| BitShares | |
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| Ticker symbol | BTS |
| Development | |
| Original author(s) | Daniel Larimer and Charles Hoskinson (Invictus Innovations Inc.) |
| Initial release | 1.0 / 19 July 2014 |
| Latest release | 2.0.180202 / 2 February 2018 |
| Code repository | BitShares on GitHub |
| Development status | Currently under development |
| Written in | C++, JavaScript |
| Operating System | Full node available for Linux, Mac OSX & Microsoft Windows. Wallet available online. |
| Developer(s) | BitShares community within a decentralized autonomous corporation model |
| License | MIT License (open source) |
| Website | www |
| Ledger | |
| Timestamping scheme | Delegated Proof-of-stake |
| Block time | 3 sec |
| Block explorer | www |
| Circulating supply | 2,608,450,000 (February 10, 2018) |
| Valuation | |
| Market cap | $671 million (February 10, 2018) |
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BitShares is an open-source, public, blockchain-based, real-time financial platform. It provides a decentralized asset exchange – similar to NYSE but for cryptocurrencies and without the need to trust a central authority to handle all the funds – that facilitates trading using an international network of computers, in which anyone can take part. BitShares also provides a cryptocurrency token called “BTS”, which can be transferred between accounts and is used to collect fees for network operations and as a collateral for loans. The platform was designed by Daniel Larimer, an American programmer and entrepreneur, and launched in July 2014. Since March 2016 the project has been a part of Microsoft Azure Blockchain as a Service package.