1. Basic Information Official Name / Symbol : Litecoin (LTC, Ł) Launch & Founder : Launched in October 2011, developed by Charlie Lee by forking Bitcoin’s code ( finance.yahoo.com , en.wikipedia.org ). Core Objective : Designed as the "digital silver" counterpart to Bitc…
1. Basic Information Official Name / Symbol : Litecoin (LTC, Ł) Launch & Founder : Launched in October 2011, developed by Charlie Lee by forking Bitcoin’s code ( finance.yahoo.com , en.wikipedia.org ). Core Objective : Designed as the "…
1. Basic Information Official Name / Symbol : Wrapped Binance Coin (WBNB, BEP‑20) Launch Date & Issuance : September 3, 2020, officially supported by Binance to convert BNB into BEP-20 compatible format on the BNB Smart Chain ( coindesk.com )…
1. Basic Information Official Name / Symbol : Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Launch Date & Founder : Forked from Bitcoin blockchain in August 2017. Key figure: Roger Ver; launched by the Bitcoin Cash ABC group ( changelly.com , decrypt.co ) Purpose : De…
1. Basic Information Official Name / Symbol : Avalanche (AVAX) Launch Date & Founders : Mainnet launched in September 2020. Developed by Emin Gün Sirer, Kevin Sekniqi, and Maofan “Ted” Yin from Cornell University ( investopedia.com , en.wikip…
1. Basic Information Official Name / Symbol : USD Coin (USDC) Launch & Development : Launched in 2018 by Centre (a consortium co-founded by Coinbase and Circle), transitioned to Circle’s sole management in 2023 ( en.wikipedia.org ) Core Obje…
1. Basic Information Official Name / Symbol : Tether (USDT) Launch & Organization : Launched in 2014 by Tether Limited, owned by Bitfinex’s parent company iFinex. Core Purpose : A digital dollar pegged 1:1 with USD to ensure price stability …
1. Basic Information Official Name / Symbol : Chainlink (LINK) Launch & Founders : Launched in 2017 by Sergey Nazarov, Steve Ellis, and Ari Juels (Cornell Univ.). Raised ~$32M via ICO in 2017 and launched mainnet in 2019 ( decrypt.co , coinde…
1. Basic Information Official Name / Symbol : Wrapped Ether (WETH) Definition : An ERC-20 version of Ethereum’s native token ETH, designed for smart contract compatibility. Always redeemable at 1 ETH = 1 WETH ( tastycrypto.com ). Background : ET…
1. Basic Information Official Name / Symbol : Aave (AAVE) Launch & Founder : Started as a P2P lending platform LEND by Stani Kulechov in 2017, rebranded to AAVE in 2020 ( coindesk.com ) Protocol Definition : Ethereum-based non-custodial dece…
1. Basic Information Official Name / Symbol : Cardano (ADA, ₳) Founded / Founders : Founded in 2015 by Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood, mainnet "Byron" launched in 2017 ( en.wikipedia.org ) Key Organizations : IOHK, Cardano Foundatio…