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Die Kryptowährungs-Landschaft ist sehr vielfältig. Wer die Blockchain-Technologie versteht, kann nach Überwindung weniger Hindernisse bei Bedarf seine eigene Kryptowährung starten. Derzeit sind mehr als 1600 Kryptowährungen an großen, mittelgroßen und spezialisierten Börsen notiert.
Von diesen Kryptowährungen und digitalen Token kann man mit Recht sagen, dass nur eine zweistellige Zahl davon wirkliche Bedeutung besitzt. Diese kleinere Gruppe wiederum kann auf Kryptowährungen reduziert werden, die im Handel über echte Liquidität verfügen, oder die regelmäßig zur Bezahlung der Nutzung einer Blockchain-Plattform mit Utility-Token verwendet werden. Dieser Kategorie lassen sich wohl zwischen 20 und 30 verschiedene digitale Währungen zuordnen.
Seit Beginn des Phänomens der Kryptowährung waren Bitcoin und Ethereum (Ether) die beiden beliebtesten Kryptos. Auch wenn Ether und Bitcoin die beiden Spitzenreiter in der Krypto-Sphäre bleiben, gibt es andere Kryptowährungen, die den Sprung nach oben geschafft haben. In den letzten Jahren sind Kryptowährungen wie Cardano (ADA) und Solana (SOL) in die Fußstapfen von Bitcoin und Ether getreten und haben es unter die Top Ten der wertvollsten Kryptowährungen nach Marktkapitalisierung geschafft..
Neben Bitcoin und Ethereum gibt es noch weitere beliebte Kryptowährungen wie Axie Infinity (AXS), Filecoin (FIL) und Uniswap (UNIUSD), aber ihr Wert und ihre Beliebtheit schwanken. Wenn Sie mehr als eine Kryptowährung handeln möchten, können Sie auch den einzigartigen Crypto 10 Index handeln, der sich aus den beliebtesten Kryptowährungen zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt zusammensetzt.
Die immense Anzahl der auf dem Markt verfügbaren Kryptowährungen nimmt rapide zu. Das wiederum kann es Anlegern und Händlern erschweren, den Überblick über die beliebtesten Kryptowährungen zu behalten, die auf dem Markt sind. Die Entscheidung, welche Kryptowährungen es 'wert' sind, gehandelt zu werden und in sie zu investieren, wird dadurch erschwert. Um festzustellen, welche Kryptowährungen am häufigsten gehandelt werden, empfiehlt sich der Blick auf damit verbundene CFDs, die auf gängigen Handelsplattformen wie Plus500 angeboten werden. Nachfolgend sind diejenigen Kryptowährungen aufgeführt, für die sich Händler auf Plus500 am meisten interessieren.
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A quick online search would suggest that the most popular cryptocurrencies on the market today are:
They are all quite different, so let’s take a quick look at their key qualities.
Bitcoin is considered the original crypto, and its launch in 2009 is what started the whole cryptocurrency movement. Bitcoin - and the blockchain technology on which it operates - was invented by an individual or group of individuals operating under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin was put forward as an alternative to the fiat monetary system. The true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto has never been revealed.
In the Bitcoin whitepaper, Nakamoto argued that a fiat monetary system controlled by central banks and a small number of financial institutions led to a centralised wealth and power and made social and financial mobility difficult. Ordinary people’s savings were eroded through inflation, largely as a result of central banks’ money printing.
Bitcoin solved that problem by fixing the number of units ever issued, thereby preventing inflation caused by money printing. Bitcoin’s peer-to-peer blockchain technology meant it didn’t need financial institutions to facilitate transactions and verify ownership.
Bitcoin is still by far the most popular cryptocurrency and its price movement has a strong impact on the rest of the crypto market.
Ethereum is historically the second most popular cryptocurrency however it is very different from Bitcoin. Ethereum is actually the name of the blockchain platform and Ether is the name of the cryptocurrency. Ethereum is the blockchain platform for ‘smart contracts’.
They can also be considered as defined ‘rules’ from which many different applications, or Dapps – decentralised applications - can be created from. Ethereum Dapps range from games to Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), which are the cryptocurrency world’s equivalent to crowdfunding or IPOs.
While other smart contract platforms have been launched since Ethereum, each claiming to offer more sophisticated blockchain technology, the original blockchain has retained its position as the most utilised.
While Bitcoin is intended as an alternative to traditional fiat currencies, the purpose of Ether (besides being traded as an asset) is to pay for use of the Ethereum platform. It’s known as a ‘utility’ cryptocurrency.
Cardano (ADA) coin is a native digital currency used to run the Cardano blockchain which was launched in 2017 by Charles Hokinson, co-founder of Ethereum. Cardano was launched as a third-generation “proof-of-stake” (PoS) blockchain platform and it is valued at $40.4B (as of March 2022). As this decentralized system uses PoS, Cardano (ADA) owners validate transactions on the Cardano network in exchange for rewards, which is called “staking”. While both the Ethereum and the Cardano platforms use Smart Contracts and other similar technologies, Cardano is considered a more updated version or a replacement for Ethereum.
This coin is used to operate the Solana blockchain which was developed by former Qualcomm executive, Anatoly Yakovenko in 2017 and is regarded as a permissionless layer-1 blockchain. While keeping costs low, this third-generation blockchain aims to give users the benefit of increased throughput beyond the typical capabilities of other popular blockchains. It uses an advanced version of proof-of-stake (PoS) called proof-of-history (PoH). Moreover, Solana’s architecture supports a range of DeFi platforms and NFTs marketplaces along with smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps). As of March 2022, Solana’s (SOL) market capitalization is valued at $37.4 B.
Litecoin emerged in 2011, and is considered a potential fiat alternative and a prominent rival for Bitcoin. Its creators,former Google engineer, Charles “Charlie” Lee”, hoped that Litecoin will eventually be used to pay for everyday goods and services. Litecoin has positioned itself as a more practical and technologically superior alternative to Bitcoin,. as Litecoin's transactions can be confirmed by the P2P network significantly quicker than Bitcoin transactions.
In theory, this could make Litecoin more attractive for merchants, but with ‘real-life’ cryptocurrency transactions still hugely limited, Bitcoin’s more established ‘brand’ keeps it well out in front as the fiat alternative cryptocurrency of choice. Nevertheless, Litecoin’s staggering market capitalization of 9.279B (as of March 2022), shows its popularity.
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