Dash

Dash is yet another fork of Bitcoin core, but designed to have faster transactions with more privacy. Dash stands for “Digital Cash” and is available over Mainnet and Testnet networks.

Networks Mainnet, Testnet
Released 2014
Consensus Proof of Work (PoW)
Smart contracts No
Block time 2.5 minutes
Smart contract language(s) supported No
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The Dash API — build without running a node

Access Dash blockchain data through one unified REST API: transaction and address data, balances, block data, and real-time webhooks for on-chain events — with no Dash node to run and maintain. Start free and scale as you grow.

Blockchain data

Read Dash transactions, addresses, balances, UTXOs, and block data through one REST API.

Real-time webhooks

Subscribe to on-chain events — incoming and outgoing transactions, confirmations, and mined blocks.

No node to run

Skip the infrastructure — managed, always-synced access with no node to operate or maintain.

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Addressing Bitcoin’s weaknesses

Dashcoin “fixes” Bitcoin’s issue with the 10 min block confirmation time. With Dash transactions confirmed in seconds, it’s much more efficient than Bitcoin. Dash also incorporates a feature called “InstantSend” which locks the transactions and avoids the double spend issue some blockchains have.