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# Coins Price Market cap 24h
101 SP500 tokenized stock (xStock) SPYX $ 743.21
$ 39.47M
$ 39.47 million
+1.17%
102 Yei Finance CLO $ 0.133
$ 38.46M
$ 38.46 million
-0.36%
103 Secret SCRT $ 0.113
$ 38.20M
$ 38.20 million
+3.60%
104 HANA HANA $ 0.0382
$ 38.05M
$ 38.05 million
+4.33%
105 Tornado Cash TORN $ 7.22
$ 38.00M
$ 38.00 million
-0.31%
106 STEPN GMT $ 0.0121
$ 37.62M
$ 37.62 million
+4.39%
107 Bancor BNT $ 0.334
$ 36.61M
$ 36.61 million
+2.97%
108 SwftCoin SWFTC $ 0.00348
$ 34.82M
$ 34.82 million
+2.55%
109 BankrCoin BNKR $ 0.000344
$ 34.39M
$ 34.39 million
-2.03%
110 Velvet VELVET $ 0.0917
$ 33.71M
$ 33.71 million
+2.03%
111 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0922
$ 33.58M
$ 33.58 million
+4.95%
112 Liquity LQTY $ 0.334
$ 32.99M
$ 32.99 million
+2.24%
113 Orderly Network ORDER $ 0.0618
$ 32.92M
$ 32.92 million
+2.19%
114 Osaka Protocol OSAK $ 0.0₇327
$ 32.74M
$ 32.74 million
-2.91%
115 Kyber Network KNC $ 0.156
$ 32.66M
$ 32.66 million
+4.06%
116 UMA UMA $ 0.511
$ 31.78M
$ 31.78 million
+1.72%
117 Chintai CHEX $ 0.0252
$ 31.50M
$ 31.50 million
+6.49%
118 Apple tokenized stock (xStock) AAPLX $ 293.83
$ 30.88M
$ 30.88 million
+1.91%
119 Spell Token SPELL $ 0.000177
$ 30.30M
$ 30.30 million
+2.88%
120 Usual USUAL $ 0.0167
$ 29.77M
$ 29.77 million
-2.27%
121 Stargate Finance STG $ 0.255
$ 29.69M
$ 29.69 million
+3.44%
122 Particle Network PARTI $ 0.0529
$ 29.30M
$ 29.30 million
+5.18%
123 Rujira RUJI $ 0.385
$ 28.70M
$ 28.70 million
+2.71%
124 Bounce AUCTION $ 5.15
$ 28.57M
$ 28.57 million
+3.41%
125 Pocket Network POKT $ 0.0121
$ 28.39M
$ 28.39 million
+2.91%
126 Bitway Token BTW $ 0.0141
$ 28.17M
$ 28.17 million
+1.22%
127 Chromia CHR $ 0.0274
$ 26.74M
$ 26.74 million
+3.93%
128 Meta tokenized stock (xStock) METAX $ 611.57
$ 26.60M
$ 26.60 million
-1.12%
129 Superform UP $ 0.151
$ 26.58M
$ 26.58 million
+28.18%
130 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0342
$ 26.39M
$ 26.39 million
+6.32%
131 Wrapped NXM WNXM $ 58.59
$ 25.37M
$ 25.37 million
-1.09%
132 StakeStone STO $ 0.0893
$ 25.15M
$ 25.15 million
+1.32%
133 SynFutures F $ 0.00606
$ 24.80M
$ 24.80 million
+4.65%
134 Turtle TURTLE $ 0.0542
$ 24.63M
$ 24.63 million
+3.79%
135 Loopring LRC $ 0.0180
$ 24.60M
$ 24.60 million
+3.14%
136 Bitgert BRISE $ 0.0₇243
$ 24.28M
$ 24.28 million
+0.25%
137 Katana KAT $ 0.0101
$ 23.60M
$ 23.60 million
+6.84%
138 Folks Finance FOLKS $ 1.41
$ 23.46M
$ 23.46 million
+1.69%
139 MAGIC MAGIC $ 0.0712
$ 23.36M
$ 23.36 million
+5.08%
140 HumidiFi Token WET $ 0.0982
$ 22.58M
$ 22.58 million
+2.77%
141 Highstreet HIGH $ 0.222
$ 22.21M
$ 22.21 million
+1.26%
142 INFINIT IN $ 0.0689
$ 21.87M
$ 21.87 million
+1.86%
143 RateX RTX $ 1.43
$ 21.61M
$ 21.61 million
-0.30%
144 Stader SD $ 0.141
$ 21.26M
$ 21.26 million
+2.20%
145 VVS Finance VVS $ 0.0₅130
$ 21.00M
$ 21.00 million
+3.60%
146 A Hunters Dream CAW $ 0.0₇385
$ 20.84M
$ 20.84 million
-2.99%
147 Quickswap[New] QUICK $ 0.0112
$ 20.71M
$ 20.71 million
+2.96%
148 Lorenzo Governance Token BANK $ 0.0379
$ 20.36M
$ 20.36 million
+1.30%
149 Coin98 C98 $ 0.0230
$ 19.78M
$ 19.78 million
+4.37%
150 BASED BASED $ 0.0927
$ 19.30M
$ 19.30 million
-2.67%

Trending DeFi coins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
RSS3 RSS3 $ 0.0132
$ 13.18M
$ 13.18 million
+89.39%
Rainbow RNBW $ 0.0227
$ 5.51M
$ 5.51 million
+77.92%
Limitless Official Token LMTS $ 0.158
$ 58.31M
$ 58.31 million
+42.73%
DeepBook Token DEEP $ 0.0397
$ 206.29M
$ 206.29 million
+28.62%
Superform UP $ 0.151
$ 26.58M
$ 26.58 million
+28.18%
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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