Wind report
Major coins, explained
Live prices and plain-language guides to the largest crypto assets: what each one is, how it works and the risks to know.
- BitcoinBTCThe first cryptocurrency: digital money that moves without a bank in the middle.
- EthereumETHA shared global computer that runs apps and smart contracts, powered by its coin, ether.
- XRPXRPThe native coin of the XRP Ledger, a network built for fast payments and moving value between currencies.
- BNBBNBThe coin of the BNB Chain ecosystem, created by the Binance exchange and used to pay network fees.
- SolanaSOLA high-speed blockchain for apps and payments, with SOL as its native coin.
- DogecoinDOGEA cryptocurrency started as a joke in 2013 that grew into a widely traded meme coin.
- TRONTRXA blockchain founded by Justin Sun, widely used to send stablecoins, with TRX as its coin.
- CardanoADAA proof-of-stake blockchain built through peer-reviewed research, with ADA as its native coin.
- ChainlinkLINKA network that brings outside data, such as prices, onto blockchains, paid for with the LINK token.
- AvalancheAVAXA proof-of-stake platform that lets projects launch their own connected blockchains, using AVAX.
- SuiSUIA layer 1 blockchain built around digital objects and the Move programming language.
- StellarXLMAn open payments network built to move money across borders, with lumens as its native coin.
- Bitcoin CashBCHA 2017 offshoot of Bitcoin that uses larger blocks to focus on everyday payments.
- HederaHBARA public network run by a council of organizations, using hashgraph instead of a classic blockchain.
- LitecoinLTCOne of the oldest cryptocurrencies, a lighter Bitcoin-style coin for payments.
- Shiba InuSHIBA dog-themed meme token on Ethereum whose value rests mainly on community sentiment.
- PolkadotDOTA network that connects many specialized blockchains under one shared security system.
- UniswapUNIThe governance token of Uniswap, a decentralized exchange protocol that started on Ethereum.
- NEAR ProtocolNEARA proof of stake blockchain that splits work across shards and aims to make apps easy to use.
- PepePEPEA frog-themed meme token on Ethereum that its own website says has no intrinsic value.