List of Innovative Cryptocurrencies

[phelix]

This shall become a list of Bitcoin derived alternative cryptographic currencies that came up with technical innovation. Coins on the list must have been publicly launched. Claims must be verifiable at least by looking at the code. In order of appearance.


Namecoin - NMC - thread
Decentralized name/value storage to be used for DNS, TLS, IDs, Login, Filesig, etc.
Bitcoin merged mining (implemented 2011-06).

Devcoin - DVC - thread
90% of generation goes to cryptocoin developers.

Ixcoin - IXC - thread
Small parameter changes.

SolidCoin - SC - thread
Faster blocks.

Tenebrix - TBX - thread - dead
New hash algorithm (Scrypt).

Freicoin - FRC -thread
Demurrage.

PPCoin - PPC - thread
Proof of Stake (combined with POW)

Junkcoin - JKC - thread
Fancy reward amounts (Special starting rewards / Random rewards).

Florincoin - FLO - thread
Transaction comments.

Primecoin - XPM - thread
Hash algorithm looks for special chains of prime numbers.

Quark - QRK - thread
Multiple hashing algorithms.

MemoryCoin - MC? - thread
Grant awards & grant voting system

HunterCoin - HUC - thread
Human Mine-able CryptoCurrency Game (Pretest for "Chronokings")


?
Floating difficulty retargeting.


Thanks to everybody helping compile the list (see below).

You are more than welcome to suggest changes/corrections or new entries (in proper format).

[phelix]

Bitcoin patches of interest
i2p support
coincontrol


Other software of interest
ripple

Sites / lists of interest
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=134179.0 List of all cryptocoins
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/List_of_alternative_cryptocurrencies
Late find, quite similar: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=212430 Altcoins and Scamcoins - Know the difference.
https://github.com/ppcoin/ppcoin/wiki/History-of-cryptocurrency (with time and authors)

[MaGNeT]

Ixcoin isn't dead, I guess.
It's traded at Cryptsy and it's merge mined

[phelix]

Ixcoin isn't dead, I guess.
It's traded at Cryptsy and it's merge mined

Thanks. It's a zombie. 

[cryptocoinsnews]

http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/2013/08/25/list-of-innovative-cryptocurrencies/

[Lauda]

Add MEC into that, zerocoin is on it's way.   

[perhan007]

Nibble

The first any only Coin with a very fair start!

[phelix]

http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/2013/08/25/list-of-innovative-cryptocurrencies/

Thanks for the post.

Add MEC into that, zerocoin is on it's way.   

What is new in MEC?

Nibble

The first any only Coin with a very fair start!

Did not Digitalcoin have that first? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=209508.0

[Lauda]

MEC will implement zerocoin protocol, very soon, it's being worked on.
www.zerocoin.org

[phelix]

MEC will implement zerocoin protocol, very soon, it's being worked on.
www.zerocoin.org

Looking forward to it, will sure add it once it is launched.

[gsoul5005]

Add
Luckycoin - random blocks
Novacoin - scrypt/pos hybrid
Cosmoscoin - novacoin/florin hybrid. Zero transaction fees.
PHS - novacoin/florin/luckycoin hybrid. With 50% POS per annum.
YAC - Scrypt-jane . modified scrypt algo

[Fuserleer]

Flogging my own horse here.

eMunie

Encrypted anon transactions
Encrypted messaging system built in
P2P Exchange
Automated supply model via demand signals (stability!!)
51% attack resistant
No specialist hardware required to "mine" (or hatch as its called in eMu world)
Interest payments on POS

Lots more fun stuff

[21stcenturymoney]

This shall become a list of Bitcoin derived alternative cryptographic currencies that came up with technical innovation. In order of appearance.

Devcoin - DVC - thread
90% of generation goes to foundation.

It does not go to the foundation.  There is not a foundation even.  It goes out as share rewards to people that complete bounties.

Ixcoin - IXC - thread
Small parameter changes.

Surprised this made the list for that.

