Bitcoin Alternatives

Bitcoin is described as 'Peer-to-peer digital currency. Peer-to-peer (P2P) means that there is no central authority to issue new money or keep track of transactions. Instead, these tasks are managed collectively by the nodes of the network' and is a leading cryptocurrency coin in the bitcoin & cryptocurrency category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Bitcoin for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Android apps. The best Bitcoin alternative is Monero, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Bitcoin are Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash and DASH.

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  1. Vertcoin icon
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    "BEAT-ASICS" is the aim of Vertcoin. By keeping mining in the hands of the masses, it is truly the only long-term distributed crypto-currency that will ensure fair and decentralised transactions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  2. Komodo icon
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    Komodo is a privacy based blockchain platform to build custom blockchains, transact privately, launch dICOs, and secure existing blockchain projects with dPoW.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Bitcoin
     
  3. Alephium icon
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    The protocol's innovations extend battle-tested ideas from Bitcoin and Ethereum:

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Google Chrome
    • TestFlight
    • Chromium
    • Firefox
     
  4. IOTA icon
     5 likes

    IOTA is an open-source distributed cryptocurrency focused on providing secure communications and payments between machines on the Internet of Things. Using directed acyclic graph (DAG) technology instead of the traditional blockchain, IOTA's transactions are free regardless...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Gridcoin icon
     6 likes

    Gridcoin is a cryptocurrency which rewards volunteer distributed computation performed on the BOINC platform on top of Proof of Stake.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. Library Credits (aka. LBC) is the monetary currency of LBRY.

    This Bitcoin-like payment system is for content procuders and consumers to buy and monetize their workings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  7. Telos.net icon
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    Telos is a eos.io based blockchain with an EVM. Telos is a third-generation blockchain platform for building fast, scalable distributed applications with feeless transactions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Anoncoin icon
     3 likes

    Created in June 2013, it was the first coin that provided built-in support for the I2P darknet that makes it impossible to determine the IP address of the user. Anoncoin also has built in support of Tor, which can help conceal your location and keep your internet traffic private.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Verge icon
     2 likes

    Verge Currency is a cryptocurrency designed for everyday use. It improves upon the original Bitcoin blockchain and aims to fulfill its initial purpose of providing individuals and businesses with a fast, efficient and decentralized way of making direct transactions while...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Lisk icon
     5 likes

    Lisk is a cryptocurrency that offers a next generation platform that allows for the development and distribution of JavaScript based blockchain applications.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Obyte icon
     2 likes

    A ledger without middlemen. No blocks, no miners and unbreachable contracts. Easy to develop apps for using simple yet powerful Lego-like building blocks of code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Primecoin icon
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    Primecoin is an innovative cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency secured by cryptography and issued through a decentralized mining market. Derived from Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin, Primecoin introduces an unique form of proof-of-work based on prime numbers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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