It was a fairly average week for the crypto market with Bitcoin (BTC) slightly up by 1.26%, but some coins BCD, ONG, ETC, CTSI, QTUM, FIRO, DOGE, GVT, RLC, EOS did perform better than Bitcoin.
Let's take a closer look at this weeks top crypto performers.
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Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) +321.32%
Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) is a fork of Bitcoin that occurs at the predetermined height of block 495,866 and therewith a new chain will be generated as the BCD. Bitcoin Diamond miners will begin creating blocks with a new proof-of-work algorithm, and will consecutively develop and enhance the protection for account transfer and privacy based on original features of BTC. Read more
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SoMee.Social (ONG) +191.98%
Since the Ontology MainNet went live on June 30th, 2018, MainNet ONT has started to release ONG periodically. Ontology uses a dual token (ONT and ONG) model. ONT is the coin and can be used for staking in consensus, whereas ONG is the utility token used for on-chain services. Ontology is a new high-performance public blockchain project & a distributed trust collaboration platform. Read more
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Ethereum Classic (ETC) +177.33%
Ethereum Classic is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud or third party interference. Ethereum Classic is a continuation of the original Ethereum blockchain - the classic version preserving untampered history; free from external interference and subjective tampering of transactions. Read more
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Cartesi (CTSI) +159.29%
Cartesi is a layer-2 infrastructure, which aims to enable complex and intensive computations to run in a Linux environment, outside the blockchain, without compromising decentralization. Developers can work in a familiar environment with no artificial limitations and with access to their favorite tools. dApps can store data temporarily on the Cartesi Side Chain, which is governed by a Proof-of-Stake consensus algorithm, without having to constantly communicate with the layer-1 blockchain. Read more
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Qtum (QTUM) +69.44%
Qtum is a decentralized and open-source smart contracts platform and value transfer protocol. Qtum uses proof-of-stake consensus, meaning node operators are rewarded for validating transactions. It is a DGP governed blockchain where community participants can vote to change certain network parameters. Qtum is built on a bitcoin core fork, but the foundation has created its own hybrid blockchain with the help of several key tools. Read more
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Firo (FIRO) +65.64%
Zcoin (XZC) is a cryptocurrency focused on privacy and decentralization. It is the first coin to implement the Zerocoin protocol that enables financial privacy through the power of zero knowledge proofs with a focus on making privacy easy to use. It is also set to be the first to release MTP an ASIC resistant, anti-botnet proof of work algorithm that remains lightweight to verify to ensure fair distribution of coins and decentralized security. Read more
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Dogecoin (DOGE) +61.73%
Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency based on the popular "Doge" Internet meme and features a Shiba Inu on its logo. Dogecoin is a Litecoin fork. Introduced as a "joke currency" on 6 December 2013, Dogecoin quickly developed its own online community and reached a capitalization of US$60 million in January 2014. Compared with other cryptocurrencies, Dogecoin had a fast initial coin production schedule: 100 billion coins were in circulation by mid-2015, with an additional 5. Read more
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Genesis Vision (GVT) +56.54%
Genesis Vision is the platform for the private trust management market, built on Blockchain technology and Smart Contracts. We combine exchanges, brokers, traders and investors into a decentralized, open and honest network, making the financial market even more global.
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iExec RLC (RLC) +55.03%
iExec is an open-source, decentralized cloud computing platform, running on Ethereum blockchain. iExec allows decentralized applications (dApps) an on-demand access to computing resources and technologies on iExec cloud. iExec has built a blockchain network where dApps can take advantage of cost effective and high-performance resources such as servers, databases, SaaS applications, web hosting and computer farms. Read more
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EOS (EOS) +54.31%
What Is EOS? EOS has always been one of the most hype over ICO and now a smart contract platform. When it was announced by founder Dan Larimer in New York City in May 2017, a giant jumbotron advertisement could be seen glowing over Times Square. In the first 5 days of their ICO token sale, EOS raised an unprecedented $185 million in ETH — all without having any kind of product or service yet. Read more