How to Know Which Cryptocurrency to Buy: A Guide for Investors

Market Cap

$2.32T

189 matching cryptocurrencies

24-Hour Volume

$74.60B

Traded across the matching cryptocurrencies

Market Change

1 Hour+0.24%

24 Hours+0.10%

7 Days-1.80%

Market Share

Bitcoin67.4%

Ethereum12.0%

All Others20.6%

Top Gainers (24h)

Zcash+2.12%

Wrapped TRON+2.05%

Quant+1.12%

Top Losers (24h)

Prometeus-6.02%

Aave-4.44%

Curve DAO Token-3.74%

Stablecoin Peg Check

USDT$0.9983 -0.17%

DAI$0.9997 -0.03%

TUSD$0.9979 -0.21%

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Cryptocurrency	Price	1-Hour	24-Hour	7-Day	30-Day	90-Day	YTD	1-Year	From 52-Week High	Market Cap	24-Hour Volume	52-Week Range	Circulating Supply	Total Supply	Max Supply	% of Max Issued	1-Year Supply Change	Type	30-Day Volatility	Moves With Bitcoin	Below High (Since Dec 2021)
Compare Bitcoin	$77,836.47	+0.25%	+0.02%	-2.17%	-8.0%	+21.6%	-11.9%	-29.3%	-27.83%	$1.56T	$16.72B	$59.3K$107.85K	20.11M	20.11M	21.00M	95.7%	+0.8%	Coin	21%	1.00	-37.54% (high Oct 2025)
Compare Ethereum	$2,285.74	+0.18%	+0.99%	-0.68%	-14.6%	+22.3%	-23.2%	-41.2%	-38.95%	$279.28B	$9.26B	$1.52K$3.74K	122.18M	122.18M	No limit	N/A	+1.2%	Coin	34%	0.86	-52.18% (high Aug 2025)
Compare Tether Stablecoin	$0.9983	-0.02%	-0.04%	-0.01%	-0.2%	-0.1%	0.0%	-0.1%	-0.21%	$179.82B	$42.57B	$0.998$1.00	180.12B	189.31B	No limit	N/A	-1.8%	Token	1%	0.31	-1.34% (high Mar 2023)
Compare BNB	$704.35	+0.13%	-1.39%	-4.43%	-8.1%	+19.0%	-18.3%	-35.4%	-32.47%	$92.63B	$1.27B	$550.87$1.04K	131.51M	131.51M	131.51M	100.0%	-4.5%	Coin	30%	0.74	-45.34% (high Oct 2025)
Compare XRP	$1.26	+0.59%	+0.45%	-2.11%	-15.5%	+16.4%	-32.8%	-50.0%	-49.39%	$79.56B	$1.17B	$0.994$2.48	63.35B	99.99B	100.00B	63.4%	+5.4%	Coin	36%	0.84	-65.06% (high Jul 2025)
Compare Lido Staked ETH	$2,286.61	+0.17%	+1.05%	-0.58%	-14.4%	+22.7%	-23.1%	-41.2%	-38.89%	$22.14B	$20.55M	$1.52K$3.74K	9.68M	9.68M	No limit	N/A	+12.7%	Token	34%	0.85	-52.07% (high Aug 2025)
Compare Zcash	$1,264.62	+1.57%	+2.12%	+3.47%	-4.0%	+159.7%	+140.1%	+204.0%	-22.72%	$21.43B	$636.88M	$195.54$1.64K	16.95M	16.95M	21.00M	80.7%	+4.1%	Coin	98%	0.51	-22.72% (high Sep 2026)
Compare Dogecoin	$0.0754	+0.33%	-0.32%	-1.73%	-19.0%	+7.1%	-38.7%	-59.6%	-58.29%	$11.80B	$369.42M	$0.069$0.181	156.58B	156.58B	No limit	N/A	+3.3%	Coin	40%	0.78	-83.96% (high Dec 2024)
Compare Monero	$603.53	-0.71%	+0.22%	+2.02%	+10.5%	+66.4%	+36.6%	+76.1%	-14.32%	$11.36B	$135.23M	$297.27$704.38	18.83M	18.83M	No limit	N/A	+2.1%	Coin	58%	0.31	-14.32% (high Jan 2026)
Compare UNUS SED LEO	$9.38	+0.08%	-0.01%	+3.81%	+4.1%	-3.8%	+2.6%	-2.3%	-9.62%	$8.63B	$195.99K	$6.81$10.38	919.86M	985.24M	No limit	N/A	-0.3%	Token	13%	0.09	-9.62% (high Apr 2026)
