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DeFi: exchanges and lending without a middleman
DeFi apps let people trade, lend and borrow through smart contracts. Governance tokens rarely give you a share of profits — each entry explains what they really do.
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EthereumETH · Smart-contract platform$2,727.301.25%A programmable blockchain that runs apps, stablecoins and tokens, paid for in ETH
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- high
- Track record
- long
SolanaSOL · Smart-contract platform$121.010.35%A fast, low-fee blockchain for trading, payments and consumer apps, secured by staked SOL
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
TRONTRX · Payments$0.33570.06%A low-fee blockchain best known as a major highway for USDT stablecoin transfers
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- long
HyperliquidHYPE · DeFi$90.711.15%Token of a high-speed onchain exchange for perpetual futures, built on its own blockchain
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
CardanoADA · Smart-contract platform$0.271111.43%A research-driven proof-of-stake blockchain with on-chain community governance
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- high
- Track record
- long
USDSUSDS · Stablecoin$0.99990.00%Sky's dollar stablecoin and the upgraded successor to DAI
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
RainRAIN · DeFi$0.011415.74%The token of Rain, a permissionless prediction-market protocol on Arbitrum
- Real-world usage
- speculative
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- centralized
- Track record
- developing
UniswapUNI · DeFi$9.131.02%Governance token of Uniswap, a decentralized exchange where anyone can swap tokens
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- long
SuiSUI · Smart-contract platform$1.245.05%A high-throughput blockchain built by ex-Meta engineers around the Move language
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
Ethena USDeUSDE · Stablecoin$0.99960.00%A synthetic dollar backed by hedged crypto and stable assets, not by bank deposits
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
AvalancheAVAX · Smart-contract platform$10.960.79%A fast-finality network where projects and institutions can launch their own blockchains
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
DaiDAI · Stablecoin$1.000.02%The original crypto-collateralized dollar stablecoin, now part of the Sky Protocol
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- long
Pump.funPUMP · Exchange token$0.0064040.11%The token of Pump.fun, a Solana launchpad where anyone can create a meme coin
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- centralized
- Track record
- developing
BitwayBTW · DeFi$1.1017.67%The token of Bitway, a yield platform routing crypto deposits into managed strategies
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- centralized
- Track record
- new
AaveAAVE · DeFi$180.140.59%Governance token of Aave, a large decentralized lending and borrowing protocol
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- long
EthenaENA · DeFi$0.23980.97%Governance token of Ethena, the protocol behind the USDe synthetic dollar
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
OndoONDO · Real-world assets$0.50341.44%Governance token of Ondo, a firm that tokenizes Treasuries, stocks and ETFs
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
SkySKY · DeFi$0.09613.71%Governance token of the Sky Protocol, issuer of the USDS and DAI stablecoins
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- long
PolkadotDOT · Interoperability$1.223.24%A shared-security network where many specialized blockchains run side by side
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- high
- Track record
- proven
AsterASTER · DeFi$0.71150.13%Token of Aster, a perpetual futures DEX on BNB Chain backed by Binance-linked investors
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
MorphoMORPHO · DeFi$2.712.38%Governance token of Morpho, an open lending network built from isolated markets
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- developing
World Liberty FinancialWLFI · DeFi$0.05510.52%Governance token of World Liberty Financial, a Trump-family-linked crypto venture
- Real-world usage
- speculative
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- centralized
- Track record
- developing
JUSTJST · DeFi$0.14061.59%Governance token of JUST and JustLend, the main lending market on the TRON blockchain
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- proven
JupiterJUP · DeFi$0.33040.36%Governance token of Jupiter, Solana's main swap aggregator and trading app
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
LighterLIT · DeFi$3.651.55%Token of Lighter, a zero-knowledge perpetual futures exchange built on Ethereum
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
NEXONEXO · Exchange token$0.86681.97%Loyalty token of Nexo, a crypto lending and yield platform that returned to the US in 2026
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- centralized
- Track record
- long
AerodromeAERO · DeFi$0.86213.52%Token of Aerodrome, the main decentralized exchange on Coinbase's Base network
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- developing
PancakeSwapCAKE · DeFi$2.520.53%Token of PancakeSwap, a decentralized exchange that started on BNB Chain
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- proven
InjectiveINJ · DeFi$7.620.42%A finance-focused blockchain with a built-in order book and EVM support
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
ether.fiETHFI · DeFi$0.74340.67%Governance token of ether.fi, an ETH staking provider turned crypto spending app
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
AptosAPT · Smart-contract platform$0.80020.55%A Move-based, parallel-execution blockchain built by former Meta Diem engineers
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
FlareFLR · Oracle & data$0.0072230.13%A blockchain built around native data feeds and bringing XRP into smart contracts
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
Pyth NetworkPYTH · Oracle & data$0.07820.40%An oracle network that brings real-time market prices from trading firms onto blockchains
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
Curve DAOCRV · DeFi$0.38221.66%Token of Curve, a DEX built for low-cost swaps between similar assets like stablecoins
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
Virtuals ProtocolVIRTUAL · AI$0.87239.81%A launchpad where AI agents get their own tokens, all paired with VIRTUAL
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
RaydiumRAY · DeFi$2.091.86%Token of Raydium, an automated market maker and token launchpad on Solana
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- proven
SeiSEI · Smart-contract platform$0.07352.70%A high-speed, EVM-only Layer 1 blockchain tuned for trading apps
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- developing