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ButlerianJihadyesterday at 9:59 PM0 repliesview on HN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cryptocurrencies

Major cryptocurrencies are based on Proof of Work or Proof of Stake. There are other consensus algorithms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrypt#Introduction

scrypt has been introduced to stave off ASIC and FPGA solutions.