US-based coins

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Coins launched or primarily operated by US-based teams or companies. More

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# Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
1 XRP XRP $1.44
$90.16B
$90.16 billion
-2.75%
2 USDC USDC $1.00
$73.42B
$73.42 billion
-0.23%
3 Solana SOL $96.84
$56.46B
$56.46 billion
-0.12%
4 Dogecoin DOGE $0.0863
$13.43B
$13.43 billion
-3.81%
5 Zcash ZEC $767.97
$12.98B
$12.98 billion
-6.54%
6 Chainlink LINK $11.31
$8.45B
$8.45 billion
-2.72%
7 Cardano ADA $0.209
$7.85B
$7.85 billion
-5.26%
8 Stellar XLM $0.184
$6.38B
$6.38 billion
-4.82%
9 Bitcoin Cash BCH $264.51
$5.31B
$5.31 billion
-2.45%
10 World Liberty Financial USD USD1 $1.000
$4.04B
$4.04 billion
-0.05%
11 Litecoin LTC $50.28
$3.90B
$3.90 billion
-3.01%
12 Hedera HBAR $0.0780
$3.42B
$3.42 billion
-2.69%
13 Avalanche AVAX $7.34
$3.17B
$3.17 billion
-2.82%
14 Sui Network SUI $0.761
$3.10B
$3.10 billion
-5.81%
15 Uniswap UNI $4.23
$2.64B
$2.64 billion
-1.79%
16 NEAR Protocol NEAR $1.86
$2.43B
$2.43 billion
-4.64%
17 Ondo US Dollar Yield USDY $1.14
$2.16B
$2.16 billion
+0.01%
18 Aave AAVE $126.51
$1.96B
$1.96 billion
-5.94%
19 ONDO ONDO $0.363
$1.77B
$1.77 billion
-5.41%
20 Polkadot DOT $0.857
$1.46B
$1.46 billion
-5.42%
21 Worldcoin WLD $0.383
$1.38B
$1.38 billion
-5.11%
22 Venice Token VVV $17.35
$825.31M
$825.31 million
+2.28%
23 Algorand ALGO $0.0891
$804.00M
$804.00 million
-3.24%
24 Render Token RENDER $1.50
$778.52M
$778.52 million
+0.51%
25 Pudgy Penguins PENGU $0.00960
$601.53M
$601.53 million
-1.08%
26 Filecoin FIL $0.709
$584.69M
$584.69 million
-6.24%
27 OFFICIAL TRUMP TRUMP $2.21
$552.00M
$552.00 million
-9.48%
28 Injective Protocol INJ $5.50
$547.92M
$547.92 million
-3.64%
29 Aerodrome AERO $0.511
$498.84M
$498.84 million
-6.51%
30 Dash DASH $38.58
$494.17M
$494.17 million
-7.40%
31 Aptos APT $0.567
$485.93M
$485.93 million
-6.97%
32 Stacks STX $0.259
$480.47M
$480.47 million
+13.08%
33 EURC EURC $1.17
$464.11M
$464.11 million
+0.09%
34 SEI SEI $0.0461
$343.63M
$343.63 million
-2.34%
35 Bonk BONK $0.0₅302
$265.89M
$265.89 million
-4.75%
36 Tezos XTZ $0.223
$244.33M
$244.33 million
-2.76%
37 Optimism OP $0.101
$230.73M
$230.73 million
-6.66%
38 Agora AUSD $1.000
$210.01M
$210.01 million
+0.01%
39 The Graph GRT $0.0176
$192.22M
$192.22 million
-1.07%
40 Compound COMP $19.11
$191.02M
$191.02 million
-2.31%
41 Zebec Network ZBCN $0.00189
$188.83M
$188.83 million
+1.23%
42 Tether America USD USAT $1.000
$184.29M
$184.29 million
+0.04%
43 EigenCloud (prev. EigenLayer) EIGEN $0.207
$181.14M
$181.14 million
-7.04%
44 Theta Token THETA $0.174
$174.06M
$174.06 million
-5.64%
45 Telcoin TEL $0.00180
$172.55M
$172.55 million
-3.55%
46 Coinbase Wrapped XRP CBXRP $1.44
$169.83M
$169.83 million
-2.88%
47 Akash AKT $0.547
$162.49M
$162.49 million
-4.37%
48 Onyxcoin XCN $0.00361
$141.09M
$141.09 million
-4.25%
49 IO IO $0.137
$109.28M
$109.28 million
-5.78%
50 Melania Meme MELANIA $0.105
$104.54M
$104.54 million
-3.33%
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Trending US-based coins

Top Gainers
Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Hivemapper HONEY $0.000928
$5.71M
$5.71 million
+50.62%
Stacks STX $0.259
$480.47M
$480.47 million
+13.08%
Koma Inu KOMA $0.0138
$8.36M
$8.36 million
+10.85%
PUFFER PUFFER $0.0154
$1.57M
$1.57 million
+3.77%
XION XION $0.111
$10.26M
$10.26 million
+2.96%
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What Are US-Based Coins?