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Compare Chainlink	$11.34	+0.47%	-2.06%	-0.40%	-18.6%	+37.8%	-8.4%	-34.0%	-30.80%	$8.48B	$267.78M	$7.07$16.38	748.10M	1.00B	1.00B	74.8%	+7.4%	Token	45%	0.65	-61.53% (high Dec 2024)
Compare Bitcoin Cash	$278.37	+0.60%	-1.67%	+1.02%	-10.2%	+30.1%	-53.4%	-49.5%	-57.46%	$5.60B	$134.76M	$190.84$654.45	20.11M	20.11M	21.00M	95.8%	+0.8%	Coin	57%	0.55	-60.34% (high Apr 2024)
Compare Uniswap	$7.29	+0.82%	-0.25%	+4.77%	-20.4%	+88.8%	+23.2%	+24.7%	-30.55%	$4.55B	$480.11M	$2.34$10.49	624.10M	886.35M	1.00B	62.4%	-1.0%	Token	64%	0.50	-61.86% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Dai Stablecoin	$0.9997	+0.01%	-0.01%	-0.07%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	0.0%	-0.06%	$4.53B	$11.44M	$0.998$1.00	4.53B	4.53B	No limit	N/A	-15.5%	Token	1%	0.02	-0.57% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Litecoin	$55.06	+0.42%	-1.19%	-2.28%	-20.0%	+24.0%	-29.5%	-44.7%	-49.10%	$4.28B	$139.60M	$40.95$108.16	77.79M	84.00M	84.00M	92.6%	+1.7%	Coin	45%	0.58	-66.43% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Avalanche	$8.60	+0.30%	-1.82%	-3.08%	-21.0%	+25.0%	-31.5%	-54.1%	-52.11%	$3.82B	$293.80M	$5.97$17.96	444.07M	470.74M	715.75M	62.0%	+4.1%	Coin	53%	0.50	-93.10% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Quant	$202.15	+1.53%	+1.12%	-4.66%	-20.1%	+236.3%	+188.3%	+154.3%	-30.78%	$2.44B	$45.98M	$55.73$292.06	12.07M	14.88M	14.88M	81.1%	0.0%	Token	79%	0.16	-30.78% (high Oct 2026)
Compare Aave	$132.15	+0.83%	-4.44%	-2.02%	-25.6%	+42.7%	-11.8%	-40.8%	-39.96%	$2.04B	$228.27M	$58.77$220.11	15.44M	16.00M	16.00M	96.5%	+1.2%	Token	64%	0.57	-65.31% (high Dec 2024)
Compare Fantom	$0.6966	0.00%	-0.71%	-13.72%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$1.95B	$46.27M	N/A	2.80B	3.18B	3.18B	88.3%	0.0%	Coin	0%	N/A	-78.08% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Wrapped TRON	$0.3169	+0.27%	+2.05%	-4.12%	-5.3%	-3.2%	+11.2%	+7.2%	-15.43%	$1.55B	$44.75M	$0.27$0.375	4.90B	4.90B	No limit	N/A	-94.4%	Coin	43%	0.19	-22.60% (high Dec 2024)
Compare Ethereum Classic	$7.05	+0.36%	-1.60%	-6.13%	-20.2%	+6.5%	-40.5%	-56.6%	-58.05%	$1.12B	$28.72M	$6.07$16.80	158.90M	210.70M	210.70M	75.4%	+3.1%	Coin	40%	0.69	-86.03% (high Mar 2022)
Compare Wrapped BNB	$704.64	+0.10%	-1.27%	-4.55%	-8.1%	+19.2%	-18.1%	-35.4%	-32.34%	$1.12B	$235.71M	$550.63$1.04K	1.58M	1.58M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	29%	0.74	-45.40% (high Oct 2025)
