Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) is a hard fork, a branch of the foremost Bitcoin cryptocurrency, designed to solve a certain range of problems that are currently present in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. This altcoin was launched and began its development when the Bitcoin network reached block height 495,866. This is the third major Bitcoin Airdrop that users received in 2017, not counting the B2X coins from the launched SegWit2x. 2017 was quite profitable for BTC holders. What Bitcoin Diamond claims is, first of all, privacy. It seems that the fork's developers have found a way to encrypt transaction amounts and the balances of all BCD users. This sounds somewhat similar to Monero, but the implementation of Bitcoin Diamond is hardly even half as competent. A GitHub repository has not yet been created for this altcoin, but this may change after the correct block is found in the Bitcoin network.

EOS is a blockchain platform based on the DPoS protocol, created by Daniel Larimer. Because EOS is a token, it circulates only inside the EOS network and cannot be mined. A total of 1 billion tokens will be issued.

TenX (PAY) is a blockchain platform with its own multi-currency wallet and a decentralized, fee-free exchange. The project also issues its own debit cards. It was founded by Toby Hoenisch and is built by a Singapore-based team; its investors include Vitalik Buterin.

Waves (WAVES) is a blockchain platform that lets any business launch its own universal applications and create cryptographically secured coins of its own. It was founded by Alexander Ivanov and launched on 1 June 2016.

Steem (STEEM) is the decentralized cryptocurrency of the social news service of the same name, built on blockchain technology. It was created by Ned Scott and Dan Larimer and released in March 2016.