Cryptocurrency Whitepapers

An open-source and decentralized privacy marketplace built on blockchain.

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a digital payment system invented by an unknown programmer, or a group of programmers, under the name Satoshi Nakamoto. It was released as open-source software in 2009.

A cryptocurrency created by Facebook that is backed by real-world assets (a basket of bank deposits and short-term government securities). Libra is managed by a non-profit organization regulated by the Swiss financial authority known as the Libra Association; consisting of Facebook, Calibra (a subsidiary of Facebook), and 27 other companies.

Ethereum is an open-source, public, distributed blockchain computing platform featuring smart contract (scripting) functionality, which facilitates online contractual agreements.

æternity is open-source, block-chain-based platform designed to be scalable and adaptable across different applications.

Dash is an open source peer-to-peer blockchain based cryptocurrency focused on speed of transaction and privacy.

Lisk is a peer-to-peer blockchain platform for the development of decentralized applications. It utilizes a delegated-proof-of-stake consensus and uses sidechains to run each decentralized app.

Handshake is a peer-to-peer root Domain Name System that aims to supplement and eventually replace ICANN's root zone servers with an open marketplace for top-level domains.

Skycoin is cryptocurrency designed to implement complete decentralization and distribution across a network of computers.

Medicalchain is a blockchain platform for securely storing medical records.

Ripple is a global currency exchange and remittance network that aims to lower the cost and improve the speed of international bank transfers relative to legacy financial infrastructure.

An open-source cryptocurrency focused on privacy of transactions with CryptoNote technology using ring signatures.

Edgeware is an experimental blockchain for demonstrating the effectiveness of on-chain governance. Participants in the network vote, delegate, and fund each other to improve the network and build the infrastructure for decentralized organizations.

MediBloc is a blockchain-based healthcare information ecosystem that is headquartered in Gibraltar, and was founded in 2017 by Allen Wookyun Kho and Eunsol Lee.

Safex Cash is an open source, privacy focused cryptocurrency with an emission curve based on the Diffusion of Innovations model. It is the principle currency of the Safe Marketplace platform.

IOTA is a distributed ledger technology based on a structure called the "tangle". It was developed to enable decentralized transactions for the internet of things.

Decred (Decentralized Credit) is a self funded cryptocurrency project with community based governance.

PolySwarm is a decentralized marketplace that runs on a token called Nectar (NCT).

Dfinity is a decentralized computing network currently in development using blockchain technology and algorithmic governance.

Basic Attention Token (BAT) claims to improve the efficiency of digital advertising by creating a new unit of exchange between publishers, advertisers and users.

Storj is a blockchain based distributed cloud storage platform.

Althea enables the creation of decentralized, cryptocurrency-powered ISP marketplaces.

FarmaTrust is a London-based company founded by Raja Sharaf in 2017.

Byteball is a decentralized database that makes it easy for users to create and maintain smart contracts.

Dragonchain is a commercial blockchain platform for enterprises. The public/private hybrid Dragonchain blockchain is a platform that offers blockchain as a service (BaaS).