6. Komodo

Komodo is a relatively new cryptocurrency to hit center stage, but it brings a whole slew of advancements that virtual coin users and investors are bound to appreciate. Naturally, as is the case with most of these cryptocurrencies, the blockchain is once again the star.

With Komodo's blockchain platform, you have the option of choosing between transparent anonymous transactions (you'll read about the emergence of privacy coins in a moment), with the technology being used to obfuscate the source of those transactions evolving from what cryptocurrency Zcash uses. Komodo also has plans to launch 32 independent, fiat-pegged cryptocurrencies, which may allow for the easiest conversion between fiat and digital currencies that we've ever seen.