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Before\u00a0The DAO<\/a>, there was\u00a0Dash<\/a>, the first decentralised autonomous organisation. The story of Dash is a story of constant, relentless pursuit to improve cryptocurrencies as we know it. It started as XCoin, then DarkCoin, and\u00a0finally rebranded to Dash<\/a>\u00a0in March 2015 \u2013 short for \u2018digital cash\u2019. Currently, the Dash team is working on the\u00a0Dash Evolution<\/a>, the world\u2019s first Decentralised Application Programming Interface (Open Source). Let\u2019s start from the beginning.<\/p>\n

Dash\u2019s Improvements over Bitcoin<\/h2>\n

Dash<\/a>\u00a0(then XCoin) is a privacy-centric, open source peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and created by software developer Evan Duffield after he was\u00a0inspired by Bitcoin\u2019s software<\/a>. Created in 2014, it\u2019s appeal from the start was privacy \u2013 Dash allows users to remain anonymous while making transactions. On top of that, the digital currency uses the anonymization technology called PrivateSend (formerly DarkSend) that anonymizes transactions by mixing your transactions with others. This, according to its developers, were improvement #1\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n

Full Story:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/buzz\/darkcoin-to-dash?locale=en<\/a><\/p>\n

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Before\u00a0The DAO<\/a>, there was\u00a0Dash<\/a>, the first decentralised autonomous organisation. The story of Dash is a story of constant, relentless pursuit to improve cryptocurrencies as we know it. It started as XCoin, then DarkCoin, and\u00a0finally rebranded to Dash<\/a>\u00a0in March 2015 – short for \u2018digital cash\u2019. Currently, the Dash team is working on the\u00a0Dash Evolution<\/a>, the world\u2019s first Decentralised Application Programming Interface (Open Source). Let\u2019s start from the beginning.<\/p>\r\n

Dash\u2019s Improvements over Bitcoin<\/h2>\r\n

Dash<\/a>\u00a0(then XCoin) is a privacy-centric, open source peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and created by software developer Evan Duffield after he was\u00a0inspired by Bitcoin\u2019s software<\/a>. Created in 2014, it\u2019s appeal from the start was privacy – Dash allows users to remain anonymous while making transactions. On top of that, the digital currency uses the anonymization technology called PrivateSend (formerly DarkSend) that anonymizes transactions by mixing your transactions with others. This, according to its developers, were improvement #1…….<\/p>\r\n

Full Story:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/buzz\/darkcoin-to-dash?locale=en<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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