$DASH (ticker: DASH) is a decentralized cryptocurrency originally launched on January 18, 2014, as XCoin and later renamed from Darkcoin to Dash, meaning “digital cash.” �
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It was created to improve on Bitcoin by offering faster and more private transactions. �
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Dash runs on a two-tier network that includes miners and special servers called masternodes which power advanced features. �
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InstantSend lets users send funds that are confirmed in seconds rather than minutes. �
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PrivateSend (formerly called CoinJoin) optionally mixes transactions to make them harder to trace. �
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Anyone holding 1,000 DASH can operate a masternode and earn rewards while helping secure the network. �
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Dash uses the X11 mining algorithm and has a maximum supply of around 18.9 million DASH coins. �
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