Crypto by Category
A way into the crypto market when you do not already know which coin you are looking for. Each category explains what its coins have in common and where they differ.
- Stablecoins (6 coins) — Coins designed to hold a fixed value — how they do it, and what happens when it fails.
- DeFi Coins (8 coins) — Decentralised finance protocols — lending, trading and liquidity without an intermediary, with live prices.
- Layer 1 Coins (14 coins) — The base blockchains everything else runs on — the infrastructure itself, with live prices.
- Layer 2 Coins (6 coins) — Scaling networks running on top of Ethereum — lower fees on the same security, with live prices.
- Meme Coins (8 coins) — Coins built around a joke or a community rather than technology — the most volatile category in the market.
- AI Coins (5 coins) — Protocols connecting AI to blockchains — decentralised compute, models and data, with live prices.
- Gaming & Metaverse Coins (7 coins) — Virtual worlds and blockchain games — in-game economies, with live prices.
- Privacy Coins (3 coins) — Coins that conceal transaction detail — the category in the most direct friction with regulation.
- Exchange Coins (5 coins) — Tokens issued by the crypto exchanges themselves — fee discounts, network use and concentrated risk.
Last updated: 2026-09-27