DeFi coins

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952 STP Network STPT $ --
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953 Force Protocol FOR $ --
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954 dForce DF $ --
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955 DaTa eXchange DTX $ --
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956 ViteX Coin VX $ --
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957 Compound USD Coin CUSDC $ --
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958 Kuverit KUV $ --
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959 EUR Neutrino EURN $ --
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960 Seek Tiger STI $ --
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961 Snowbank SB $ --
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962 DAOLaunch DAL $ --
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963 Concave CNV $ --
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964 JustStable USDJ $ --
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965 Arkadiko Finance DIKO $ --
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966 Synthetify SNY $ --
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967 Nest Protocol NEST $ --
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968 KeeperDAO ROOK $ --
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969 INTEXCOIN INTX $ --
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970 Cross-Chain Bridge Token BRIDGE $ --
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971 SWINGBY SWINGBY $ --
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973 YAM Finance YAM $ --
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974 YFValue YFV $ --
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975 Lien LIEN $ --
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976 Akropolis Delphi ADEL $ --
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977 EpiK Protocol EPK $ --
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978 Swerve DAO Token SWRV $ --
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979 BNSD Finance BNSD $ --
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980 New BitShares NBS $ --
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981 Sashimi SASHIMI $ --
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982 Pickle Finance PICKLE $ --
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983 Zeedex ZDEX $ --
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984 Frontier Token FRONT $ --
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985 WasabiX WASABI $ --
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986 KittenFinance KIF $ --
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987 PowerPool Concentrated Voting Power CVP $ --
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988 pNetwork PNT $ --
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989 Hegic HEGIC $ --
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990 sETH Synthetix SETH $ --
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991 YfDAI.finance YFDAI $ --
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992 BoringDAO BOR $ --
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993 UpBots UBXT $ --
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994 Value Liquidity VALUE $ --
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995 UnFederalReserveToken ERSDL $ --
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996 Defi Shopping Stake DSS $ --
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997 YFIONE YFO $ --
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998 Jelly JELLY $ --
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Trending DeFi coins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0869
$ 67.33M
$ 67.33 million
+44.42%
Unitas UP $ 0.199
$ 25.04M
$ 25.04 million
+40.74%
Superform UP $ 0.190
$ 36.62M
$ 36.62 million
+27.98%
Edel EDEL $ 0.00716
$ 4.22M
$ 4.22 million
+27.86%
Reservoir DAM $ 0.0128
$ 4.97M
$ 4.97 million
+24.23%
All Gainers

What is a DeFi coin?

A DeFi coin is the native token of a decentralised-finance protocol—used for governance, fee payment, staking, or liquidity incentives—running entirely on smart contracts without banks, brokers, or clearing houses.
Examples include UNI (Uniswap), AAVE (Aave), CRV (Curve), and COMP (Compound); collectively these tokens govern treasuries worth >$25 B and underpin >$100 B in on-chain loans, swaps, and derivatives.

Quick Facts

  • Purpose: Vote on protocol upgrades, pay fees, earn yield, bootstrap liquidity.
  • Blockchains: 90 % on Ethereum; also Polygon, BSC, Solana, Avalanche, Arbitrum.
  • Supply model: Fixed, inflationary, or burn-to-vote (e.g., MKR flapper).
  • TVL: >$150 B across all DeFi chains (peak $210 B Nov 2021).
  • Yield range: 2-200 % APR depending on pool demand, token emissions, and leverage.

Top DeFi Coins (Live Examples)

Token Ticker Protocol 2024 Core Use-Case
Uniswap UNI Uniswap DEX Govern 0.05 % fee-switch, v4 hooks.
Aave AAVE Aave money-market Vote on risk params, staking for safety-module.
Curve CRV Curve AMM Boost gauge weights (bribe market), burn for veCRV.
Maker MKR MakerDAO Set DAI stability fee, surplus auctions.
Compound COMP Compound lending Collateral factor, reserve ratio changes.
Synthetix SNX Synthetix derivatives Stake for sUSD issuance, fee share.
PancakeSwap CAKE PancakeSwap BSC Buy-back & burn, farm boosts, v3 positions.
Lido LDO Lido liquid-staking Node-operator whitelist, staking fee cut.

How It Works

  1. User deposits ETH + USDC into Uniswap pool → receives LP tokens.
  2. LP tokens staked in farm to earn UNI incentives.
  3. UNI holders vote to turn on 0.05 % swap fee → buy-back & burn UNI.
  4. Borrowers deposit collateral on Aave → pay variable interest in tokens.
  5. Lenders withdraw principal + interest; protocol takes cut, buys back AAVE.

Benefits

  • Permissionless – no KYC, 24/7, global.
  • Self-custody – user keeps private keys; no bank can freeze funds.
  • Higher yields – algorithmic rates beat 0.5 % bank savings during bull cycles.
  • Transparent audits – every position, liquidation, and fee is on-chain.
  • Composability – tokens plug into multiple dApps (collateral, leverage, options).
  • Innovation speed – governance can ship new features weekly instead of quarterly.

Risks & Trade-offs

  • Smart-contract bugs – $3 B hacked since 2020 (Ronin, Wormhole, Mango).
  • Impermanent loss – LP tokens can underperform vs buy-and-hold.
  • Liquidation risk – leverage loops amplify 20 % drops into 100 % losses.
  • Oracle failure – bad price feed can trigger unfair liquidations.
  • Token dilution – high APR often paid in inflationary governance tokens.
  • Regulatory fog – SEC labels some DeFi coins as securities; front-ends geoblock US users.

Final Thoughts

DeFi coins are programmable shares in open-source banks: holders own the cash-flow, vote on risk parameters, and capture value as trading volumes grow.
The upside is double-digit yields and 24/7 innovation; the downside is smart-contract risk and reflexive token rewards.
Treat them like early-stage fintech equity: diversify across protocols, monitor treasury runway, and never farm with more than you can afford to see liquidated.

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