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Some examples of popular cryptocurrencies include: Bitcoin (BTC) - The first and most widely used cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by an unknown person or group using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Ethereum (ETH) - A decentralized platform for building and running smart contracts and decentralized applications, created in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin. Litecoin (LTC) - A peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that was created in 2011 by Charlie Lee as a faster and more lightweight version of Bitcoin. Ripple (XRP) - A digital currency that enables instant, secure and low-cost international money transfers, created in 2012 by Chris Larsen and Jed McCaleb. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) - A hard fork of Bitcoin that was created in 2017 to increase the block size limit and improve scalability. Tether (USDT) - A stablecoin that is pegged to the value of the US dollar, created in 2014 by Brock Pierce and Reeve Collins Cardano (ADA) - A smart contract platform that is built on a proof-of-stake consensus algorithm, created in 2015 by Charles Hoskinson. These are just a few examples of the thousands of cryptocurrencies that are currently in existence.
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