Coinranking
DeFi coins
3,672 coins #9 Page 4| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 151 |  Axelar AXL | | +2.63%  | |
| | 152 |  Babylon BABY | | +8.16%  | |
| | 153 |  Creditcoin CTC | | +0.53%  | |
| | 154 |  Venus XVS | | +4.62%  | |
| | 155 |  Apple tokenized stock (xStock) AAPLX | | +1.09%  | |
| | 156 |  Threshold T | | -0.96%  | |
| | 157 |  Celo CELO | | +1.55%  | |
| | 158 |  Tellor TRB | | +2.74%  | |
| | 159 |  Lorenzo Governance Token BANK | | +5.68%  | |
| | 160 |  AltLayer Token ALT | | +3.26%  | |
| | 161 |  Solstice SLX | | +0.36%  | |
| | 162 |  Ankr ANKR | | +2.72%  | |
| | 163 |  Naoris Protocol NAORIS | | -0.79%  | |
| | 164 |  Teller DEBIT | | +2.45%  | |
| | 165 |  Lombard BARD | | +4.50%  | |
| | 166 |  WINkLink WIN | | +2.93%  | |
| | 167 |  REAL ASSET | | +0.34%  | |
| | 168 |  ssv.network SSV | | +4.52%  | |
| | 169 |  Storx network SRX | | -0.12%  | |
| | 170 |  Flying Tulip FT | | -0.51%  | |
| | 171 |  Baby Doge Coin BABYDOGE | | +4.12%  | |
| | 172 |  Ronin RON | | +7.68%  | |
| | 173 |  AMP AMP | | +2.29%  | |
| | 174 |  Paycoin PCI | | +3.59%  | |
| | 175 |  Cloud CLOUD | | -0.02%  | |
| | 176 |  Magma Token MAGMA | | -21.44%  | |
| | 177 |  Bluwhale AI BLUAI | | +3.15%  | |
| | 178 |  Folks Finance FOLKS | | +5.11%  | |
| | 179 |  Banana BANANA | | +3.00%  | |
| | 180 |  COTI COTI | | +34.48%  | |
| | 181 |  Unitas UP | | -4.32%  | |
| | 182 |  Space and Time SXT | | +3.75%  | |
| | 183 |  Rocket Pool RPL | | +3.18%  | |
| | 184 |  Newton NEWT | | +3.35%  | |
| | 185 |  Synapse SYN | | +10.68%  | |
| | 186 |  The Index INDEX | | +51.00%  | |
| | 187 |  APRO oracle Token AT | | +0.30%  | |
| | 188 |  DAPPOS DOS | | -1.86%  | |
| | 189 |  BOLD Stablecoin BOLD | | +0.07%  | |
| | 190 |  Bifrost BFC | | -6.40%  | |
| | 191 |  Wiki Cat WKC | | -3.41%  | |
| | 192 |  BitDCA BDCA | | +3.71%  | |
| | 193 |  Waves WAVES | | -0.03%  | |
| | 194 |  ApeX Protocol APEX | | +9.26%  | |
| | 195 |  Subsquid SQD | | +1.21%  | |
| | 196 |  Avantis AVNT | | +3.18%  | |
| | 197 |  Railgun RAIL | | +14.28%  | |
| | 198 |  Fractal Bitcoin FB | | -1.16%  | |
| | 199 |  Momentum MMT | | +14.35%  | |
| | 200 |  Sophon SOPH | | -5.07%  | |
Trending DeFi coins
| Coins | Live Price | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | | +13.58%  |
| |  Kyber Network KNC | | +2.48%  |
| | Waves WAVES | | -0.03% |
| |  NEM XEM | | -0.36%  |
| |  Ethereum ETH | | +1.49%  |
Top Gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  R2 R2 | | +74.19%  | ||
| | The Index INDEX | | +51.00% | ||
| |  Harmony ONE | | +45.74%  | ||
| |  Drift DRIFT | | +42.34%  | ||
| |  Commodity Market Exchange CME | | +38.52%  | ||
| All Gainers | |||||
Market Cap
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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
- User deposits ETH + USDC into Uniswap pool → receives LP tokens.
- LP tokens staked in farm to earn UNI incentives.
- UNI holders vote to turn on 0.05 % swap fee → buy-back & burn UNI.
- Borrowers deposit collateral on Aave → pay variable interest in tokens.
- 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.