DCR

DCR is the ticker symbol for Decred, a cryptocurrency launched in 2016 by a community-driven project that aims to improve upon Bitcoin's governance by integrating staking and on-chain decision-making with the coin's consensus.

The Decred protocol uses a hybrid consensus mechanism combining proof-of-work and proof-of-stake. Miners secure blocks through PoW, while holders of Decred (DCR) can purchase governance tickets to participate in on-chain voting on block validations and protocol upgrades.

Governance and treasury: A portion of block rewards is diverted to a treasury that funds development and community initiatives. Decred also features Politeia, a proposal system where stakeholders can submit and vote on proposals, including funding requests.

Economics and supply: The block reward is allocated among miners, ticket voters, and the treasury, with approximately 60% to PoW miners, 30% to stake-voting participants, and 10% to the treasury; the hard cap is around 21 million DCR, ensuring a finite supply.

Technology and ecosystem: Decred codebase is written in Go, with core components such as dcrd (full node), dcrwallet (wallet), and dcrdata (block explorer). The project emphasizes governance, interoperability with other wallets, cross-platform support, and community-led development.