Cryptocurrencies and Families
In the ever-evolving realm of digital assets, the multitude of available cryptocurrencies is both a testament to the technology’s potential and a challenge for all its users. While these currencies may appear similar on the surface, they are actually quite diverse, each with unique features and purposes.
Navigating the varied terrain of cryptocurrencies can be a tedious task. The Ledger Wallet API directly addresses this challenge. It enables developers and businesses to seamlessly transact across numerous cryptocurrencies.
Supported Crypto Families
To navigate this multitude of cryptocurrencies more efficiently, we’ve created ‘Families’ - a novel way to group cryptocurrencies that share similar APIs due to their common architecture. This intuitive classification offers a simplified way to manage and transact with multiple digital currencies that share foundational features. Some cryptocurrency families will be centered on a single cryptocurrency, others will have many members.
Please note that actual available cryptocurrencies implementation will depend on both the wallet and the app’s permissions.
Here are the currently supported cryptocurrency families and their transaction specificities:
algorand
The algorand family is used to interact with the Algorand cryptocurrency and its “assets”.
bitcoin
The bitcoin family is used to interact with the Bitcoin cryptocurrency and similar utxo cryptocurrencies like Dogecoin and Bitcoin Cash.
cardano
The cardano family is used to interact with the Cardano cryptocurrency.
celo
The celo family is used to interact with the Celo cryptocurrency.
cosmos
The cosmos family is used to interact with Cosmos and other tendermint cryptocurrencies.
crypto_org
The crypto_org family is used to interact with the CRO cryptocurrency.
elrond
The elrond family is used to interact with the Elrond cryptocurrency.
ethereum
The ethereum family is used to interact with the Ethereum cryptocurrency and all the EVM based networks such as Polygon or BSC.
filecoin
The filecoin family is used to interact with the Filecoin cryptocurrency.
hedera
The hedera family is used to interact with the Hedera cryptocurrency.
near
The near family is used to interact with the Near cryptocurrency.
neo
The neo family is used to interact with the Neo cryptocurrency.
polkadot
The polkadot family is used to interact with the Polkadot cryptocurrency.
ripple
The ripple family is used to interact with the Ripple cryptocurrency.
solana
The solana family is used to interact with the Solana cryptocurrency.
stellar
The stellar family is used to interact with the Stellar cryptocurrency.
tezos
The tezos family is used to interact with the Tezos cryptocurrency.
tron
The tron family is used to interact with the Tron cryptocurrency.
