From an All Time High(ATH) of $19,665.39 Bitcoin has now fallen to $3,398.68. That is a straight 82.78 % decline. If this is the condition of Bitcoin you can just imaging the plight of other Altcoins. Bear Markets are brutal. But they also give you enough time to learn about technology, separate good projects from scams and identify those rare gems. Just to make sure that I don’t miss out on any good projects I started this process. Inspired by crypto summaries in four words or less that I saw around December 2017, a couple of months ago I started making short descriptions for the top 100 projects. Every once in a while I check the list. If there are any new entrants, then I check them out and add my notes. I have just formatted them and I am sharing it as a post. I keep track of these notes using a chrome extension we built called Highlights, if you are interested in getting the early access do register on and we will keep you posted. http://learningpaths.io Top 100 Cryptocurrencies Explained in One Sentence 1. -- -- [BTC](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1) [Bitcoin](https://hackernoon.com/bitcoin/home) Digital Gold, Gold 2.0. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/6631) 2. -- -- [XRP](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/52) [XRP](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/xrp) Enterprise Payment Settlement Network. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/6874) 3. -- -- [ETH](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1027) [Ethereum](https://hackernoon.com/ethereum) Programmable Money, Smart Contracts. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/6758) 4. -- -- [XLM](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/512) [Stellar](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/stellar) Fast International Payments, Ripple-like. 5. -- -- [USDT](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/825) [Tether](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/tether) 1USD Peg, Backed?. 6. -- -- [BCH](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1831) [Bitcoin Cash](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/bitcoincash) Bitcoin Clone. Bad PR. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/7514) 7. -- -- [BSV](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/3602) [Bitcoin SV](https://hackernoon.com/where-how-to-buy-bch-sv-bitcoincash-satoshi-vision-e1bb6bddbef8) Bitcoin Clone. Very Bad PR. CSW’s vision? 8. -- -- [EOS](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1765) [EOS](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/eos) DAPP framework DPOS. 9. -- -- [LTC](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2) [Litecoin](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/Litecoin) Fast popular Bitcoin clone. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/42141) 10. -- -- [TRX](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1958) [TRON](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/tron) Blockchain-based entertainment content sharing platform. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/9245) 11. -- -- [ADA](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2010) [Cardano](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cardano) Smart Contracts Platform, Overhyped. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/41455) 12. -- -- [XMR](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/328) [Monero](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/monero) Privacy Centric, Hackers favorite. 13. -- -- [XEM](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/873) [NEM](https://hackernoon.com/nem-decentralisation-in-moderation-a4e772c60f5f) Enterprise Smart Asset System. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/54142) 14. -- -- [MIOTA](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1720) [IOTA](https://hackernoon.com/cryptotrading-week-8-iota-is-awesome-or-is-it-b3adca9a9118) IOT Payments, Low fees. 15. -- -- [BNB](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1839) [Binance Coin](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/binance) Binance Exchange, Upcoming DEX plans. 16. -- -- [DASH](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/131) [Dash](https://hackernoon.com/dash-the-friendly-cryptocurrency-3769c6bde9cb) Privacy Focused, Bitcoin Clone. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/47107) 17. -- -- [ETC](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1321) [Ethereum Classic](https://hackernoon.com/an-explanation-of-cryptocurrency-forks-65d79efe214c) Ethereum Clone, Uncensored version. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/47557) 18. -- -- [NEO](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1376) [NEO](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/neo) Chinese Smart Contracts Platform. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/45332) 19. -- -- [ZEC](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1437) [Zcash](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/zcash) Privacy Centric Bitcoin Fork. [Read More>>](https://www.bitfolio.org/node/54247) 20. -- -- [DOGE](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/74) [Dogecoin](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/dogecoin) MEME turned micro-transactions litcoin-clone. 