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  General Presentation What is the name of the cryptocurrency and its symbol? Name Stellar, Symbol: XLM What is its current market capitalization? market capitalization of approximately $7,5 billion 29/03/2025 What is its ranking on CoinMarketCap? 15th 29/03/2025   2 . Technology and Infrastructure Is this cryptocurrency a Layer 1 (independent blockchain) or a Layer 2 (built on an existing blockchain)? it’s a layer 1 cryptocurrency, it has its own blockchain If it is a Layer 2, which...

General Presentation Avalanche (AVAX) 7,27 billion euros #15 (#14 last week) Technology and Infrastructure Is this cryptocurrency a Layer 1 (independent blockchain) or a Layer 2 (built on an existing blockchain)? Avalanche is a Layer 1 blockchain, meaning it operates as an independent network with its own infrastructure. Is it a native token (used for transaction fees and securing the network) or a non-native token (an asset on an existing blockchain)? AVAX is a native token within the...

USDC, which stands for US dollar coin, is designed to always maintain a 1:1 value with the US dollar, meaning it doesn’t experience the same instability or volatility as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or DOGE. It was launched in 2018 by Circle (company offering financial services within blockchain) in collaboration with Coinbase (a crypto exchange), and is fully backed by cash and short-term US Treasury bonds, ensuring that each token is redeemable for one dollar. (Currently at 0.9240) It is...

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), symbol BCH, is a cryptocurrency created as a fork of Bitcoin in 2017, designed to improve scalability and make transactions quicker and cheaper. As of March 27, 2025, its market cap sits around $6.67 billion, putting it at number 25 on CoinMarketCap—meaning it's still relevant but not among the largest crypto projects. BCH is built on its own blockchain (Layer 1), using a Proof of Work (PoW) system with SHA-256 mining—the same as Bitcoin. Its main goal is to serve as...

Cardano is a blockchain platform that supports the cryptocurrency Ada, with one Ada divisible into 1,000,000 lovelaces (named after Ada Lovelace). Development of Cardano began in 2015 under the leadership of Charles Hoskinson, a co-founder of Ethereum who left the project following a disagreement with Vitalik Buterin over its future structure. Hoskinson favored venture capital funding and a for-profit model, while Buterin insisted on keeping Ethereum a nonprofit initiative. Cardano is governed...