Icp Ecosystem Coins
218 coins #44 Page 2| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 51 | | $ | -1.41% | |
| | 52 | | $ | -2.93% | |
| | 53 | | $ | +23.23% | |
| | 54 | | $ | -1.54% | |
| | 55 | | $ | +6.92% | |
| | 56 | | $ | +0.47% | |
| | 57 | | $ | -8.48% | |
| | 58 | | $ | +7.64% | |
| | 59 | | $ | -1.58% | |
| | 60 | | $ | -0.71% | |
| | 61 | | $ | -1.26% | |
| | 62 | | $ | -1.70% | |
| | 63 | | $ | -1.85% | |
| | 64 | | $ | -0.94% | |
| | 65 | | $ | -1.70% | |
| | 66 | | $ | -1.46% | |
| | 67 | | $ | -3.24% | |
| | 68 | | $ | -5.71% | |
| | 69 | | $ | +0.56% | |
| | 70 | | $ | -1.98% | |
| | 71 | | $ | -3.14% | |
| | 72 | | $ | +0.93% | |
| | 73 | | $ | -6.72% | |
| | 74 | | $ | -2.31% | |
| | 75 | | $ | +2.69% | |
| | 76 | | $ | -3.53% | |
| | 77 | | $ | -2.49% | |
| | 78 | | $ | -2.24% | |
| | 79 | | $ | +2.01% | |
| | 80 | | $ | -1.36% | |
| | 81 | | $ | -13.35% | |
| | 82 | | $ | -1.62% | |
| | 83 | | $ | -2.48% | |
| | 84 | | $ | -3.76% | |
| | 85 | | $ | +14.82% | |
| | 86 | | $ | +4.91% | |
| | 87 | | $ | -1.53% | |
| | 88 | | $ | -0.54% | |
| | 89 | | $ | -3.85% | |
| | 90 | | $ | -6.66% | |
| | 91 | | $ | -2.11% | |
| | 92 | | $ | +22.48% | |
| | 93 | | $ | -1.41% | |
| | 94 | | $ | --% | |
| | 95 | | $ | --% | |
| | 96 | | $ | --% | |
| | 97 | | $ | --% | |
| | 98 | | $ | --% | |
| | 99 | | $ | --% | |
| | 100 | | $ | --% | |
Trending Icp Ecosystem Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| | | $ | -1.97% |
| | | $ | +0.00% |
| | | $ | +0.06% |
| | | $ | -0.87% |
| | | $ | -4.42% |
Top gainers
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| | | $ | -1.74% | ||
| | | $ | -1.97% | ||
| | | $ | -2.06% | ||
| | | $ | +0.06% | ||
| | | $ | +0.00% | ||
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What Is the ICP (Internet Computer) Ecosystem?
The ICP ecosystem (Internet Computer Protocol) is the collection of the protocol, on-chain governance, developer tooling, wallets, canister smart contracts, dApps (DeFi, NFTs, social, hosting), indexers/explorers, and bridges that run on and around the Internet Computer — a high-throughput, web-speed Layer-1 created by the DFINITY community/foundation to host full web apps and services directly on-chain.
Quick Facts
- Genesis / mainnet: Launched in May 2021 (genesis in early May 2021).
- Native token: ICP — used for governance (neurons), converting to cycles (compute), and protocol economics.
- Core innovations: Chain Key Technology (fast finality + cross-chain signatures), canisters (Wasm smart contracts that host state + compute), and Internet Identity (decentralized auth).
- Developer stacks: Motoko (first-party language), plus Rust/WebAssembly and TypeScript toolchains (Azle, DFX, etc.).
- On-chain governance: The Network Nervous System (NNS) is the protocol’s algorithmic governance engine for proposals, upgrades, and neuron voting.
ICP Projects & Services You Should Know
- Governance / NNS: Network Nervous System (NNS) — the on-chain DAO interface for proposals, neurons, and staking.
- Canister platforms & languages: Motoko (native language) and Rust/Wasm canisters power most dApps and backend services.
- Bridged assets / ckBTC: Chain-Key Bitcoin (ckBTC) provides native, 1:1 Bitcoin exposure on ICP via chain-key cryptography.
- Wallets & UX: Popular wallets and identity providers include Plug and Stoic, plus Internet Identity integrations for passwordless logins.
- Explorers & tooling: Community explorers and analytics (e.g., ic.rocks, various dashboards) plus official docs and SDKs for building and deploying canisters.
- Example dApp categories: Decentralized social platforms, NFT marketplaces, on-chain web hosting and storage, DeFi primitives, indexers and enterprise apps.
Benefits
- Web-scale on-chain apps: Designed to run full web frontends + backend logic on chain (no separate cloud needed).
- Low-latency UX & scale: Chain Key tech enables fast confirmations and cryptographic primitives (e.g., ECDSA signatures) that expand cross-chain use.
- Built-in governance & upgradability: NNS allows protocol evolution and community-driven upgrades.
- Developer ergonomics: First-class tooling (Motoko + Rust + TypeScript ecosystems) and canister model simplify serverless on-chain apps.
Risks & Tradeoffs
- Ecosystem maturity & security variance: Rapid growth means varied audit coverage; not every project has production-grade security.
- Complex governance mechanics: NNS/neuron models introduce governance learning curves and coordination risk for protocol changes.
- Bridge & asset risk: While ckBTC reduces centralized bridge exposure, cross-chain flows and third-party bridges still carry typical cross-chain risks.
- Different mental model: Canisters, cycles, and Internet Identity differ from EVM patterns — teams must adapt tooling, ops, and security reviews.
Final Thoughts
ICP offers a unique playbook: run full web apps directly on a blockchain with fast UX and novel cryptography (chain-key). That enables new classes of decentralized web services, but it’s still an evolving ecosystem — prioritize audits, prefer well-known wallets and bridges for large transfers, and validate canister code and governance proposals before committing significant value.
Official / useful links