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Cryptocurrency categories

We have an extensive list of cryptocurrency categories to highlight the characteristics of these cryptocurrencies. The categories are sorted by the 24-hour average price change. Click on each cryptocurrency category to see all currency information for that category.

NameAvg. price 24h %Marketcap24h volumeGainers / Losers NumberTop coins
151
Derivatives-3.09%$13.54B$576.73M
9 / 44
FTT/--/--
152
Olympus Pro Ecosystem-3.09%$1.38B$80.43M
5 / 22
153
XDC Ecosystem-3.12%$1.27B$40.63M
5 / 15
154
DePIN-3.12%$28.90B$2.20B
30 / 92
155
Options-3.15%$16.59M$666,877.17
2 / 8
156
Standard Crypto Portfolio-3.16%$9.14B$888.05M
2 / 8
157
MVB-3.18%$1.36B$70.46M
6 / 31
158
Cosmos Ecosystem-3.19%$22.85B$1.50B
13 / 75
159
Interoperability-3.19%$11.34B$1.17B
12 / 53
QNT/BTT/--
160
DeFi 2.0-3.22%$569.59M$24.64M
1 / 14
KDA/UQC/--
161
Marketing-3.22%$1.24B$138.19M
5 / 10
162
Governance-3.23%$21.23B$2.76B
27 / 116
163
Bounce Launchpad-3.24%$118.45M$20.80M
2 / 11
164
Modular Blockchain-3.25%$11.36B$1.37B
1 / 16
165
FTX Bankruptcy Estate -3.25%$2.53T$72.08B
4 / 21
166
CMC Crypto Awards 2024-3.26%$103.25B$3.16B
3 / 4
167
DAO-3.32%$31.33B$3.07B
34 / 146
--/--/--
168
Arrington XRP Capital Portfolio-3.34%$146.16B$6.68B
8 / 29
169
Virtuals Protocol Ecosystem-3.34%$3.90B$454.67M
10 / 16
170
IP Memes-3.34%$4.28B$847.25M
5 / 10
APE/MEW/--
171
Rollups-as-a-Service (RaaS)-3.35%$672.42M$56.32M
1 / 3
172
Injective Ecosystem-3.36%$195.64B$95.74B
16 / 97
173
Layer 1-3.37%$775.32B$31.87B
20 / 117
BNB/--/--
174
Bitcoin Ecosystem-3.38%$1.88T$43.12B
17 / 77
175
DWF Labs Portfolio-3.41%$69.25B$6.10B
21 / 137
176
Cardano Ecosystem-3.42%$45.11B$1.46B
3 / 35
177
Three Arrows Capital Portfolio-3.42%$2.29T$63.73B
6 / 27
AVAX/--/--
178
Zero Knowledge Proofs-3.45%$12.98B$1.82B
12 / 49
179
Retail-3.46%$153.28M$57.54M
1 / 5
180
Layer 2-3.52%$18.38B$1.57B
6 / 38
MNT/--/--
181
Framework Ventures Portfolio-3.56%$1.86T$43.07B
2 / 14
--/--/--
182
Tokenized Stock-3.60%$62.17M$15.58M
1 / 1
--/--/--
183
Gemini Frontier Fund-3.60%$93.71M$5.83M
1 / 2
184
Energy-3.61%$237.49M$24.22M
3 / 6
185
Yield Farming-3.61%$19.25B$1.73B
21 / 109
CRV/--/--
186
Yearn Partnerships-3.61%$681.01M$109.92M
1 / 7
187
Oracles-3.63%$19.58B$1.46B
9 / 34
188
DePIN-3.64%$25.30B$1.92B
24 / 82
--/--/--
189
IoT-3.65%$11.41B$577.58M
9 / 27
190
Chromia Ecosystem-3.66%$389.13M$26.43M
1 / 7
191
Real World Assets (RWA)-3.67%$60.34B$2.58B
17 / 102
HBAR/--/--
192
Algorithmic Stablecoin-3.67%$1.04B$19.40M
1 / 11
193
Doge Chain Ecosystem-3.70%$22.64M$792,495.17
1 / 6
194
Yield Aggregator-3.82%$785.01M$162.22M
4 / 26
CVX/THE/--
195
Spartan Group-3.86%$18.44B$947.89M
6 / 42
GRT/--/--
196
Entertainment-3.90%$5.58B$556.17M
17 / 67
THETA/--/--
197
Fenbushi Capital Portfolio-3.92%$21.70B$817.54M
2 / 12
ICP/--/--
198
Generative AI-3.96%$19.86B$1.96B
14 / 62
--/--/--
199
Paradigm Portfolio-3.97%$2.26T$62.64B
4 / 14
--/--/--
200
Binance Alpha-3.98%$6.33B$946.28M
12 / 36
FARTCOIN/--/--

FAQ

Why are there so many cryptocurrency categories?

The blockchain ecology is already very prosperous and rich. In order to facilitate the understanding of the status of each module project, investors have established a variety of cryptocurrency categories. There are mainly 4 major categories, each containing many small categories:

Public chain ecosystem, such as: Bitcoin ecosystem, Ethereum Ecosystem, Arbitrum ecosystem, Zkysnc Era ecosystem, etc.

Institutional investment portfolios, such as: a16z Portfolio, DCG Portfolio, Galaxy Digital Portfolio, Multicoin Capital Portfolio, etc.

Industry concepts, such as Metaverse, DeFi, NFT, WEB3, DAO, Stablecoin, Layer 2, Rollup, Memes, Play To Earn, Mineable, etc.

Application scenarios, such as Gaming, AI & Big Data, Sports, education, etc.

Is the number of cryptocurrency categories constant?

The number of cryptocurrency categories is not fixed. With the development of blockchain industry and the emergence of industry hotspots, the number of cryptocurrency categories generally keeps increasing.

How is the total market capitalization of each cryptocurrency category calculated?

The cryptocurrency category marketcap is the sum of the market capitalization of all currencies in the category.

How does cryptocurrency categories help with investing?

The help of cryptocurrency categories for investment is mainly reflected in two aspects:

1. Cryptocurrency category allows investors to better compare the performance of currencies belonging to the same category, so as to choose the best investment target.

2. When market hotspots come, projects within the hotspot cryptocurrency category will have obvious market performance. Cryptocurrency category will allow investors to quickly understand the status of projects in this category, so as to seize opportunities in market hotspots.