While some states allow cryptocurrencies (Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Singapore), and others pursue a “prohibit and not let go” policy, the popularity of various digital money is only growing. Here the most promising cryptocurrencies of 2019 according to the latest data from the Chinese Center for the Development of Information Technology, as well as publications U. Today and Investopedia. All prices are valid as of the publication date of the article.
10. DASH (token name - DASH)
Price per token - RUB 7,540.61.
A cryptocurrency, originally known as darkcoin, a more secretive version of bitcoin, opens the list. DASH offers more anonymity as it operates on a decentralized network with master codes, making transactions virtually untraceable.
In March 2015, Darkcoin was renamed DASH, which stands for digital money. The rebranding did not change the functionality of the technological functions of this decentralized payment system, including the DarkSend anonymous payment technology and the InstantX technology, which provides instant verification and protection without confirming the payment on the DASH blockchain.
9. NEO (NEO)
Price per token - 693.30 rubles.
One of the most profitable cryptocurrencies in 2019 started life in 2014. This non-profit project was originally called Antshares, but was later renamed by its creator Da Hongfei.
It is by far the largest cryptocurrency to have emerged in China, sometimes referred to as “Chinese Ethereum” due to the similar use of smart contracts.
In 2017, NEO experienced its most successful period, with token prices skyrocketing from $ 0.16 to $ 162.
One of the keys to NEO's success is its support for programming in many existing languages, including Go, Java, C ++ and others. In addition, NEO has benefited from its positive relationship with the Chinese government, which is known for its intransigent stance towards cryptocurrencies.
8. Monero (XMR)
Price per token - RUB 4,278.05
This popular open source digital currency was launched in April 2014 and soon generated a lot of interest among the crypto community. Monero's development is entirely based on donations from community members.
Due to its exceptional security mechanisms, this cryptocurrency has acquired the dubious reputation of being the favorite of criminals around the world. But it cannot be denied that Monero has brought important technological advances to the cryptocurrency space.
7. IOTA (IOTA)
Price per token - 19.68 rubles.
Founded in 2015, IOTA is the most unique among the top 10 most promising cryptocurrencies of 2019. It is based on a technology called Tangle or DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph), not blockchain technology.
You've probably heard of the Internet of Things (IoT)? In short, it is a large number of objects (devices and sensors) connected to each other via the Internet. With such a close integration of the virtual and real world, communication occurs between people and devices. And IOTA makes this communication safer and smoother.
The biggest benefit that IOTA offers is zero transaction fees. When all other cryptocurrencies face scalability issues, IOTA technology promises infinite scalability. M
However, this cryptocurrency has staked on the success of an emerging industry - the Internet of Things, which makes its future even more unpredictable than in the case of other participants in the top 10 best cryptocurrencies.
6. Zcash (ZEC)
Price per token - 4 351.09 rubles.
Launched in the second half of 2016, the open source decentralized cryptocurrency looks promising. “If bitcoin is like http for money, then Zcash is https,” is one analogy that Zcash uses to attract users.
The idea behind Zcash will definitely appeal to even those who don't use the darknet to make purchases: this blockchain is made for people who want to keep their transactions private. Although all transactions are recorded and published on the blockchain, details such as sender, recipient and amount remain confidential.
Zcash also offers its users a choice of "shielded" transactions that allow content to be encrypted using an advanced cryptographic technique or zero-knowledge design called gk-SNARK.
5.Litecoin (LTC)
Price per token - RUB 5,097.93
One of the first cryptocurrencies to follow Bitcoin was created by Charlie Lee, a former Google engineer.
The Litecoin system of the eponymous cryptocurrency is based on an open source global payment network that is not controlled by any central authority. Although Litecoin is similar in many ways to Bitcoin, it has a faster block generation rate and therefore offers faster transaction confirmation. Litecoin can be traded and exchanged in most popular cryptocurrency exchanges.
The number of merchants who accept Litecoin is constantly growing. As of April 15, 2019, Litecoin's market capitalization was $ 5.11 billion and the token's value was $ 83.
4. Ripple (XRP)
Price per token - 20.63 rubles.
According to U.Today, XRP is the second largest digital currency by market capitalization after Bitcoin. However, the Ripple cryptocurrency platform, which owns these tokens, operates on completely different principles than Bitcoin. It was created for large financial institutions, not individual users, and serves to facilitate cross-border payments by making them remarkably fast and cheap.
Ripple Labs has received tremendous support from corporate investors (such as Google) and is now being adopted by Asian banks and financial institutions around the world.
3. Ethereum (Ether)
Price per token - RUB 10,574.34
Ethereum is a blockchain-based platform for developing decentralized applications and smart contracts. Ether is a proprietary cryptocurrency used for all transactions on the Ethereum blockchain.
Smart or smart contracts are agreements encoded on the blockchain and they are executed when certain (pre-established) conditions are met. This means that if you have an idea for a project or application that uses blockchain technology, you do not need to develop your own blockchain. Instead, you can start building it on the Ethereum blockchain.
At the moment, Ethereum is the most popular platform for creating smart contracts. However, it is currently facing stiff competition in the market from NEO and Cardano, which offer similar platforms, but with improved technologies.
2.TRON (TRX)
Price per token - 1.71 rubles.
The second most popular cryptocurrency of 2019 managed to reach 2 million accounts in just 252 days from launch.
This time span is worth noting because TRON's competitors like Ethereum boasted only 25,887 accounts in the same time period, and only reached the 2 million mark after 660 days.
There is no mining on the TRON network, and the total supply of tokens is limited to 100 billion, just like Ripple or Stellar.
1. EOS (EOS)
Price per token - 347.27 rubles.
Here is the answer to the question of which cryptocurrency is the most promising in 2019. One of the newest digital currencies that came out in June 2018 was created by cryptocurrency pioneer Dan Larimer.Prior to working on EOS, Larimer founded Bitshares, a financial platform for exchanging digital currency, and a blockchain-based social media platform, Steemit.
EOS is one of the most profitable digital currencies in history, having managed to raise a record $ 4 billion in investor funds through crowdsourcing.
EOS is based on the EOS.IO software, which is similar to a computer's operating system and acts as a blockchain network.
Interestingly, EOS lacks a mining mechanism for producing coins. Instead, you can buy EOS on the Ethereum network. Tokens are distributed among investors according to the size of the shares they have contributed.
Investing in bitcoin: does it make sense?
The chances of Bitcoin reaching its previous 1,000% growth are slim: the cryptocurrency community recognizes that there are more technologically advanced alternatives.
New altcoins appear every day, and their developers continue to amaze the public with innovative features and technological superiority of their solutions. And no one can guarantee that the bitcoin price will be able to beat its previous records and reach $ 20,000 again.