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# | Name | Price | Market Cap | Founders | Blockchain | Date Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitcoinbtc | $67,244 | 1.3T-5.35% | Jan 2009 | ||
| 2 | Ethereumeth | $1,911.37 | 230.7B-2.85% | Jul 2014 | ||
| 3 | Tether (USDT)usdt | $0.998 | 187.9B-0.00% | Jul 2014 | ||
| 4 | BNB (BNB)bnb | $660.94 | 89.1B-2.52% | Jul 2017 | ||
| 5 | USDCusdc | $1 | 76.0B+0.05% | Sep 2018 | ||
| 6 | XRPxrp | $1.22 | 75.6B-4.84% | Jun 2012 | ||
| 7 | Solana (SOL)sol | $76.23 | 44.1B-4.30% | Apr 2018 | ||
| 8 | Trontrx | $0.337 | 31.9B-2.78% | Sep 2017 | ||
| 9 | Figure Helocfigr_heloc | $1.031 | 19.0B-0.76% | Not available | ||
| 10 | Hyperliquidhype | $71.51 | 16.0B+1.09% | Nov 2024 |