Compare KuCoin Token	$7.05	-0.07%	-0.73%	-3.05%	-4.0%	+9.0%	-34.8%	-47.5%	-47.85%	$985.00M	$4.82M	$6.06$13.52	139.66M	142.16M	200.00M	69.8%	+7.7%	Token	40%	0.65	-69.48% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Cosmos	$1.45	+0.21%	-1.90%	-11.66%	-13.4%	+5.3%	-26.3%	-51.7%	-52.36%	$781.57M	$24.29M	$1.23$3.04	539.31M	539.31M	No limit	N/A	+13.3%	Coin	74%	0.43	-96.53% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Filecoin	$0.8696	+0.56%	-1.24%	-4.36%	-17.3%	+20.6%	-34.2%	-47.9%	-72.49%	$729.77M	$52.32M	$0.618$3.16	839.21M	1.96B	2.00B	42.0%	+19.0%	Coin	119%	0.46	-97.72% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Dash	$47.86	+0.27%	-1.75%	-8.52%	-18.5%	+52.4%	+11.6%	-35.3%	-63.42%	$616.73M	$50.47M	$29.63$130.84	12.89M	12.89M	18.90M	68.2%	+3.3%	Coin	73%	0.42	-69.13% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare PancakeSwap	$1.89	+0.54%	-2.91%	-9.70%	-23.9%	+31.6%	+0.1%	-25.5%	-32.15%	$599.72M	$28.33M	$1.14$2.78	317.43M	328.98M	400.00M	79.4%	-6.9%	Token	55%	0.52	-85.13% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare TrueUSD Stablecoin	$0.9979	-0.03%	-0.03%	-0.01%	-0.2%	+0.2%	+0.1%	+0.1%	-0.35%	$493.46M	$6.41M	$0.995$1.00	494.52M	494.52M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	1%	0.18	-3.11% (high Dec 2024)
Compare Euro Coin	$1.12	+0.03%	+0.55%	+0.19%	-0.3%	-2.5%	-4.5%	-2.9%	-6.50%	$454.06M	$47.57M	$1.11$1.20	404.73M	404.73M	No limit	N/A	+69.7%	Token	5%	0.21	-36.24% (high Oct 2022)
Compare Curve DAO Token	$0.2749	+1.25%	-3.74%	-21.29%	-25.6%	+33.3%	-26.5%	-42.5%	-45.47%	$434.86M	$26.21M	$0.172$0.504	1.58B	2.43B	3.03B	52.2%	+12.4%	Token	102%	0.52	-95.86% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Raydium	$1.59	+0.10%	-1.01%	-13.04%	-19.0%	+160.0%	+74.6%	-5.3%	-35.48%	$428.45M	$17.06M	$0.54$2.46	269.96M	555.00M	555.00M	48.6%	+0.6%	Token	89%	0.32	-79.84% (high Jan 2025)
Compare NXM	$57.03	+0.18%	0.00%	-0.13%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$376.09M	$95.14K	N/A	6.59M	6.78M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-58.08% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare BitTorrent-New	$0.0000003618	+0.24%	-0.14%	-1.30%	-3.5%	+37.8%	-8.2%	-25.4%	-24.54%	$349.24M	$19.31M	$0.000000259$0.000000479	965.42T	965.42T	No limit	N/A	-2.1%	Token	28%	0.63	-83.80% (high Apr 2022)
Compare Tezos	$0.2494	+0.11%	-2.78%	-10.93%	-21.8%	+24.9%	-51.2%	-56.8%	-65.41%	$274.41M	$2.92M	$0.196$0.721	1.10B	1.12B	No limit	N/A	+3.4%	Coin	65%	0.59	-95.15% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Gnosis	$103.86	-0.60%	-1.11%	-6.62%	-11.7%	-0.1%	-18.4%	-21.7%	-29.73%	$274.14M	$715.10K	$88.08$147.80	2.64M	3.00M	3.00M	88.0%	+0.0%	Token	22%	0.49	-81.50% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare The Graph	$0.0199	+0.79%	-1.99%	-9.52%	-30.4%	+35.0%	-42.3%	-68.8%	-70.90%	$220.00M	$9.95M	$0.0131$0.0685	11.03B	11.68B	10.56B	100.0%	+4.4%	Token	77%	0.54	-97.31% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Ethereum Name Service	$4.92	+0.92%	-0.39%	-4.87%	-27.5%	+15.7%	-48.6%	-67.3%	-66.09%	$208.25M	$8.79M	$3.80$14.52	42.31M	100.00M	100.00M	42.3%	+13.0%	Token	60%	0.70	-89.88% (high Dec 2024)
