100 Abbreviations and Cryptocurrency Descriptions

Hi, guys! I wanted to find in the web any list of cryptocurrency abbreviations and short descriptions, but failed. There are many websites providing various lists of currencies, but not this one. So, I have decided to do my own.

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So, here it is.

ANS     AntShares - Digital Assets for everyone

ARK     Ark -  provides users, developers, and startups with innovative blockchain technologies 

BASH    LuckChain - is the world's first blockchain forecast game platform. We verify results by blockchain 

BAY     BitBay - contracts on anything, the other party will honor their part of the agreement

BCC     BitConnect - trade bitcoins to other trusted bitcoin community members directly

BCY     Bitcrystals - the game-fuel and premium currency in EverdreamSoft's free-to-play.

BLK     BlackCoin - is a peer-to-peer digital currency with a distributed, decentralized public ledger

BCN     Bytecoin - is the first currency based on the CryptoNote technology 

BLOCK   Blocknet - a true peer-to-peer protocol between nodes on different blockchains

BNT     Bancor - is protocol enables built-in price discovery and a liquidity mechanism for tokens on smart contract blockchains

BTC     Bitcoin - first and the moast important cryptocurrency

BTCD BitcoinDark - is a disrupting cryptocurrency platform that seeks to overcome many of the disadvantages inherent to the current world of finance 

BTS     BitShares -  is one of the most important tools that any community can use to secure their freedom

BURST   Burst - uses an advanced green algorithm to verify transactions

CLAM    Clams - is an open-source cryptocurrency forked from Blackcoin 

CLOAK   CloakCoin - is the first cryptocurrency with platform, for trading direct from wallet

CRW     Crown - is a digital commodity and application platform

DASH    DASH - is an open source peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that offers all the same features as Bitcoin

DBIC    DubaiCoin - is launched to make altcoins and btc more accessible to the Arab World,

DCR     Decred - is a self-funding cryptocurrency with a system of community-based governance integrated into its blockchain

DGB     DigiByte - is paving the way in blockchain cybersecurity applications and innovation

DOGE    Dogecoin -  featuring a likeness of the Shiba Inu dog from the "Doge" Internet meme as its logo

EAC     EarthCoin  - is a decentralised, open-source cryptocurrency forked from Litecoin

ECN     E-coin - is a multisignature wallet run by Bitgo underlying technology

EMC     Emercoin -  is a hybrid combination of Namecoin and Peercoin

EMC2    Einsteinium -  is a cryptocoin that has been created to support science

ENRG    Energycoin -  is a pure PoS coin which generates coins through PoS blocks

ETC     Ethereum Classic - blockchain-based distributed computing platform featuring smart contract functionality

ETH     Ethereum - is a cryptocurrency programmed without any chance of fraud, censorship or third-party interference

EXP     Expanse -  is a cloud computer that facilitates censorship resistant applications

FAIR    FairCoin - s the monetary base system for FairCoop, an open global cooperative

FCT     Factom - the first usable blockchain technology to solve real-world business problems

FRST    FirstCoin -  is an authorized direct wholesale bullion dealer of more than 25 mints

FTC     Feathercoin -  is offering faster and more scalable transactions while being more decentralized

GAME    GameCredits - is a company bringing together experts from both the blockchain and gaming 

GBYTE   Byteball - links transactions by signing the hashes from the previous transactions on the new one

GNO     Gnosis - is the platform for the next generation of prediction market applications

GNT     Golem - this project creates the first global market for idle computer power 

GOLOS   Golos -  is a social network created under Steemit Inc. license and based on the Steem blockchain

GRC     GridCoin - is a protocol using blockchain, a proof-of stake-based (POS) technology 

HEAT    HEAT - is 3rd generation cryptocurrency with high frequency trading, instant messaging

IFC     Infinitecoin - is Litecoin-based cryptocurrency, using scrypt proof-of-work

IOC     I/O Coin -  is a decentralised cryptocurrency forked from Novacoin

KMD     Komodo - aims at being the new standard for cryptocurrency security and anonymity

LBC     LBRY Credits - is a content sharing and publishing platform, owned by its users

LEO     LEOcoin - allows individuals to make fast and secure transactions through a decentralised

LKK     Lykke -  is building a global marketplace on the blockchain that is a level playing field

LMC     LoMoCoin - is thefirst block-chain digital currency system thriving on LBS and mobile Internet 

