Types of cryptocurrencies
Dash, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin ... there are many virtual coins beyond the famous bitcoin. In fact, today the number of virtual currencies far exceeds 1,300 worldwide.
What differentiates cryptocurrency types is the technology they use on the one hand and their philosophy on the other. To understand it better, most virtual currencies use blockchain technology but with certain changes that can make them faster in processing transactions, for example. In addition, there are also currencies that use totally different formulas. To this the philosophical part is added as to put a finite number to the coins that will be in circulation (bitcoin) or not to do it , as well as the degree of transparency in transactions.
List of cryptocurrencies
How many cryptocurrencies are there? More than 1,300 and going up. Each week, a new virtual currency is created in a process called ICO, which we will summarize later.
The most popular virtual currencies right now are the following:
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List of cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Litecoin Nxt
Ethereum Bitcoincash Tron
Ripple Dash Iota
Montero Zcash Cardano
Stellar Nem Neo
The number of existing virtual currencies is much wider and continues to grow every day. To consult the legal cryptocurrencies you can use these two links with more than 800 cybernetic currencies and their corresponding quote: World Coin Index and CoinMarketCap.
In both places you can consult a list of the most important virtual currencies and also see the price of these virtual currencies.
New cryptocurrencies
The world of virtual currencies never stops and almost every day there are new proposals, known as altcoins or alternative coins, in reference to the fact that these are alternatives to bitcoins. In the previous point we have reviewed some of the most important and now we will see how to invest in new virtual currencies.
As there are exits to the stock market of companies, cryptocurrency also have their long-term. These are the so-called ICO or Initial Coin Offering and the stock market investor will remind the IPO or Initial Public Offering that collect the exits to the market and are called OPV in Spanish.
ICOs are used to finance business projects and culminate with the birth of new virtual currencies. With the ICO, the company puts new virtual currencies into circulation in exchange for money. One example is the new project of the Tutellus training platform, which has launched its ICO integrating blockchain technology into its business model.
In what cryptocurrency to invest
Winning coins with cryptocurrencies is possible, but you have to know which one to bet on and how to bet. In this sense there are different ways of investing in cryptocurrency from trading with cryptocurrencies to mining virtual currencies. Choosing the asset and the form of exploitation is key, especially when they are so volatile and have so much risk.
Profitable cryptocurrencies
What have been the most profitable criptodivisas of 2017? Which currencies have achieved better yields? The following list includes the ones that have accumulated the most benefit since their appearance as ICO (it does not include other currencies launched in another way).
Nxt Accumulate a return of + 2496805% since its launch.
Iota. Accumulate a return of + 837592% since its launch.
Spectercoin. Accumulate a return of + 543129% since its launch.
Neo Accumulate a return of + 517510% since its launch.
Ethereum Accumulate a return of + 429500% since its launch.
Stratis. Accumulate a return of + 296076% since its launch.
Ark. Accumulate a return of + 79538% since its launch.
Lisk Accumulate a return of + 37392% since its launch.
Storj. Accumulate a return of + 21285% since its launch.
Qtum Accumulate a return of + 19069% since its launch.
You can access the full list in this Icostats link. Within the platform it is also possible to list the ICOs for the most profitable currencies in the last month and even buy it with the profitability of Bitcoin.
If you are looking for the most profitable virtual currencies in 2017, this is the list
Ripple. The big star of 2017 with a profitability of 36000%. No cryptographic currency gained more.
Nem. Only surpassed by Ripple in terms of growth and very little. He added 29842% last year.
Stellar. Another one that lived a great 2017 with a performance of 14441% in 2017.
Dash It closed the year with a 9265% return.
Ethereum The best known and clearest alternative to Bitcoin gained a not inconsiderable 9162% in 2017.
Cryptocurrencies with future
As the stock market saying goes, past returns do not ensure future returns. The evolution of a virtual currency is a good indicator of its potential, but that does not mean that it is the best