TOP 20 CRYPTO CURRENCIES - Reference Table

Date: July 24, 2017

Name	One Liner	Website
Bitcoin	King of decentralized cryptocurrencies	https://bitcoin.org/en/
Ethereum	Platform for developing self-executing smart contracts	https://www.ethereum.org/
Ripple	Helping banks send real-time international payments	https://ripple.com/
Litecoin	Compliment to Bitcoin	https://litecoin.org/
NEM	Proof of Importance algorithm	https://www.nem.io/
Dash	Digital currency with instant double spend confirmation, and optional private send	https://www.dash.org/
Ethereum Classic	A continuation of the original Ethereum blockchain; immutable	https://ethereumclassic.github.io/
IOTA	Economy for the Internet of things	https://iota.org/
Monero	Secure, private, and untraceable currency	https://getmonero.org/home
Stratis	Blockchain applications for .NET framework	https://stratisplatform.com//
EOS	Platform for developers to build scalable Dapps	https://eos.io/
Bitshares	Decentralized Exchange	https://bitshares.org/
NEO	China's own version of ethereum (smart contracts platform)	https://neo.org/
BitConnect	Lending platform	https://bitconnectcoin.co/
Vertasium	P2P capital markets	http://veritas.veritaseum.com/
Zcash	Public blockchain payments with privacy around the sender, recipient, and amount of a transaction	https://z.cash/
Qtum	Bridge between Bitcoin and Ethereum	https://qtum.org/en/
Steem	Social media platform where participation is rewarded	https://steem.io/
Waves	Platform to create custom tokens	https://wavesplatform.com/
Iconomi	Digital assets management	https://www.iconomi.net/

With all the market cap data, rankings, trends and such it can be overwhelming. Sometimes I like to take a high-level look at the market and get a different perspective; this table helps me do that. Hope you find it useful :)

Value Picks:

PivX - Is private, instant, verified transactions. PivX is a fork of Dash, but has 100% Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work alongside many other differences. The development team is strong, but the community support is even stronger, which is something that I always look for when evaluating competing currencies.

Ubiq - Ethereum has multiple forks planned for the future which may be disruptive to some businesses. Ubiq is offering a more stable blockchain for the Ethereum platform.