Compare Compound	$20.27	+0.64%	-2.40%	-2.48%	-17.4%	+22.6%	-21.6%	-42.9%	-42.17%	$202.75M	$13.07M	$15.33$35.06	10.00M	10.00M	10.00M	100.0%	+3.7%	Token	96%	0.37	-91.48% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Theta Network	$0.1528	+0.80%	-3.26%	-16.33%	-33.6%	+17.1%	-42.9%	-69.3%	-69.67%	$152.83M	$2.48M	$0.124$0.504	1.00B	1.00B	1.00B	100.0%	0.0%	Coin	72%	0.61	-97.00% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Chain	$0.0036419606	+0.98%	-3.00%	-8.65%	-23.9%	+13.2%	-17.0%	-54.4%	-63.03%	$147.14M	$6.23M	$0.00288$0.00985	40.40B	53.40B	68.89B	58.6%	+12.2%	Token	65%	0.59	-100.00% (high Feb 2022)
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Compare Decentraland	$0.0734	+0.55%	-2.05%	-6.12%	-32.4%	+8.7%	-40.4%	-68.3%	-68.63%	$145.84M	$7.68M	$0.0624$0.234	1.99B	2.19B	No limit	N/A	+0.8%	Token	73%	0.46	-98.11% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare MX TOKEN	$1.59	-0.08%	-1.54%	+0.66%	-15.2%	-0.1%	-22.2%	-29.1%	-30.08%	$145.63M	$6.82M	$1.55$2.27	91.84M	409.02M	413.79M	22.2%	-0.7%	Token	51%	0.16	-72.41% (high Apr 2024)
Compare Neo	$1.97	+0.96%	-1.22%	-5.24%	-22.6%	+4.9%	-46.5%	-62.4%	-64.36%	$138.75M	$2.93M	$1.66$5.52	70.54M	100.00M	100.00M	70.5%	0.0%	Coin	55%	0.69	-93.34% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare The Sandbox	$0.0458	+0.78%	-1.60%	-3.50%	-42.7%	+7.2%	-59.2%	-78.0%	-77.94%	$134.40M	$13.03M	$0.0334$0.207	2.94B	3.00B	3.00B	97.9%	+12.4%	Token	95%	0.19	-99.31% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Prometeus	$5.40	+0.07%	-6.02%	+0.02%	-15.4%	+193.6%	-37.3%	-48.8%	-50.36%	$104.03M	$2.24M	$0.944$10.89	18.25M	19.25M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Coin	116%	0.17	-69.56% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Reserve Rights	$0.0014339049	+0.10%	-8.12%	-10.12%	-15.2%	+12.5%	-44.6%	-74.2%	-71.46%	$89.70M	$10.17M	$0.00108$0.00502	62.55B	100.00B	100.00B	62.6%	+2.7%	Token	157%	0.40	-95.77% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare 0x	$0.0960	+0.15%	-2.50%	-5.15%	-23.1%	+19.3%	-38.0%	-50.2%	-55.02%	$81.49M	$3.25M	$0.0737$0.214	848.40M	1.00B	1.00B	84.8%	0.0%	Token	62%	0.56	-93.13% (high Mar 2024)
Compare FTX Token	$0.2342	+0.84%	-1.90%	-2.83%	-8.7%	+19.3%	-50.6%	-73.3%	-72.28%	$77.04M	$920.89K	$0.191$0.845	328.90M	328.90M	352.17M	93.4%	0.0%	Token	50%	0.31	-99.55% (high Mar 2022)
Compare Numeraire	$9.81	+0.90%	-2.30%	+1.26%	-16.2%	+15.9%	+3.3%	-20.8%	-44.23%	$74.98M	$6.96M	$6.46$17.59	7.64M	10.60M	11.00M	69.5%	+0.0%	Token	176%	0.18	-81.44% (high Mar 2024)
