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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
Rebase-0.55%$29.09M$1.37M
3 / 8
152
Polkastarter-0.59%$1.15B$42.59M
13 / 29
153
Oracles-0.59%$20.41B$1.25B
21 / 20
154
Reddit Points-0.62%$24.67M$204,547.62
1 / 2
155
DeFi-0.64%$144.96B$9.65B
227 / 291
156
Kommunitas Launchpad-0.65%$24.83M$1.70M
5 / 6
157
Account Abstraction-0.65%$7.16B$1.47B
4 / 7
158
Layer 2-0.68%$18.97B$2.33B
21 / 23
159
Fantom Ecosystem-0.68%$51.08B$3.16B
39 / 47
DAI/--/--
160
Move To Earn-0.70%$452.10M$75.68M
8 / 16
161
Lending & Borrowing-0.70%$9.36B$1.07B
29 / 36
162
Bitcoin Ecosystem-0.71%$1.93T$44.70B
41 / 54
BTC/BCH/--
163
Retail-0.77%$129.72M$34.90M
2 / 4
164
Insurance-0.79%$167.95M$1.67M
4 / 13
165
Gaming Guild-0.80%$2.20B$201.63M
6 / 11
166
Berachain Ecosystem-0.81%$45.26M$102,977.98
1 / 1
STRD/--/--
167
PetRock Capital Portfolio-0.84%$1.54B$84.04M
6 / 7
168
Storage-0.86%$7.89B$783.49M
16 / 29
169
Gemini Frontier Fund-0.87%$89.31M$7.68M
1 / 1
170
Layer 1-0.88%$743.75B$40.26B
58 / 84
171
NFTs & Collectibles-0.90%$36.23B$5.19B
168 / 301
172
Paal Ecosystem-0.92%$2.06B$319.58M
3 / 8
173
Play To Earn-0.94%$11.51B$1.68B
77 / 154
SAND/--/--
174
Wallet-0.95%$3.72B$512.97M
16 / 29
175
Smart Contracts-0.95%$587.02B$31.87B
77 / 67
ADA/--/--
176
Avalanche Ecosystem-0.97%$183.12B$115.35B
42 / 93
USDT/--/--
177
Web3-1.03%$21.54B$1.56B
29 / 83
DOT/ICP/--
178
Gaming-1.03%$23.72B$4.02B
196 / 323
IMX/--/--
179
MultiversX Ecosystem-1.04%$1.05B$119.28M
5 / 12
180
Metaverse-1.08%$21.69B$3.24B
90 / 128
VIRTUAL/--/--
181
Liquid Staking Derivatives-1.14%$71.25B$707.66M
23 / 57
182
DeFi 2.0-1.19%$595.45M$28.26M
6 / 11
183
Research-1.21%$39.17B$2.14B
12 / 9
184
Tokenized Gold-1.26%$1.18B$14.41M
3 / 3
185
Masternodes-1.27%$3.23B$686.51M
13 / 43
186
Derivatives-1.28%$12.39B$938.14M
22 / 31
FTT/--/--
187
Protocol-Owned Liquidity-1.31%$221.15M$12.54M
4 / 4
188
Education-1.34%$439.43M$51.93M
7 / 8
189
Rehypothecated Crypto-1.37%$141.60B$3.40B
48 / 121
WTRX/--/--
190
Prediction Markets-1.38%$693.62M$5.92M
2 / 11
191
Yield Aggregator-1.39%$1.15B$172.12M
16 / 14
192
Soccer-1.43%$170.21M$77.48M
7 / 11
193
VBC Ventures Portfolio-1.47%$1.17B$70.26M
9 / 29
194
Hybrid token standard-1.48%$197.53M$9.15M
3 / 9
195
Analytics-1.49%$2.60B$220.83M
6 / 11
196
Generative AI-1.49%$18.76B$1.84B
24 / 52
--/--/--
197
Olympus Pro Ecosystem-1.55%$1.34B$89.32M
9 / 17
198
IoT-1.56%$10.88B$726.31M
13 / 22
199
AI & Big Data-1.58%$48.19B$5.16B
95 / 175
--/--/--
200
Moonriver Ecosystem-1.59%$207.86B$119.94B
6 / 13
USDC/--/--

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.