#10 Price: $22.08 Market cap: $22 Billion
Launched in May 2020, Polkadot is a digital currency that connects the technology of blockchain from many different cryptocurrencies.
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polkadot
#9 Price: $57.31 Market cap: $23 Billion
Using its currency Luna, Terra is a platform that helps backstop a range of stablecoins based on real currencies such as the dollar or euro.
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terra
#8 Price: $0.8997 Market cap: $35 Billion
Formerly known as Ripple and created in 2012, XRP offers a way to pay in many different real-world currencies.
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xrp
#7 Price: $114.8 Market cap: $38 Billion
Launched in March 2020, Solana is a newer cryptocurrency and it touts its speed at completing transactions and the overall robustness of its “web-scale” platform.
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solana
#6 Price: $1.20 Market cap: $39 Billion
Cardano is the cryptocurrency platform behind ada, the name of the currency. Created by the co-founder of Ethereum, Cardano also uses smart contracts, enabling identity management.
cardano
cardano
#5 Price: $1.00 Market cap: $59 Billion
Like Tether, USD Coin is a stablecoin pegged to the dollar, meaning that its value should not fluctuate.
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usd coin
#4 Price: $434.51 Market cap: $70 Billion
Binance Coin is the cryptocurrency issued by Binance, among the largest crypto exchanges in the world.
binance
binance
#3 Price: $0.1598 Market cap: $21 Billion
Originally created as a joke after the run-up in Bitcoin, Dogecoin takes its name from an internet meme featuring a Shiba Inu dog.
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dogecoin
#2 Price: $3,228 Market cap: $368 Billion
Ethereum — the name for the cryptocurrency platform — is the second name you’re most likely to recognize in the crypto space.
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polkadot
#1 Price: $44,340 Market cap: $815 Billion
As the harbinger of the cryptocurrency era, Bitcoin is still the coin people generally reference when they talk about digital currency. Its mysterious creator — allegedly Satoshi Nakamoto — debuted the currency in 2009 and it’s been on a roller-coaster ride since then.
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bitcoin