A Survey of Cryptocurrencies based on Blockchain

Since the announcement of bitcoin, new cryptocurrencies have been launched steadily and blockchain technology is also evolving with cryptocurrcies. In particular, security-related technologies such as consensus algorithm and hash algorithm have been improved and transaction processing speed has also been drastically improved to a level that can replace a centralized system. In addition, the advent of smart contract technology and the DApp platform also provides a means for cryptocurrency to decentralize social services beyond just payment. In this paper, we first describe the technologies for implementing cryptocurrency. And the major cryptocurrencies are described with a focus on the technical characteristics. In addition, the development of cryptocurrency technology is expanding the scope of use, so we tried to introduce various cryptocurrencies.