Since the release of the Bitcoin paper in 2008, lots of blockchain and crypto currency projects and resources
have emerged. On this page I have listed some of the most prominent and most useful blockchain projects and resources
for you to get started on your blockchain journey.
Blockchain Projects
| Project |
Description |
| Bitcoin |
The website of Bitcoin - the first crypto currency project which kicked off the whole blockchain industry. |
| Ethereum |
Ethereum was the first blockchain project to have smart contracts (as far as I know). |
| Monero |
Monero was one of early privacy focused crypto currencies - and still remains popular. |
| Discreet |
Discreet is a new crypto currency focused on privacy, aiming at increasing the privacy and speed compared to Monero. |
| NXT / Ignis / Ardor |
NXT is a crypto currency which claims to be the first to use proof-of-stake as consensus algorithm.
Ignis and Ardor are related products.
|
| Dash |
Dash is a crypto currency that seems to be popular in South America among other places. Dash can even be used in
shops there.
|
| Solana |
Solana is a newer blockchain project with higher performance, using proof-of-stake as consensus algorithm. |
| Avalanche |
Avalanche is a newer blockchain project with higher performance. |
| Brave |
Brave is a web browser with a built-in crypto currency named BAT - Basic Attention Token. |
| LBRY |
LBRY is a decentralized digital content platform for video, audio, text etc. with a built-in crypto currency named LBC.
LBRY is a P2P desktop and mobile app.
|
| Odysee |
Odysee is a more traditional web application providing access to a lot of the content found on the LBRY network (see above). |
| Dfinity |
Dfinity is aiming at creating a blockchain based distributed computing platform with a crypto currency as the mechanism for paying for compute resources. |
| Metamask |
Metamask is a crypto currency wallet able to hold different crypto currencies. |
| Cake Wallet |
Cake Wallet is a crypto currency wallet able to hold Monero, Bitcoin and Litecoin. |
| Ledger |
Ledger is a hardware crypto currency wallet able to hold different crypto currencies. |
Crypto Currency Exchanges
A crypto currency exchange is an online service where you can buy and sell crypto currencies.
| Exchange |
Description |
| Uniswap |
A decentralized crypto currency exchange. |
| Coinbase |
A larger, US based crypto currency exchange. |
| Kucoin |
A larger, US based crypto currency exchange. |
| Binance |
A larger, Cayman Island based (formerly China based) crypto currency exchange. |
Blockchain Resources
| Resource |
Description |
| Bitcoin.com |
Bitcoin.com is a website that has a not of information about Bitcoin and related technologies. |
| News.Bitcoin.com |
News.Bitcoin.com is the news part of Bitcoin.com - a page with lots of news in the crypto currency industry. |
| Bitcoin Magazine |
An online magazine about Bitcoin and blockchain related topics. |
| Bankless |
A podcast / video channel about crypto currency, blockchain and decentralized finance. |
| Whiteboard Crypto |
A podcast / video channel about crypto currency, blockchain and decentralized finance. |
