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Cryptocurrency categories

We have an extensive list of cryptocurrency categories to highlight the characteristics of these cryptocurrencies. The categories are sorted by the 24-hour average price change. Click on each cryptocurrency category to see all currency information for that category.

NameAvg. price 24h %Marketcap24h volumeGainers / Losers NumberTop coins
101
Terra Ecosystem+4.75%$954.09M$41.73M
9 / 1
102
Bitcoin Ecosystem+4.73%$1.35T$43.05B
64 / 11
103
Masternodes+4.73%$1.59B$74.82M
70 / 10
104
BoostVC Portfolio+4.72%$1.69T$57.30B
15 / 2
ETH/DOT/--
105
Cybersecurity+4.70%$366.11M$16.63M
15 / 1
106
Interoperability+4.69%$18.06B$860.74M
46 / 11
107
DeSci+4.67%$517.10M$7.80M
18 / 2
108
DWF Labs Portfolio+4.62%$63.35B$4.41B
151 / 32
109
Smart Contracts+4.59%$525.42B$21.27B
126 / 21
BNB/ADA/--
110
Privacy+4.53%$9.81B$731.54M
65 / 14
111
PetRock Capital Portfolio+4.50%$865.97M$49.46M
12 / 1
112
AMM+4.50%$11.31B$796.56M
57 / 9
113
Communications & Social Media+4.45%$1.45B$159.61M
27 / 6
114
Three Arrows Capital Portfolio+4.44%$1.71T$58.79B
29 / 5
AVAX/--/--
115
Galaxy Digital Portfolio+4.44%$1.34T$42.72B
11 / 1
XRP/--/--
116
Doggone Doggerel+4.43%$45.00B$5.47B
111 / 36
117
Rollups-as-a-Service (RaaS)+4.41%$1.22B$113.18M
4 / 1
118
Layer 2+4.40%$21.72B$1.88B
26 / 7
119
LedgerPrime Portfolio+4.39%$4.36B$277.73M
10 / 1
120
Layer 1+4.37%$652.78B$27.42B
95 / 14
SOL/--/--
121
Animoca Brands Portfolio+4.35%$5.97B$496.54M
53 / 17
122
1Confirmation Portfolio+4.34%$1.69T$57.07B
9 / 1
--/--/--
123
Identity+4.29%$3.14B$600.81M
19 / 6
124
Zero Knowledge Proofs+4.27%$17.48B$1.50B
38 / 8
MINA/--/--
125
Soccer+4.26%$176.92M$24.93M
29 / 1
126
DAO Maker+4.25%$574.15M$53.46M
28 / 4
127
Yield Aggregator+4.19%$904.31M$77.97M
30 / 2
128
Storage+4.15%$16.50B$741.41M
40 / 5
FIL/AR/--
129
DeFi+4.14%$86.65B$6.70B
435 / 78
LINK/--/--
130
Oracles+4.14%$13.52B$880.29M
35 / 8
131
Governance+4.13%$26.35B$2.03B
117 / 16
MKR/--/--
132
Alameda Research Portfolio+4.12%$1.86T$64.65B
53 / 5
--/--/--
133
Hashkey Capital Portfolio+4.10%$393.91B$16.68B
21 / 3
--/--/--
134
Filesharing+4.09%$10.53B$625.26M
35 / 4
--/--/--
135
Insurance+4.08%$253.11M$111.47M
14 / 5
136
Framework Ventures Portfolio+4.06%$1.68T$57.44B
13 / 4
--/--/--
137
Exnetwork Capital Portfolio+4.01%$28.09B$1.60B
66 / 11
--/--/--
138
DragonFly Capital Portfolio+3.99%$1.69T$57.46B
16 / 3
--/--/--
139
Prediction Markets+3.94%$754.46M$17.22M
11 / 1
140
EigenLayer Ecosystem+3.91%$43.49B$727.67M
21 / 1
141
Fenbushi Capital Portfolio+3.90%$19.49B$497.64M
13 / 1
VET/--/--
142
Sports+3.89%$1.47B$138.23M
63 / 10
143
Yield Farming+3.83%$11.19B$585.17M
115 / 18
144
DeFiance Capital Portfolio+3.79%$3.87B$366.97M
12 / 3
--/--/--
145
Polkastarter+3.74%$457.30M$16.57M
34 / 12
146
Polygon Ventures Portfolio+3.71%$187.78M$38.32M
3 / 1
147
Fan Token+3.70%$408.24M$59.24M
65 / 20
148
Lending & Borrowing+3.70%$12.44B$454.30M
50 / 9
KAVA/--/--
149
Seigniorage+3.69%$1.14B$44.14M
9 / 2
150
Gaming+3.63%$23.51B$2.57B
355 / 118

FAQ

Why are there so many cryptocurrency categories?

The blockchain ecology is already very prosperous and rich. In order to facilitate the understanding of the status of each module project, investors have established a variety of cryptocurrency categories. There are mainly 4 major categories, each containing many small categories:

Public chain ecosystem, such as: Bitcoin ecosystem, Ethereum Ecosystem, Arbitrum ecosystem, Zkysnc Era ecosystem, etc.

Institutional investment portfolios, such as: a16z Portfolio, DCG Portfolio, Galaxy Digital Portfolio, Multicoin Capital Portfolio, etc.

Industry concepts, such as Metaverse, DeFi, NFT, WEB3, DAO, Stablecoin, Layer 2, Rollup, Memes, Play To Earn, Mineable, etc.

Application scenarios, such as Gaming, AI & Big Data, Sports, education, etc.

Is the number of cryptocurrency categories constant?

The number of cryptocurrency categories is not fixed. With the development of blockchain industry and the emergence of industry hotspots, the number of cryptocurrency categories generally keeps increasing.

How is the total market capitalization of each cryptocurrency category calculated?

The cryptocurrency category marketcap is the sum of the market capitalization of all currencies in the category.

How does cryptocurrency categories help with investing?

The help of cryptocurrency categories for investment is mainly reflected in two aspects:

1. Cryptocurrency category allows investors to better compare the performance of currencies belonging to the same category, so as to choose the best investment target.

2. When market hotspots come, projects within the hotspot cryptocurrency category will have obvious market performance. Cryptocurrency category will allow investors to quickly understand the status of projects in this category, so as to seize opportunities in market hotspots.