MakeUseOf – Here’s an overview of the most prominent cryptocurrencies: when they started, who founded them, and other interesting facts: “There are tens of thousands of cryptocurrencies and that number grows by the day. However, most of these cryptocurrencies aren’t significant and amount to nothing more than a personal project; it’s relatively easy to make a cryptocurrency nowadays, so there’s no surprise that there are so many. Less than 3,000 of these cryptocurrencies have any meaningful market cap. Most don’t have any market cap at all, as they have no coins in circulation. At the time of writing, the largest crypto remains Bitcoin—it’s certainly the coin most people are aware of, even if they don’t understand cryptocurrency. To help you get a better grasp on the crypto market, we’ve rounded up a list of the top 25 cryptocurrencies worth knowing about, which account for more than 90% of the value of the entire industry.

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