21. -- -- [MKR](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1518) Maker Asset backed decentralized stablecoin. 22. -- -- [XTZ](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2011) Tezos Smart Contracts, DAPPS POS. 23. -- -- [VET](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/3077) VeChain trustfree, distributed business ecosystem. 24. -- -- [BTG](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2083) Bitcoin Gold Bitcoin Clone for GPU Mining. 25. -- -- [TUSD](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2563) TrueUSD Stable Coin. 1 USD peg token by TrustToken. 26. -- -- [USDC](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/3408) USD Coin USD stable coin backed by Circle. 27. -- -- [OMG](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1808) OmiseGO Banking the unbanked, Remittances-centric. 28. -- -- [ZRX](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1896) 0x Decentralised exchange on Ethereum. 29. -- -- [PAX](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/3330) Paxos Standard Token Yet another stable coin pegged to USD. 30. -- -- [ONT](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2566) Ontology Blockchain integration for enterprises. 31. -- -- [BAT](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1697) Basic Attention Token Rewards publishers using their Brave browser. Attention economy pioneer.. 32. -- -- [WAVES](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1274) Waves Decntralised exchange. Create your own token without coding.. 33. -- -- [DCR](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1168) Decred Autonomous digital-currency. Atomic Swaps. 34. -- -- [QTUM](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1684) Qtum Value Transfer, Smart Contracts. 35. -- -- [LSK](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1214) Lisk Developer Friendly DAPPS in Javascript. 36. -- -- [FCT](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1087) Factom Open source data integrity protocol. 37. -- -- [NANO](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1567) Nano Formerly RaiBlocks, near instant transactions with low fees. 38. -- -- [ZIL](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2469) Zilliqa Next Generation, High Throughput Blockchain Platform. 39. -- -- [DGB](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/109) DigiByte Highly decentralised, cybersecurity focussed. 40. -- -- [BCD](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2222) Bitcoin Diamond Another Bitcoin clone claiming faster transactions and low fees. 41. -- -- [BCN](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/372) Bytecoin Blockchain Analysis resistant Privacy coin. 42. -- -- [ICX](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2099) ICON Hyperconnect the World. Cross blockchain communication. 43. -- -- [AOA](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2874) Aurora EVM supported smart contracts on DPOS blockchain. 44. -- -- [BTS](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/463) BitShares First peer to peer exchange and decentralised financial system. 45. -- -- [SC](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1042) Siacoin Rent your hard-disk. Decentralised Cloud storage. 46. -- -- [XVG](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/693) Verge Earlier called DogeCoinDark. Privacy focussed coin. 47. -- -- [AE](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1700) Aeternity decentralized computing and digital asset platform. 48. -- -- [GUSD](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/3306) Gemini Dollar Unable To Fetch Description. 49. -- -- [NPXS](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2603) Pundi X It is a decentralized platform simplifying cryptocurrency for users. 50. -- -- [LINK](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1975) Chainlink Decentralised Oracle service. 51. -- -- [STEEM](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1230) Steem Blockchain based social media. Content and reward centric. 52. -- -- [QASH](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2213) QASH Liquidity platform by Japan approved QUOINE. 53. -- -- [BTM](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1866) Bytom Asset management via smart-contracts. 54. -- -- [PPT](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1789) Populous Decentralised global invoice trading platform. 55. -- -- [REP](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1104) Augur Decentralised Prediction Market. 56. -- -- [R](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2135) Revain AI curated ratings and reviews on blockchain. 57. -- -- [KMD](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1521) Komodo Another privacy centric coin. 58. -- -- [STRAT](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1343) Stratis C# and the .Net based enterprise grade smart contracts. Creates sidechains. 59. -- -- [MAID](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/291) MaidSafeCoin Creators of SAFE network. Pay once to upload, Store forever digital economy. 60. -- -- [GNT](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1455) Golem decentralized supercomputer. 61. -- -- [HOT](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2682) Holo Unable To Fetch Description. 