Bitcoin Alternatives: 11 Cryptocurrencies You Should Know

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4. Dash

Dash (portmanteau for Digital Cash) is the name of the cryptocurrency that was known as Darkcoin until 2015 and XCoin before then. It was originally released in 2014 and it aims to be more user-friendly than Bitcoin. In addition to traditional Bitcoin features, where miners are required to approve transactions, Dash also offers instant and private transactions, which are performed by “masternodes”. Dash has a total market capitalization of $4,84 billion and there are 7.71 million coins in circulation, which represent around 40% of the total supply.

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