Deutsche eMark establishes its own cryptocurrency project
Historical retrospective compiled on 24 October 2026. Year-end archive date: the cited project history establishes 2013, not a precise launch day.
Evidence: Retrospective project history.
Deutsche eMark (DEM) traces its launch to 2013, placing it among the early independent cryptocurrencies that followed Bitcoin. Its official description identifies a Bitcoin-derived blockchain combining SHA256d proof of work with proof of stake. The German name and historical currency reference distinguish its community identity, but do not make it an official state currency. The evidence cited here is the project’s later account of its origins. Because that source establishes the year without a precise launch day, this entry uses 31 December as an explicit archival date rather than presenting it as the day the network began.