62. -- -- [MANA](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1966) Decentraland Decentraland is a virtual reality platform powered by the Ethereum blockchain. 63. -- -- [DAI](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2308) Dai Stable currency by MakerDAO. 64. -- -- [ETN](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2137) Electroneum App based mobile mining. 65. -- -- [CNX](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2027) Cryptonex Easy entrance into crypto world. 66. -- -- [HT](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2502) Huobi Token Token for Huobi exchange. Discount on trading. 67. -- -- [SNT](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1759) Status Decentralised apps. Chat app is most popular. 68. -- -- [ARDR](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1320) Ardor Blockchain-as-a-service-platform that evolved from the time-tested Nxt blockchain. 69. -- -- [WAX](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2300) WAX A decentralized virtual marketplace as service. 70. -- -- [MGO](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1715) MobileGo Smart token for the gaming industry. 71. -- -- [IOST](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2405) IOST Promising to be Better Bitcoin. 72. -- -- [KCS](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2087) KuCoin Shares Cryptocurrency Exchange that redistributes most of the profits. 73. -- -- [ODE](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2631) ODEM POWERING YOUR EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS ON THE BLOCKCHAIN. 74. -- -- [INB](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/3116) Insight Chain A Decentralized Research Ecosystem Chai. 75. -- -- [MOAC](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2403) MOAC Advancing Performance for Enhanced Smart Contracting. 76. -- -- [NEXO](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2694) Nexo Instant crypto backed loans. 77. -- -- [BTCP](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2575) Bitcoin Private hard fork of Bitcoin combined with the privacy of zk-snarks. 78. -- -- [ETP](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1703) Metaverse ETP Chinese ethereum and identity. 79. -- -- [WTC](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1925) Waltonchain Blockchain + RFID for supply chian. 80. -- -- [ELA](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2492) Elastos Blockchain powered internet, Operating System, and runtime for DAPPs. 81. -- -- [WAN](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2606) Wanchain Crosschain protocol. 82. -- -- [LKY](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/3178) Linkey A Professional and Under Supervised Financial Platform. 83. -- -- [EURS](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2989) STASIS EURS A collateralized stable coin. 84. -- -- [ARK](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1586) Ark Aims to create an entire ecosystem of linked chains. 85. -- -- [AION](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2062) Aion The protocol to link all protocols. 86. -- -- [RDD](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/118) ReddCoin Social currency. 87. -- -- [PIVX](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1169) PIVX Privacy centric blockchain. Cone of Dash. 88. -- -- [QKC](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2840) QuarkChain Scalable blockchain using sharding technology to deliver over 1 million transactions per second. 89. -- -- [THETA](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2416) THETA Decentralised Streaming network. 90. -- -- [RVN](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2577) Ravencoin A blockchain designed to carry statements of truth about who owns what asset. 91. -- -- [MITH](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2608) Mithril A decentralized social media platform that rewards all content creators. 92. -- -- [POLY](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2496) Polymath The securities token platform. 93. -- -- [BNT](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1727) Bancor Protocol for generation of cryptocurrencies. 94. -- -- [MONA](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/213) MonaCoin First Japanese cryptocurrency. 95. -- -- [MCO](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1776) Crypto.com Cryptocurrency Visa Card. 96. -- -- [GXS](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1750) GXChain Industrial Level Data Exchange Solution on blockchain. 97. -- -- [ELF](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2299) aelf Decentralised cloud computing. 98. -- -- [XZC](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/1414) Zcoin Private Financial Transactions enabled by the Zerocoin Protocol. 99. -- -- [XYO](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2765) XYO Network Blockchain’s first cryptographic location network with beacons 100. -- -- [LOOM](https://www.bitfolio.org/coin/2588) Loom Network Layer 2 scaling for Ethereum You can checkout the dynamic version of summaries on https://dashboards.bitfolio.org/#/crypto-summaries If you liked this article and would like to read similar articles, don’t forget to clap. 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