Dash is an instant and semi-private cryptocurrency based off the Bitcoin and Litecoin code base. However, it includes various changes and improvements that have differentiated it since its debut in 2014. The project’s creator, Evan Duffield, built Dash to address three key issues he saw in the existing Bitcoin network: privacy, governance, and transaction speed. Over the past four years, Dash has risen to become one of the top global cryptocurrencies, with its market cap consistently placing in the top twenty cryptocurrencies despite a highly competitive market.