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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
101
Polygon Ecosystem-0.28%$44.77B$3.46B
83 / 146
102
Fan Token-0.28%$280.17M$113.03M
20 / 27
103
Kommunitas Launchpad-0.31%$24.75M$1.71M
5 / 6
104
Blockchain Capital Portfolio-0.35%$2.31T$70.21B
9 / 12
105
Energy-0.35%$234.23M$98.77M
3 / 6
106
Ethereum Ecosystem-0.38%$468.55B$34.57B
174 / 416
107
BNB Chain Ecosystem-0.40%$266.58B$126.32B
197 / 393
108
Fiat Stablecoin-0.41%$186.11B$124.09B
8 / 16
109
DAO-0.42%$37.70B$4.40B
66 / 108
110
FTX Bankruptcy Estate -0.44%$2.57T$87.78B
6 / 19
XRP/--/--
111
USV Portfolio-0.45%$2.29T$67.76B
1 / 4
ALGO/--/--
112
Governance-0.47%$29.07B$4.49B
52 / 86
113
Bitcoin Ecosystem-0.48%$1.93T$44.40B
33 / 59
114
Binance Labs Portfolio-0.49%$2.32T$72.66B
20 / 38
SUI/--/--
115
Chromia Ecosystem-0.50%$390.50M$44.37M
3 / 5
116
Cybersecurity-0.51%$382.04M$88.20M
5 / 12
117
Jump Crypto-0.53%$3.38B$503.17M
1 / 7
118
Hybrid token standard-0.53%$194.91M$9.26M
4 / 8
119
Kadena Ecosystem-0.53%$286.87M$14.10M
1 / 1
KDA/--/--
120
DeFiance Capital Portfolio-0.53%$15.41B$1.72B
4 / 10
AXS/--/--
121
Filesharing-0.55%$6.62B$706.39M
15 / 24
122
Hacken Foundation-0.55%$66.19M$471,134
1 / 3
123
DeFi-0.56%$135.80B$9.09B
220 / 326
AVAX/--/--
124
DePIN-0.57%$25.08B$2.22B
40 / 65
125
Kenetic Capital Portfolio-0.57%$519.00B$31.60B
19 / 26
SOL/--/--
126
Multicoin Capital Portfolio-0.57%$2.48T$74.65B
7 / 24
--/--/--
127
Fabric Ventures Portfolio-0.57%$2.30T$69.50B
7 / 10
NEAR/--/--
128
DWF Labs Portfolio-0.59%$70.84B$6.60B
79 / 112
129
Decentralized Exchange (DEX) Token-0.61%$40.04B$3.40B
55 / 86
XLM/--/--
130
X1 Ecosystem-0.61%$2.68B$2.86M
1 / 1
OKB/--/--
131
Storage-0.62%$7.85B$780.79M
19 / 25
--/--/--
132
Sharing Economy-0.63%$3.85B$222.48M
6 / 6
133
MultiversX Ecosystem-0.66%$1.04B$118.76M
4 / 15
134
Smart Contracts-0.69%$599.98B$32.33B
68 / 80
ADA/--/--
135
Paal Ecosystem-0.71%$2.05B$320.84M
4 / 7
136
Play To Earn-0.75%$11.33B$1.67B
73 / 148
SAND/--/--
137
DePIN-0.76%$28.77B$2.55B
50 / 82
--/--/--
138
Seigniorage-0.76%$747.63M$20.41M
4 / 7
139
Three Arrows Capital Portfolio-0.78%$2.33T$71.48B
20 / 11
--/--/--
140
Marketplace-0.78%$131.25B$3.43B
36 / 88
HBAR/--/--
141
CMS Holdings Portfolio-0.78%$2.39T$72.51B
6 / 23
--/--/--
142
Lending & Borrowing-0.79%$7.86B$969.10M
20 / 42
143
Music-0.81%$357.99M$43.05M
11 / 17
144
Exnetwork Capital Portfolio-0.84%$30.09B$1.74B
26 / 48
ICP/--/--
145
AMM-0.84%$14.63B$1.60B
24 / 40
RAY/--/--
146
Solana Ecosystem-0.86%$316.90B$129.40B
252 / 411
--/--/--
147
Animoca Brands Portfolio-0.87%$6.98B$1.33B
26 / 51
FLOW/--/--
148
Polychain Capital Portfolio-0.87%$2.33T$70.70B
12 / 22
--/--/--
149
Arbitrum Ecosystem-0.88%$253.79B$125.27B
75 / 153
--/--/--
150
Fantom Ecosystem-0.90%$46.50B$2.49B
28 / 53
--/--/--

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.