Bitshares is an open-source, public, blockchain-based financial platform that provides a decentralized asset exchange. Launched in 2014 and created by visionary developer Daniel Larimer, it was one of the earliest projects to implement the Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPoS) consensus algorithm. The platform's core feature is a decentralized exchange (DEX) for trading various digital assets, including its native token (BTS), market-pegged "Smartcoins" (e.g., bitUSD), and User-Issued Assets (UIAs). Bitshares' mission is to extend the innovation of the blockchain to all industries that rely on the internet to provide services, enabling secure, real-time financial transactions globally.

Founded in

United States