Altcoins

If you believe that the present-day Internet is as good as it will get, you've never heard of  TRON and its plan to "decentralize the web" and establish the base of "a virtual civilization of the future." TRON is a decentralized protocol initially built on the Ethereum blockchain. Still, it is now a stand-alone platform for smart contracts and DApps. It claims to be the first network in the crypto world to bring together entertainment creators and consumers in a…

In the past two years, few other cryptocurrencies have attracted the same controversy as Tether. The stablecoin that facilitates fiat money transfers without currency regulation has come under accusations of misconduct. However, crypto industry experts still rate it highly (3rd most valuable cryptocurrency) and consider the allegations nothing more than nasty rumors to create FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) movement. Tether works on the Omni platform and top of Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains, reducing transaction times and fees to make money transfers…

International money transfers take between 2 and 5 working days. The time you must wait for a transaction to complete often breeds frustration, anxiety, and stress. The current system seems obsolete and expensive; moreover, in an age where most operations are online, instant, and accessible. XRP is a cryptocurrency that aims to change all that and make money transfers immediate, cheap, and easy for everyone. Ripple's most successful product in terms of blockchain technology has already gained universal appraisal and…

Boasting a galactic ensemble of developers and one of the fastest cross-border exchange networks in the industry, Stellar is a success story waiting to happen in the world of cryptocurrency. Spurring from the creative mind of Jed McCaleb, Stellar announces itself as "borderless, limitless [and] powerful." With skyrocketing transfer speeds and some of the tiniest transaction fees on the market, this decentralized platform aims to practice what it preaches. Stellar comes with its crypto that bears an equally cosmos-like name.…

Cardano provides one of the most secure cryptocurrencies by mixing a scientific approach with philosophy. Most probably, the future of mainstream crypto as we know it. While miners inhabit most blockchain-based ledgers, Cardano amassed many mathematicians, scientists, and independent thinkers. Together they develop and support an open-source and patent-free platform where users can create and execute DApps and smart contracts faster on a multi-layer protocol. Like most decentralized and highly-promising public networks that use blockchain technology, Cardano has its native…

A little more than three years have passed since its release, and Binance Coin (BNB) is enjoying both a successful evolution and a promising future. While you cannot mine it, you can use this utility token from Binance Exchange for online payments and buy virtual gifts on various platforms. Furthermore, you can purchase BNB with fiat currency at over 150 CoinFlip ATMs across the US. If you are trading cryptocurrencies on Binance and aren't using Binance Coins yet, you are…

When it was first released in 2011, Litecoin was deemed by its creators as the "future of commerce." Since then, the cryptocurrency that lets you instantly send money anywhere in the world has had a spectacular evolution to become the 6th most valuable crypto in the world and stay true to its foretold success. While some consider Litecoin to be nothing more than the "silver" to Bitcoin's "gold," this crypto's evolution has successfully proven that it is more than just…

Ethereum is a public computing network for decentralized applications that operate globally. Ethereum is often thrown into the same basket as Bitcoin by crypto neophytes. However, besides its cryptocurrency token, Ether (ETH), there are very few similarities. Ethereum has a more far-reaching use of blockchain technology. It enables users to develop and run almost any type of code, store it on the ledger, and let it gain authenticity through smart contracts and the entire platform's participation. Ethereum empowers people from…

EOS is a utility token and a relatively new presence in the cryptocurrency market. It was first released in 2018 as a strong contender in the popularity contest between cryptos, especially against Bitcoin and Ethereum. The best thing about it is that it differs significantly from the former and works as an improved version of the latter. EOS is not a digital asset like Bitcoin but a token that gives you access to the EOS.IO blockchain to create, host, and…