Glossary
Alephium (ALPH)
16/04/2026
Alephium (ALPH) is a Proof of Work cryptocurrency that combines sharding with a DAG-based architecture (called BlockFlow) to achieve high throughput while being mined with ASIC hardware. It launched in 2021 and supports smart contracts on its UTXO-based VM.
Key facts
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Algorithm | Blake3 |
| Hardware | ASIC |
| Block time | ~64 seconds |
| Structure | Sharded BlockFlow DAG |
| Launch | 2021 |
| Smart contracts | Yes (AlphVM) |