Compare USDX [Kava]	$0.6633	+0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$74.00M	$211.22K	N/A	111.57M	111.57M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-32.88% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Holo	$0.0004074524	+3.20%	+13.69%	+18.60%	-9.7%	+20.9%	-13.1%	-37.0%	-39.58%	$72.37M	$32.28M	$0.000292$0.000674	177.62B	177.62B	No limit	N/A	+1.4%	Token	73%	0.60	-95.42% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare yearn.finance	$1,950.45	+0.60%	-3.76%	-7.79%	-24.9%	-8.9%	-40.9%	-58.6%	-61.19%	$69.98M	$3.89M	$1.63K$5.03K	35,880	36,646	36,666	97.9%	+5.7%	Token	78%	0.59	-95.22% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Theta Fuel	$0.0080639974	+0.22%	-1.42%	-7.65%	-22.2%	+8.4%	-54.1%	-67.2%	-70.15%	$60.62M	$411.83K	$0.00711$0.027	7.52B	7.52B	No limit	N/A	+5.6%	Coin	50%	0.36	-96.62% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Venus BUSD	$0.0223	+0.01%	+0.02%	-0.06%	-0.1%	-0.1%	0.0%	-0.1%	-0.35%	$60.05M	$1.14M	$0.0223$0.0224	2.69B	2.69B	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	1%	0.39	-36.91% (high Aug 2022)
Compare Nervos Network	$0.0012014333	+0.58%	-2.60%	-13.47%	-8.4%	+47.0%	-49.9%	-65.5%	-65.09%	$59.86M	$1.73M	$0.000805$0.00344	49.82B	50.68B	No limit	N/A	+4.7%	Coin	122%	0.50	-96.47% (high Apr 2024)
Compare Wrapped Velas	$0.0220	+0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$50.22M	$88.45	N/A	2.28B	2.87B	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Coin	0%	N/A	-91.18% (high Apr 2022)
Compare Creditcoin	$0.0866	-0.23%	-1.47%	-7.98%	-24.0%	+23.4%	-64.3%	-81.8%	-80.95%	$47.57M	$2.68M	$0.0641$0.454	549.56M	549.56M	600.00M	91.6%	+10.7%	Coin	79%	0.60	-97.61% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Venus	$2.83	+0.21%	-1.56%	-3.94%	-17.3%	+2.2%	-34.5%	-40.2%	-50.46%	$46.63M	$1.32M	$2.21$5.72	16.46M	30.00M	30.00M	54.9%	+0.7%	Token	44%	0.60	-83.67% (high Apr 2024)
Compare aelf	$0.0526	-0.03%	-22.04%	-12.15%	-29.5%	-10.8%	-40.4%	-60.2%	-63.79%	$43.62M	$2.44M	$0.049$0.145	829.01M	1,000.00M	1.00B	82.9%	+3.7%	Coin	100%	-0.04	-95.25% (high Dec 2023)
Compare Nano	$0.3211	+0.42%	-1.37%	-4.24%	-11.3%	-19.1%	-53.3%	-51.9%	-79.66%	$42.79M	$111.04K	$0.306$1.58	133.25M	133.25M	133.25M	100.0%	0.0%	Coin	27%	0.43	-91.86% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Pirate Chain	$0.1890	-0.54%	+0.74%	+3.36%	-37.0%	-23.8%	-30.2%	-67.5%	-74.66%	$37.08M	$63.07K	$0.176$0.746	196.21M	196.21M	200.00M	98.1%	0.0%	Coin	122%	0.23	-92.04% (high Mar 2022)
Compare Gemini Dollar Stablecoin	$0.9996	+0.04%	+0.00%	+0.06%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-0.18%	$35.59M	$903.52K	$0.996$1.00	35.60M	35.60M	148.55M	24.0%	-26.1%	Token	1%	-0.05	-2.04% (high Jan 2023)
Compare Celo Dollar	$1.00	-6.40%	-0.04%	+0.01%	0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	-0.23%	$35.55M	$45.06K	$0.997$1.00	35.55M	57.24M	1,000.00T	0.0%	0.0%	Token	1%	0.09	-1.63% (high Oct 2023)
