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USDC operates as an Ethereum ERC-20 token and is also available on several other blockchain platforms such as Base and Polygon. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Visa initiated a pilot program to send USDC via the Solana blockchain to payment firms Worldpay and Nuvei , who could then transfer payment to merchants.
Since the creation of bitcoin in 2009, the number of new cryptocurrencies has expanded rapidly. [1]The UK's Financial Conduct Authority estimated there were over 20,000 different cryptocurrencies by the start of 2023, although many of these were no longer traded and would never grow to a significant size.
An airdrop is an unsolicited distribution of a cryptocurrency token or coin, usually for free, to numerous wallet addresses. Airdrops are often associated with the launch of a new cryptocurrency or a DeFi protocol, primarily as a way of gaining attention and new followers, resulting in a larger user base and a wider disbursement of coins. [1]
Tron (stylized as TRON) is a decentralized, proof-of-stake blockchain with smart contract functionality. The cryptocurrency native to the blockchain is known as Tronix (TRX). It was founded in March 2014 by Justin Sun and since 2017 has been overseen and supervised by the TRON Foundation, a non-profit organization in Singapore, established in the same year.
Stellar is an open-source protocol for exchanging money or tokens using the Stellar Consensus Protocol. [1] The platform's source code is hosted on GitHub. Servers run a software implementation of the protocol, and use the Internet to connect to and communicate with other Stellar servers.
Tether (often referred to by its currency codes, USD₮ and USDT, among others) is a cryptocurrency stablecoin launched by Tether Limited Inc. in 2014. [3] [4]As of August 1, 2024, Tether reported having $118.4 billion in reserves, including $5.3 billion in excess reserves.
Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (abbreviation: ETH [a]) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among cryptocurrencies, ether is second only to bitcoin in market capitalization.
In the first three months of 2021, NFTs worth US$200 million were traded. [3] One of the earliest NFT projects, CryptoPunks, [4] has provided several of the most expensive NFTs. [5] There were some NFT-like projects or "proto NFTs" that pre-date CryptoPunks; Rare Pepes, for example, was released on Counterparty in 2014. [citation needed]