Coinranking
DeFi coins
3,577 coins #9 Page 4| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 151 |  Astar ASTR | | -6.35%  | |
| | 152 |  Naoris Protocol NAORIS | | +4.30%  | |
| | 153 |  Solstice SLX | | -2.05%  | |
| | 154 |  Creditcoin CTC | | -4.10%  | |
| | 155 |  Unitas UP | | -0.51%  | |
| | 156 |  Tellor TRB | | -2.77%  | |
| | 157 |  Babylon BABY | | -0.84%  | |
| | 158 |  Apple tokenized stock (xStock) AAPLX | | -0.84%  | |
| | 159 |  Threshold T | | -1.56%  | |
| | 160 |  AltLayer Token ALT | | +0.33%  | |
| | 161 |  Lombard BARD | | -1.71%  | |
| | 162 |  Celo CELO | | -2.61%  | |
| | 163 |  Wiki Cat WKC | | -2.25%  | |
| | 164 |  Magma Token MAGMA | | +0.59%  | |
| | 165 |  Subsquid SQD | | -4.05%  | |
| | 166 |  Flying Tulip FT | | +3.28%  | |
| | 167 |  REAL ASSET | | -0.49%  | |
| | 168 |  The Index INDEX | | -1.16%  | |
| | 169 |  Ankr ANKR | | -2.59%  | |
| | 170 |  Baby Doge Coin BABYDOGE | | -1.32%  | |
| | 171 |  Space and Time SXT | | -2.59%  | |
| | 172 |  Ronin RON | | -0.09%  | |
| | 173 |  APRO oracle Token AT | | +2.04%  | |
| | 174 |  Storx network SRX | | -0.02%  | |
| | 175 |  Banana BANANA | | +0.24%  | |
| | 176 |  ssv.network SSV | | -2.51%  | |
| | 177 |  Newton NEWT | | +0.27%  | |
| | 178 |  DAPPOS DOS | | -4.88%  | |
| | 179 |  AMP AMP | | -0.97%  | |
| | 180 |  Momentum MMT | | -0.49%  | |
| | 181 |  Paycoin PCI | | -2.41%  | |
| | 182 |  Bluwhale AI BLUAI | | +19.02%  | |
| | 183 |  WINkLink WIN | | +1.63%  | |
| | 184 |  Avantis AVNT | | +0.35%  | |
| | 185 |  Rocket Pool RPL | | -2.86%  | |
| | 186 |  Fractal Bitcoin FB | | +0.21%  | |
| | 187 |  Velvet VELVET | | +5.23%  | |
| | 188 |  Waves WAVES | | +26.53%  | |
| | 189 |  Velodrome Finance VELO | | +9.41%  | |
| | 190 |  Railgun RAIL | | +0.15%  | |
| | 191 |  Folks Finance FOLKS | | +0.03%  | |
| | 192 |  Tornado Cash TORN | | -0.81%  | |
| | 193 |  Cloud CLOUD | | +8.68%  | |
| | 194 |  LAB LAB | | -0.32%  | |
| | 195 |  ApeX Protocol APEX | | -13.60%  | |
| | 196 |  Request Network REQ | | +0.76%  | |
| | 197 |  KGEN KGEN | | -2.44%  | |
| | 198 |  Lista DAO LISTA | | +0.05%  | |
| | 199 |  Yei Finance CLO | | -2.50%  | |
| | 200 |  Boundless ZKC | | +2.73%  | |
Trending DeFi coins
| Coins | Live Price | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| |  Uniswap UNI | | -2.46%  |
| | Waves WAVES | | +26.53% |
| |  Hedera HBAR | | -3.23%  |
| |  Kava KAVA | | +2.31%  |
| |  JUST JST | | -0.79%  |
Top Gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  Sophon SOPH | | +74.40%  | ||
| |  PoP Planet P | | +34.36%  | ||
| | Waves WAVES | | +26.70%  | ||
| |  Moonbeam GLMR | | +21.36%  | ||
| |  Falcon Finance FF | | +20.86%  | ||
| 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.