BlockchainWatch
Technology, history, funding, and controversies behind the major chains — the live ones and the dead ones.
A Pure Proof-of-Stake Layer 1 blockchain designed by a Turing Award-winning cryptographer for fast, low-cost finality.
A high-throughput smart-contract platform built on a novel consensus protocol and a multi-chain, subnet architecture.
The first successful cryptocurrency and blockchain, launched as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system.
A 2017 fork of Bitcoin that increased the block size to prioritize on-chain scaling for payments.
A 2018 fork of Bitcoin Cash ("Satoshi Vision") pursuing massive on-chain block sizes and Craig Wright's interpretation of the original Bitcoin design.
Binance's EVM-compatible blockchain ecosystem, built around the exchange's native BNB token.
A proof-of-stake Layer 1 blockchain built through peer-reviewed academic research, using an extended UTXO model.
A network of independent, interoperable blockchains connected via the Inter-Blockchain Communication protocol.
A joke cryptocurrency based on the "Doge" meme that grew into one of the largest coins by market cap.
A high-throughput smart contract platform funded by one of the largest ICOs in crypto history.
A programmable, smart-contract blockchain that popularized decentralized applications and DeFi.
The original, unforked Ethereum chain, preserved by a minority that rejected reversing The DAO hack.
An early Bitcoin fork designed as a faster, lighter-weight "silver to Bitcoin's gold."
A privacy-focused cryptocurrency that obscures sender, receiver, and transaction amount by default.
A sharded, developer-friendly smart contract platform designed for usability and scalability.
A sharded, multi-chain network where independent "parachains" share pooled security and interoperate via a central relay chain.
An Ethereum-adjacent scaling network, originally launched as Matic Network, focused on low-cost EVM transactions.
A high-throughput Layer 1 blockchain that uses a verifiable clock (Proof of History) to achieve fast, low-cost transactions.
A nonprofit-backed payments network focused on cross-border transfers and financial inclusion.
A Cosmos-based blockchain whose algorithmic stablecoin collapse in May 2022 wiped out tens of billions of dollars.
A self-amending Layer 1 blockchain that can upgrade its own protocol through on-chain governance, without hard forks.
A high-throughput smart-contract chain that became the dominant network for USDT stablecoin transfers.
An independent smart contract platform whose USDN stablecoin experienced a Terra-like depeg in 2022.
A fast, low-fee payments-focused ledger created by Ripple, designed for cross-border settlement.