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Cryptocurrencies and Families

In the ever-evolving realm of digital assets, the multitude of available cryptocurrencies is both a testament to the technologyā€™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 Services Kit 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, weā€™ve created ā€˜Familiesā€™ - 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 appā€™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 ā€œassetsā€.

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.

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