Anoncoin - ANC - thread
I2P support.

The I2P support started as a patch for bitcoin.



There is also memorycoin, which has a vote/grant system.

There was Beer which was the first attempt  to fix the value of a blockchain currency to a commodity.

Ixcoin isn't dead, I guess.
It's traded at Cryptsy and it's merge mined

Thanks. It's a zombie.  

SC still processes transactions and is traded as well on mcxnow.

[sam53]

Junkcoin: 1st random block (though can be pre-calculated)
Luckycoin: improved random block computation by using previous block hash, so can not pre-calculated unless the previous block hash found. Also luckycoin added accelerated diff adjusting to limit instamine
Diamond: 1st Pow/Pos coin with random blocks.
and,
Infinitecoin: fast fair distribution of large amount of coins, a lot more fair and decentralized as compared to Ripple.

[Lauda]

Add
Luckycoin - random blocks
Novacoin - scrypt/pos hybrid
Cosmoscoin - novacoin/florin hybrid. Zero transaction fees.
PHS - novacoin/florin/luckycoin hybrid. With 50% POS per annum.
YAC - Scrypt-jane . modified scrypt algo

How is cosmocoin or PHS innovative? Stop throwing random things that coins have.

Junkcoin: 1st random block (though can be pre-calculated)
Luckycoin: improved random block computation by using previous block hash, so can not pre-calculated unless the previous block hash found. Also luckycoin added accelerated diff adjusting to limit instamine
Diamond: 1st Pow/Pos coin with random blocks.
and,
Infinitecoin: fast fair distribution of large amount of coins, a lot more fair and decentralized as compared to Ripple.

Junkcoin: okay.
Luckycoin: no. DMD: no. IFC:no.

The point is innovative features, not the first coin to combine features that others invented, or fair distribution of coins.

[perhan007]

http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/2013/08/25/list-of-innovative-cryptocurrencies/

Thanks for the post.

Add MEC into that, zerocoin is on it's way.   

What is new in MEC?

Nibble

The first any only Coin with a very fair start!

Did not Digitalcoin have that first? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=209508.0

No, digitalcoin was launched after nibble...

[gsoul5005]

Add
Luckycoin - random blocks
Novacoin - scrypt/pos hybrid
Cosmoscoin - novacoin/florin hybrid. Zero transaction fees.
PHS - novacoin/florin/luckycoin hybrid. With 50% POS per annum.
YAC - Scrypt-jane . modified scrypt algo

How is cosmocoin or PHS innovative? Stop throwing random things that coins have.

Junkcoin: 1st random block (though can be pre-calculated)
Luckycoin: improved random block computation by using previous block hash, so can not pre-calculated unless the previous block hash found. Also luckycoin added accelerated diff adjusting to limit instamine
Diamond: 1st Pow/Pos coin with random blocks.
and,
Infinitecoin: fast fair distribution of large amount of coins, a lot more fair and decentralized as compared to Ripple.

Junkcoin: okay.
Luckycoin: no. DMD: no. IFC:no.

The point is innovative features, not the first coin to combine features that others invented, or fair distribution of coins.

Then how did ANC, DGC, Ixcoin make it to the list?

In 2007 Iphone was listed on the top 5 innovative product of the year. All apple did was combine all available tech in a single rectangle box.

[Lauda]

Then how did ANC, DGC, Ixcoin make it to the list?

In 2007 Iphone was listed on the top 5 innovative product of the year. All apple did was combine all available tech in a single rectangle box.

First implementation into a coin. If MEC implements zerocoin first, and then "insertrandomname" imeplement zerocoin with addition of "insertalreadyimplementedfeature", it's innovative?
Wth does an Iphone have to do with crypto?

[Fuserleer]

Theres technical innovation, then execution innovation.   Iphone falls into the latter IMO.

[naphto]

Florincoin - FLO - thread
Transaction comments

Is it very useful?
It would be nice if we have 5 - 10 coins, very different, with fixed prices, and not that crap