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bitcoin
Prevailing bitcoin logo
Denominations
Pluralbitcoins
Symbol[a]
CodeBTC, XBT[b]
Precision10−8
Subunits
11000millibitcoin[2]
1100000000satoshi[3]
Development
Original author(s)Satoshi Nakamoto
White paperBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System[5]
Implementation(s)Bitcoin Core
Initial release0.1.0 / 9 January 2009; 15 years ago (2009-01-09)
Latest release0.15.1 / 11 November 2017; 7 years ago (2017-11-11)
Code repositorygithub.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
Development statusActive
Project fork ofOriginal
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows, OS X, Linux
Source modelOpen source
LicenseMIT License
Ledger
Genesis block3 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-03)
Block #19 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-09)
Timestamping schemeProof-of-work (partial hash inversion)
Hash functionSHA-256
Issuance scheduledecentralized, block reward[6][7]
Block reward₿12.5[c]
Block time10 minutes
Block explorerblockchain.info blockexplorer.com
Circulating supply₿16,770,512 (as of 29 December 2017)
Supply limit₿21,000,000
Valuation
Exchange rate$14,516.40 USD (as of 29 December 2017)
Website
Authority websiteiaw:bitcoin.com
Websitew:bitcoin.org
  1. ^ The symbol was encoded in Unicode version 10.0 at position U+20BF BITCOIN SIGN in the Currency Symbols block in June 2017.[1]
  2. ^ Compatible with ISO 4217
  3. ^ July 2016 to approximately June 2020, halved approximately every four years
bitcoin
Prevailing bitcoin logo
Denominations
Pluralbitcoins
Symbol[a]
CodeBTC, XBT[b]
Precision10−8
Subunits
11000millibitcoin[2]
1100000000satoshi[3]
Development
Original author(s)Satoshi Nakamoto
White paperBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System[5]
Implementation(s)Bitcoin Core
Initial release0.1.0 / 9 January 2009; 15 years ago (2009-01-09)
Latest release0.15.1 / 11 November 2017; 7 years ago (2017-11-11)
Code repositorygithub.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
Development statusActive
Project fork ofOriginal
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows, OS X, Linux
Source modelOpen source
LicenseMIT License
Ledger
Genesis block3 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-03)
Block #19 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-09)
Timestamping schemeProof-of-work (partial hash inversion)
Hash functionSHA-256
Issuance scheduledecentralized, block reward[6][7]
Block reward₿12.5[c]
Block time10 minutes
Block explorerblockchain.info blockexplorer.com
Circulating supply₿16,770,512 (as of 29 December 2017)
Supply limit₿21,000,000
Valuation
Exchange rate$14,516.40 USD (as of 29 December 2017)
Market cap$243.4 billion USD (as of 29 December 2017)
Website
Authority websiteiaw:bitcoin.com
Websitew:bitcoin.org
  1. ^ The symbol was encoded in Unicode version 10.0 at position U+20BF BITCOIN SIGN in the Currency Symbols block in June 2017.[1]
  2. ^ Compatible with ISO 4217
  3. ^ July 2016 to approximately June 2020, halved approximately every four years
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Ripple
Denominations
CodeXRP
Precision10−6
Subunits
11000000drop
Development
Original author(s)Arthur Britto, David Schwartz, Ryan Fugger
Initial release2012
Latest release0.80.2[8] / 15 December 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-15) [8]
Code repositorygithub.com/ripple/rippled
Development statusActive
Written inC++
Operating systemServer: GNU/Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu), Windows, OS X (development only)
Developer(s)Ripple
LicenseISC license[9]
Website
WebsiteRipple.com
Ripple
Denominations
CodeXRP
Precision10−6
Subunits
11000000drop
Development
Original author(s)Arthur Britto, David Schwartz, Ryan Fugger
Initial release2012
Latest release0.80.2[8] / 15 December 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-15) [8]
Code repositorygithub.com/ripple/rippled
Development statusActive
Written inC++
Operating systemServer: GNU/Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu), Windows, OS X (development only)
Developer(s)Ripple
LicenseISC license[9]
Website
WebsiteRipple.com
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Litecoin
Official Litecoin logo
Denominations
PluralLitecoin
SymbolŁ
CodeLTC
Precision10−8
Subunits
11000lites
1100000000photons
Development
Original author(s)Charlie Lee
Initial release0.1.0 / 7 October 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-07)
Latest release0.14.2 / 21 November 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-21)
Code repositorygithub.com/litecoin-project/litecoin
Development statusActive
Project fork ofBitcoin
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows, OS X, Linux, Android
Developer(s)Litecoin Core Development Team
Source modelOpen source
LicenseMIT License
Ledger
Timestamping schemeProof-of-work
Hash functionscrypt
Block reward25 LTC (approximately to 2019), halved approximately every four years
Block time2.5 minutes
Block explorerexplorer.litecoin.net chainz.cryptoid.info
Circulating supply54,535,183 LTC (29 December 2017)
Supply limit84,000,000 LTC
Administration
Issuing authorityIssuance decentralized, block reward
Website
Websitelitecoin.org litecoin.com
Litecoin
Official Litecoin logo
Denominations
PluralLitecoin
SymbolŁ
CodeLTC
Precision10−8
Subunits
11000lites
1100000000photons
Development
Original author(s)Charlie Lee
Initial release0.1.0 / 7 October 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-07)
Latest release0.14.2 / 21 November 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-21)
Code repositorygithub.com/litecoin-project/litecoin
Development statusActive
Project fork ofBitcoin
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows, OS X, Linux, Android
Developer(s)Litecoin Core Development Team
Source modelOpen source
LicenseMIT License
Ledger
Timestamping schemeProof-of-work
Hash functionscrypt
Block reward25 LTC (approximately to 2019), halved approximately every four years
Block time2.5 minutes
Block explorerexplorer.litecoin.net chainz.cryptoid.info
Circulating supply54,535,183 LTC (29 December 2017)
Supply limit84,000,000 LTC
Valuation
Market cap$12.7 billion USD (29 December 2017)
Administration
Issuing authorityIssuance decentralized, block reward
Website
Websitelitecoin.org litecoin.com

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  3. ^ Jason Mick (12 June 2011). "Cracking the Bitcoin: Digging Into a $131M USD Virtual Currency". Daily Tech. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ Andreas M. Antonopoulos (April 2014). Mastering Bitcoin. Unlocking Digital Crypto-Currencies. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-7404-4.
  5. ^ Nakamoto, Satoshi (31 October 2008). "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" (PDF). bitcoin.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Statement of Jennifer Shasky Calvery, Director Financial Crimes Enforcement Network United States Department of the Treasury Before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee on Economic Policy" (PDF). fincen.gov. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. 19 November 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. ^ Empson, Rip (28 March 2013). "Bitcoin: How An Unregulated, Decentralized Virtual Currency Just Became A Billion Dollar Market". TechCrunch. AOL inc. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Official source code". Github. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  9. ^ Buterin, Vitalik (September 26, 2013). "Ripple is officially open source". Bitcoin Magazine. Coin Publishing Ltd. Retrieved January 25, 2014.