US-based coins are cryptocurrencies launched, headquartered, or primarily operated by teams inside the United States and that generally aim to comply with US securities, commodities, and money-transmission laws. They attract institutional capital, bank partnerships, and ETF inclusion because of clearer regulatory talk-tracks and the deep US venture ecosystem.

Quick Facts

  • Regulatory lens: Most issuers file or discuss SEC/CFTC positions, FinCEN registration, OFAC sanctions, and state MTL licences.
  • Investor base: Heavy inflow from US VCs (a16z, Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures), hedge funds, and now spot-ETF buyers.
  • Exchange access: First-class support on Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini; many are constituents of Grayscale, Bitwise, ProShares ETFs.
  • Tech focus: Range from payments (XRP), smart-contract platforms (SOL, ADA), stablecoins (USDC), to oracle/infra plays (LINK).
  • Jurisdictional edge: Being “on-shore” reduces custody risk for US institutions and simplifies auditor sign-off.

Top US-Based Coins to Watch

Coin HQ / Parent Core Use-Case US Compliance Highlight
XRP Ripple Labs (San Francisco) Cross-border settlement MSB registration; ongoing SEC litigation for clarity.
SOL Solana Foundation (San Francisco / Austin) High-speed smart-contract L1 Regular SEC correspondence; spot-ETF filings 2024.
USDC Circle (Boston) Dollar stablecoin Monthly attestations by Grant Thornton; FinCEN registered.
DOGE Dogecoin Foundation (Oregon) Payments / tipping No ICO; Commodity classification talk-track.
ADA Input Output Global (Wyoming) PoS smart-contract L1 SEC no-action dialogue; voluntary disclosures.
LINK Chainlink Labs (New York) Decentralised oracles CFTC tech advisory panels; no ICO resale issues.
LTC Litecoin Foundation (Florida) Silver-to-BTC payments CFTC commodity label; no securities raise.
AVAX Ava Labs (New York / Miami) Subnet L1 platform Reg D institutional sales; public transparency reports.
XLM Stellar Development Foundation (San Francisco) Remittances / tokenisation Money transmitter licences in >45 states.
HBAR Hedera Hashgraph LLC (Texas) Enterprise hashgraph Reg D SAFT + public coin list; GC member KYC’d.

Advantages

  • Regulatory clarity path – issuers proactively engage SEC/CFTC, reducing “black-swan” enforcement risk.
  • Institutional on-ramps – Coinbase custody, spot ETFs, 401(k) crypto windows favour US-headquartered assets.
  • Deep capital markets – access to NASDAQ-level VCs, investment banks, and auditor giants.
  • Banking relationships – USDC, Signature, Silvergate (historically) provide fiat pipes.
  • Tech talent pool – Silicon Valley, Boston, NYC, Austin ecosystems foster continuous upgrades.

Challenges

  • Regulatory overhang – lawsuits (e.g., Ripple v. SEC) can drag on for years, creating headline volatility.
  • Higher compliance cost – legal, audit, and state MTL fees make operations expensive vs offshore projects.
  • Competition from abroad – EU MiCA, Dubai VARA, and Singapore MAS offer faster token clarity.
  • Tax burden – US corporates face 21 % federal + state tax; offshore foundations often 0 %.
  • Token dilution – employee stock/option plans must align with securities rules, increasing supply overhang.

How to Invest / Gain Exposure

  1. Spot ETFs – BITO (BTC), BITO ETH, ProShares SOL ETF (pending) provide 1099-B simplicity.
  2. Direct custody – Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini offer USD on-ramps with FDIC-pass-through.
  3. DAOs & treasuries – US-based DAOs prefer USDC, LINK, LTC for payroll to avoid OFAC risk.
  4. Equity proxy – buy Coinbase (COIN), MicroStrategy (MSTR), or RIOT for indirect US-crypto beta.
  5. Tax reporting – 8949 schedule D; most US tokens now feed directly into TurboTax/CoinTracker.

Future Outlook

  • ETF floodgates – expect spot SOL, XRP, ADA ETFs once SEC lawsuits conclude.
  • Banking integration – USDC settlement inside FedNow or future CBDC bridge.
  • Clear commodity list – CFTC expected to publish final “white-list” of tokens outside SEC remit.
  • On-shore DeFi – Aave, Uniswap Labs spin-ups that geofence but offer compliant front-ends.
  • Bipartisan stablecoin bill – federal framework for USDC-style reserves, boosting on-shore stable dominance.

Final Thoughts

US-based coins give investors a “rule-of-law” wrapper inside the world’s deepest capital market—but they come with higher compliance costs and ongoing regulatory theatre. Treat them as large-cap, institution-friendly core holdings, yet still size positions according to litigation timelines and ETF approval odds.

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