Monero Alternatives

Monero is described as 'Digital currency that is secure, private, and untraceable. It is open-source and freely available to all. With Monero, you are your own bank. Only you control and are responsible for your funds, and your accounts and transactions are kept private from prying eyes' and is a very popular cryptocurrency coin in the bitcoin & cryptocurrency category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Monero for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Monero alternative is Bitcoin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Monero are Ethereum, Zcash, Litecoin and DASH.

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  1. BlackHat coin icon
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    Privacy focused decentralized cryptocurrency providing truly anonymous untraceable transactions based on PoS consensus and zk-SNARKs data protection protocol (Zero Knowledge Proof).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  2. Stellar icon
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    Stellar is a decentralized protocol for sending and receiving money in any pair of currencies. This means users can, for example, send a transaction from their Yen balance and have it arrive in Euros, Yen, or even bitcoin.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Gridcoin icon
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    Gridcoin is a cryptocurrency which rewards volunteer distributed computation performed on the BOINC platform on top of Proof of Stake.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. Integritee harnesses the speed and confidentiality of Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) as well as the transparency and trust of public blockchains to create the fastest, most scalable Web3 protocol for securely processing sensitive data.

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    • Online
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  5. Groestlcoin icon
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    GroestlCoin (GRS) is a peer-to-peer Internet cryptocurrency utilizing the Groestl algorithm that enables instant payments to anyone in the world. GroestlCoin makes efficient mining possible for EVERYBODY who wants to mine – whether on an old CPU or a new GPU.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Peercoin icon
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    Peercoin is a P2P digital currency and payment system optimized for security and energy-efficiency.

    81 Peercoin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  7. uPlexa icon
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    Incentivizing the mass compute power of IoT devices to form a means of anonymous blockchain payments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. IOTA icon
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    IOTA is an open-source distributed cryptocurrency focused on providing secure communications and payments between machines on the Internet of Things. Using directed acyclic graph (DAG) technology instead of the traditional blockchain, IOTA's transactions are free regardless...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. FairCoin icon
     14 likes

    Promotes Equality and a Fair Economy. FairCoin is endorsed by FairCoop, the Earth cooperative for a fair economy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  10. Swarm City icon
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    Swarm City is a decentralized commerce platform. Swarm City enables people to communicate and transact in a completely decentralized way - without anyone in the middle.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. EOS.IO icon
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    EOS.IO is a blockchain protocol powered by the native cryptocurrency EOS. The protocol emulates most of the attributes of a real computer including hardware with the computing resources distributed equally among EOS cryptocurrency holders.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Telos.net icon
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    Telos is a eos.io based blockchain with an EVM. Telos is a third-generation blockchain platform for building fast, scalable distributed applications with feeless transactions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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