Coin Registry is a collection of JSON formatted information files that is primarily used by website developers, exchange operators, terminal developers, and news publications to show accurate information about different coins.
A COINREGISTRY JSON information file:
{
"type": "COINREGISTRY",
"version": 1,
"name": "Ethereum",
"fromSymbol": "ETH",
"toSymbol":"ALL",
"website": "https://www.ethereum.org/",
"images": {
"image64": "https://image_path/img.jpg",
"image128": "https://image_path/img.jpg",
"image256": "https://image_path/img.jpg",
"image512": "https://image_path/img.jpg",
"image1024": "https://image_path/img.jpg"
},
"network": {
"t_total_supply": 17104062,
"t_available_supply": 17104062,
"t_max_supply": 21000000,
"t_block_reward": 12.5
},
"wallets": ["https://neptune.so"],
"is_crypto": true,
"is_minable": true,
"proof_type": "PoW",
"algorithm": "Ethash",
"description": {
"en": "Ethereum is an open-source, public, blockchain-based distributed computing platform and operating system featuring smart contract functionality. It supports a modified version of Nakamoto consensus via transaction-based state transitions."
},
"quote": [
"https://blockmodo.com/quotes/ETH"
],
"explorer": [
"https://etherscan.io/"
],
"chat": [
"https://telegram.me/joinchat/AyAwgj-vtnMdUxRvCgicuQ"
],
"social": [
"https://twitter.com/ethereum",
"https://www.facebook.com/ethereumproject/"
],
"community": [
"https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum",
"https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader"
],
"source_code": [
"https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum",
"https://github.com/ethereum/cpp-ethereum"
]
}root → type
The Blockmodo API always assigns type names to Payloads for easy parsing. In this particular case, the type will always be "COINREGISTRY" for this payload.
root → version
The version of the payload. From time to time, Blockmodo, or its contributors, might change the schema of the JSON payload when adding or removing fields. In such a scenario, the version number will be incremented.
root → name
The name of the currency.
root → fromSymbol
Each Blockmodo payload must have a fromSymbol and toSymbol unless otherwise specified. In this case, the fromSymbol will be the symbol of the currency being described.
root → fromSymbol
Like above, the toSymbol will describe the relation to some other currency. In this case, since we are describing a currency with no relation to another, the toSymbol will always be 'ALL'.
root → website
The website for the currency.
root → network
This block holds network related statistics.
root → images
A hash that holds images of the currency with different sizes. Hosting provided by Blockmodo.
root → network → t_total_supply
The number of coins that are currently available in some form.
NOTE: This is a temporal value and might change frequently. If you wish to update this field, please make sure to update it no more than once a day via a pull request.
root → network → t_available_supply
The number of coins that are available to trade. For example, if a currency has coins locked up in escrow, the available supply will be a subset of the total supply.
NOTE: This is a temporal value and might change frequently. If you wish to update this field, please make sure to update it no more than 3 times a day via a pull request.
root → network → t_max_supply
The max number of coins that can be mined or generated.
NOTE: This is a temporal value and might change frequently. If you wish to update this field, please make sure to update it no more than 3 times a day via a pull request.
root → network → t_block_reward
The number of coins that are rewarded per mined block.
NOTE: This is a temporal value and might change frequently. If you wish to update this field, please make sure to update it no more than 3 times a day via a pull request.
root → wallets
The list of supported wallets for the given token/coin.
root → is_crypto
If the fromSymbol being described is a cryptocurrency. Typically this value will be 'true'.
root → is_minable
Is the coin minable using a proof_type.
root → proof_type
The type of work required to verify blocks of transactions.
root → algorithm
The algorithm used to sign blocks.
root → description
Hash of description types. The key in this block will be the language code, and the value will be a string.
root → quote
An array of URLs of where users can get quotes for the given fromSymbol.
root → explorer
An array of URLs of where users can get blockchain related information.
root → chat
An array of URLs where users can find information about chat communities. For example, Telegram or Rocket chat links would be listed here.
root → social
An array of social media URLs. For example, Facebook pages or groups would be listed here.
root → social
An array of community URLs. For example, Sub-Reddit's would be listed here or forums.
root → source_code
An array of repo URLs. For example, GitHub repos would be listed here.
We are always looking for help. If you have a relevant edit, please feel free to issue a pull request. Some things to keep in mind:
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Please do not change the schema. If you wish to suggest a schema enhancement, please open an issue.
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Temporal value changes should be done no more than three times a day. If you would like to update temporal values, please drop open an issue.
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