMoCoin - is thefirst block-chain digital currency system thriving on LBS and mobile Internet 

LSK     Lisk - is a public blockchain platform that provides decentralized blockchain apps

LTC     Litecoin - is a cryptocurrency that enables instant payments to anyone in the world  

MIOTA   IOTA - is an open-source distributed ledger protocol that goes beyond blockchain

MONA    MonaCoin - is a peer-to-peer payment network and digital currency based 

MOON    Mooncoin -  is one coin for each millimeter of distance from the Earth to the Moon

MUE     MonetaryUnit - is a decentralised open-source cryptocurrency forked from Quark 

MYST    Mysterium - aims to provide an open-access yet completely pr,ivate network for internet browsing  

NAV     NAV Coin -  is a Proof of Stake cryptocurrency offering a dual blockchain powered private payment option

NEOS    NeosCoin - is a first-of-its-kind crypto platform written from the ground up in PHP

NLG     Gulden - Netherlands-based cryptocurrency Gulden 

NMC     Namecoin -  is a cryptocurrency which also acts as an alternative, decentralized DNS

NOTE    DNotes - is a cryptocurrency mining pool 

NVC     Novacoin - is an innovative decentralized digital network, forked from PPC 

NXS     Nexus - is a decentralized currency project looking to distribute networks fairly worldwide 

NXT     Nxt -  is a crypto-platform created using original code and based upon its own blockchain

OMNI    Omni - is a digital decentralized peer-to-peer fiat currency which acts as a bank account

PIVX    PIVX - is built on the quark algorithm, PIVX is the first POS coin

POT     PotCoin - is becoming the standard form of payment for the legalized cannabis industry

PPC     Peercoin -  is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency utilizing both proof-of-stake and proof-of-work systems

PPY     Peerplays -  is decentralized tournament management and wagering platform built on blockchain

RADS    Radium - this cryptocurrency is a product of Radium blockchain services 

RBY     Rubycoin - is a digital currency, issued and managed without any central authority

QRK     Quark - works with latest algorithms in cryptography, more secure than Bitcoin and alt-coins

RDD     ReddCoin - is the social currency, makes digital currency easy for the general public       

REP     Augur - is a decentralized prediction market built on the Ethereum blockchain

SC      Siacoin - is a decentralized storage marketplace in which hosts compete for your business 

SHIFT   Shift -  is combining a blazing fast, dApp-ready, delegated Proof of Stake blockchain

SIB     SIBCoin -  forked from Dash, was intended to cater to the needs of the Russian-speaking crypto-community  

SKY     Skycoin - is supposed to run well even on budget hardware, slow networks etc.

STEEM   Steem - cryptocurrency of the first social network on blockchain - Steemit 

STRAT   Stratis -  the Stratis platform will be built on the C# Stratis Bitcoin Full node

SYS     SysCoin - the first cryptocurrency to offer decentralized markets

UBQ     Ubiq -  is an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency which takes a conservative approach 

VIA     Viacoin - cryptocurrency of mining pool 

VOX     Voxels - official in game currency of Voxelus

VRC     VeriCoin - is a Proof-of-Stake-Time currency with a disinflation targeted interest

VTC     Vertcoin -  is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and software project 

WAVES   Waves - the blockchain platform that issues tokens and organizes ICO

WDC     WorldCoin - децентрализованная цифровая валютой с открытым исходным кодом 

XAS     Asch - is a decentralized application platform for JavaScript programmer

XBC     Bitcoin Plus - is a miner program written in Java that generates coins

XCP     Counterparty - is a financial platform for creating peer-to-peer financial application

XDN     DigitalNote -  is a private cryptocurrency, not a Bitcoin, with anonymous encrypted messaging

XEM     NEM - project with API Access, built-in Multisig

XLM     Stellar Lumens - forked from Ripple, platform that connects banks 

XMR     Monero - is considered by many to offer truly fungible coins

XPM     Primecoin - is a peer-to-peer open source cryptocurrency, works on proof-of-work system

XRP     Ripple - is distributed financial technology, crteated for banks

XVG     Verge - aims to improve security and provide equal distribution of coins to miners

XZC     ZCoin - provides financial privacy enabled by the Zerocoin protocol

YBC     YbCoin - Yua Bao Coin or YBCoin is a Chinese cryptocurrency platform

ZEC     Zcash - is a privacy driven cryptocurrency. It uses the Equihash as an algorithm


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Great post bro ! thanks for sharing ! will follow :)

Thank you, @chrizbiz)

Mining XMR and XDN keep it up I'm following you!

Perhaps add some terms like 'HODL' and 'Goxed'.

Sure, I will add in my next posts)

That can be really usefull to me :) thank you ;)

You are welcome)

I did not even think that there are so many virtual tokens!

Thanks, useful!

Thank you so much for showing interest in BitBay! I am a member of the core team and like to follow up on any attention we receive, we very much appreciate the shout out.

For any readers who would like more information on BitBay, I strongly suggest you head to our Slack, where our core team and developer are typically available for questions: http://bitbay.market/wp-login.php?action=slack-invitation

Bitcointalk ANN thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=890531.0

BitBay Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/sP8b66W

Again, thanks for the press! We're scaling up and aim to greatly increase brand awareness in the second half of 2017.

Good post. Same thoughts here. Investing in cryptos is still a risky thing. We do need more indept investment analysis. This is quite an interesting website I found: https://www.coincheckup.com I'm really happy with this site that gives complete coin analysis for every single crypto.

I'm the founder of RemedyCoin.com Our coin abbreviation will be RXC. Staking the claim on the name. Do you have any suggestions on how to "register" a name?

Hey exactly what I was looking for! Thank you very much for compiling all this info and making this post bro, got my follow.