Coins, Tokens, Cryptocurrency Whitepapers
Cryptocurrencies are open-source software that anyone can write. However, to scale and gain acceptance a currency needs three groups to invest resources: developers (who build a currency’s code), miners/validators (who unlock/verify new coins in the blockchain), and coin holders. Engaging all three groups is the hard part and should separate the serious projects from the also-rans. -Wellington Management
Coin and Token Projects
| 0x (ZRX) - 2017 $$$| Algorand (ALGO) - 2017 $$$
| Anchor (ANCT) stablecoin - 2020 $$$
| APIS (APIS) - 2017 $$$
| Bancor (BNT) stablecoin - 2018 $$$
| Basic Attention Token (BAT) - 2017 $$$
| Bitcoin (BTC) - 2009 $$$
| Blackcoin (BLK) - 2014 $$$
| Cardano (ADA) - 2017 $$$
| Celsius (CEL) - 2017 $$$
| ChainLink (LINK) - 2017 $$$
| CorionX (CORX) - utility token 2020 $$$
| Cosmos (ATOM) - 2017 $$$
| Digix (DGX) - 2016 $$$
| Element Zero Network (EZO) stablecoin - 2018 $$$
| EOS (EOS) - 2017 $$$
| Ethereum (ETH) - 2013 $$$
| Gemini Dollar (GUSD) stablecoin - 2018 $$$
| Golem (GNT) - 2016 $$$
| Hashcash (N/A) - 2002 $$$
| IOTA (MIOTA) - 2017 $$$
| Libra (proposed by Facebook) stablecoin - 2020 TBD
| MakerDAO (MKR) stablecoin - 2019 $$$
| Monero (XMR) - 2013 $$$
| NEM (XEM) - 2016 $$$
| Ontology (ONT) - 2018 $$$
| Paxos (PAX) stablecoin - 2018 $$$
| Project PAI (PAI) - 2018 $$$
| QTUM (QTUM) stablecoin - 2020 $$$
| Reserve Protocol (RSV) stablecoin - 2019 $$$
| Ripple (XRP) - 2012 $$$
| Stellar (XLM) - 2016 $$$
| Tether (USDT) stablecoin - 2012 $$$
| Tezo (XTZ) - 2014 $$$
| Tron (TRX) - 2018 $$$
| USDC (USDC) stablecoin - 2018 $$$
| VeChain (VET) - 2018 $$$
| Zcash (ZEC) - 2014 $$$
| Zilliqa - (ZIL) - 2018 $$$
Table of Contents
| Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) - (41 reports)
| CBDC Special Reports by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) - (13 reports)
| Cryptocurrency Crime, Terrorism & National Security - (53 reports)
| Decentralized Finance (DeFi) - (10 reports)
| Government, Think Tank, and Legal/Accounting Reports - (83 reports)
| Investment Bank, Hedge Fund & Analyst Reports - (45 reports)
| Lightning Network (Bitcoin) - (12 reports)
| Mining Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies - (33 reports)
| Proof of Stake (PoS) - Security Consensus - (33 reports)
| Proof of Work (PoW) - Security Consensus - (15 reports)
| Smart Contracts - (12 reports)
| Stablecoins - (10 reports)
| Understanding Austrian Economics and Bitcoin - (16 reports)
| University Faculty, PhD Candidate & Graduate Student Research - (35 reports)
| Whitepapers: Coins, Tokens & Cryptocurrency Projects - (39 reports)
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