LSK     Lisk - is a public blockchain platform that provides decentralized blockchain apps

LTC     Litecoin - is a cryptocurrency that enables instant payments to anyone in the world  

MIOTA   IOTA - is an open-source distributed ledger protocol that goes beyond blockchain

MONA    MonaCoin - is a peer-to-peer payment network and digital currency based 

MOON    Mooncoin -  is one coin for each millimeter of distance from the Earth to the Moon

MUE     MonetaryUnit - is a decentralised open-source cryptocurrency forked from Quark 

MYST    Mysterium - aims to provide an open-access yet completely pr,ivate network for internet browsing  

NAV     NAV Coin -  is a Proof of Stake cryptocurrency offering a dual blockchain powered private payment option

NEOS    NeosCoin - is a first-of-its-kind crypto platform written from the ground up in PHP

NLG     Gulden - Netherlands-based cryptocurrency Gulden 

NMC     Namecoin -  is a cryptocurrency which also acts as an alternative, decentralized DNS

NOTE    DNotes - is a cryptocurrency mining pool 

NVC     Novacoin - is an innovative decentralized digital network, forked from PPC 

NXS     Nexus - is a decentralized currency project looking to distribute networks fairly worldwide 

NXT     Nxt -  is a crypto-platform created using original code and based upon its own blockchain

OMNI    Omni - is a digital decentralized peer-to-peer fiat currency which acts as a bank account

PIVX    PIVX - is built on the quark algorithm, PIVX is the first POS coin

POT     PotCoin - is becoming the standard form of payment for the legalized cannabis industry

PPC     Peercoin -  is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency utilizing both proof-of-stake and proof-of-work systems

PPY     Peerplays -  is decentralized tournament management and wagering platform built on blockchain

RADS    Radium - this cryptocurrency is a product of Radium blockchain services 

RBY     Rubycoin - is a digital currency, issued and managed without any central authority

QRK     Quark - works with latest algorithms in cryptography, more secure than Bitcoin and alt-coins

RDD     ReddCoin - is the social currency, makes digital currency easy for the general public       

REP     Augur - is a decentralized prediction market built on the Ethereum blockchain

SC      Siacoin - is a decentralized storage marketplace in which hosts compete for your business 

SHIFT   Shift -  is combining a blazing fast, dApp-ready, delegated Proof of Stake blockchain

SIB     SIBCoin -  forked from Dash, was intended to cater to the needs of the Russian-speaking crypto-community  

SKY     Skycoin - is supposed to run well even on budget hardware, slow networks etc.

STEEM   Steem - cryptocurrency of the first social network on blockchain - Steemit 

STRAT   Stratis -  the Stratis platform will be built on the C# Stratis Bitcoin Full node

SYS     SysCoin - the first cryptocurrency to offer decentralized markets

UBQ     Ubiq -  is an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency which takes a conservative approach 

VIA     Viacoin - cryptocurrency of mining pool 

VOX     Voxels - official in game currency of Voxelus

VRC     VeriCoin - is a Proof-of-Stake-Time currency with a disinflation targeted interest

VTC     Vertcoin -  is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and software project 

WAVES   Waves - the blockchain platform that issues tokens and organizes ICO

WDC     WorldCoin - децентрализованная цифровая валютой с открытым исходным кодом 

XAS     Asch - is a decentralized application platform for JavaScript programmer

XBC     Bitcoin Plus - is a miner program written in Java that generates coins

XCP     Counterparty - is a financial platform for creating peer-to-peer financial application

XDN     DigitalNote -  is a private cryptocurrency, not a Bitcoin, with anonymous encrypted messaging

XEM     NEM - project with API Access, built-in Multisig

XLM     Stellar Lumens - forked from Ripple, platform that connects banks 

XMR     Monero - is considered by many to offer truly fungible coins

XPM     Primecoin - is a peer-to-peer open source cryptocurrency, works on proof-of-work system

XRP     Ripple - is distributed financial technology, crteated for banks

XVG     Verge - aims to improve security and provide equal distribution of coins to miners

XZC     ZCoin - provides financial privacy enabled by the Zerocoin protocol

YBC     YbCoin - Yua Bao Coin or YBCoin is a Chinese cryptocurrency platform

ZEC     Zcash - is a privacy driven cryptocurrency. It uses the Equihash as an algorithm