Compare Band Protocol	$0.1892	+0.67%	-3.38%	-5.49%	-15.8%	+22.7%	-42.6%	-64.2%	-61.40%	$34.98M	$1.39M	$0.141$0.49	184.92M	184.92M	100.00M	100.0%	+10.4%	Token	66%	0.56	-96.90% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Binance USD Stablecoin	$0.9991	+0.00%	+0.01%	-0.05%	-0.1%	-0.1%	0.0%	-0.1%	-0.36%	$34.38M	$468.61K	$0.998$1.00	34.42M	34.42M	No limit	N/A	-37.5%	Token	1%	0.38	-9.03% (high Sep 2025)
Compare LCX	$0.0357	+0.04%	-5.90%	-24.82%	-35.9%	+96.2%	-34.4%	-66.1%	-66.31%	$33.93M	$243.40K	$0.014$0.106	949.22M	949.22M	1.00B	94.9%	0.0%	Token	163%	0.39	-91.02% (high Mar 2024)
Compare Venus USDC	$0.0268	+0.00%	+0.01%	+0.11%	+0.3%	+0.8%	+3.9%	+3.7%	0.00%	$32.92M	$0.62	$0.025$0.0268	1.23B	1.23B	No limit	N/A	-44.3%	Token	0%	0.09	0.00% (high Nov 2026)
Compare Waves	$0.2358	-1.18%	+5.26%	+1.62%	-21.2%	+9.5%	-65.8%	-69.7%	-71.31%	$32.68M	$8.79M	$0.185$0.822	138.59M	138.59M	No limit	N/A	+16.2%	Coin	66%	0.45	-99.58% (high Mar 2022)
Compare Status	$0.0066766665	+0.14%	-1.90%	-8.37%	-21.4%	+13.8%	-52.1%	-63.5%	-65.01%	$32.13M	$2.65M	$0.00468$0.0191	4.81B	6.80B	No limit	N/A	+0.3%	Token	66%	0.34	-91.91% (high Mar 2022)
Compare UMA	$0.3389	+0.34%	-2.77%	-3.73%	-14.9%	-0.1%	-52.3%	-69.6%	-67.89%	$31.43M	$4.83M	$0.318$1.06	92.73M	131.75M	101.17M	91.7%	+5.1%	Token	59%	0.58	-96.77% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Bancor	$0.2870	+0.52%	-0.96%	-2.93%	-17.0%	+7.6%	-28.6%	-51.0%	-48.33%	$29.12M	$1.11M	$0.248$0.555	101.48M	101.48M	No limit	N/A	-11.9%	Token	37%	0.80	-92.06% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Uquid Coin	$2.75	-0.02%	-0.04%	-0.22%	+1.4%	+2.1%	+1.4%	-22.6%	-16.75%	$27.54M	$26.81K	$2.40$3.31	10.00M	40.00M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	10%	0.25	-85.09% (high Nov 2023)
Compare Pundi X (New)	$0.0995	+0.88%	-6.23%	-3.20%	-17.2%	+31.5%	-57.1%	-67.0%	-67.92%	$25.70M	$1.55M	$0.0724$0.31	258.39M	258.39M	258.53M	99.9%	0.0%	Token	62%	0.35	-91.46% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Dogelon Mars	$0.0000000256	-0.44%	-0.14%	-2.06%	-21.3%	-10.2%	-49.1%	-65.1%	-64.01%	$25.56M	$2.88M	$0.0000000254$0.0000000711	998.58T	998.58T	1,000.00T	99.9%	+81.7%	Token	37%	0.79	-98.62% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Metal	$0.2668	+0.44%	-3.38%	+4.69%	-17.5%	+31.2%	-25.1%	-41.8%	-46.10%	$25.10M	$714.32K	$0.179$0.495	94.08M	94.08M	66.59M	100.0%	+7.3%	Token	60%	0.34	-91.32% (high Apr 2022)
Compare Liquity USD Stablecoin	$1.02	+0.00%	-1.11%	+2.10%	+1.8%	+2.0%	+2.2%	+2.4%	-3.03%	$24.07M	$17.25K	$0.991$1.06	23.50M	23.50M	154.15M	15.2%	-37.6%	Token	20%	-0.07	-3.14% (high Nov 2022)
Compare Tokocrypto	$0.0468	+0.74%	-1.46%	-0.04%	-20.6%	-2.9%	-43.5%	-61.5%	-62.04%	$23.06M	$178.58K	$0.0436$0.123	N/A	493.16M	500.00M	N/A	N/A	Coin	54%	0.50	-96.46% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Pax Dollar Stablecoin	$0.9974	-0.04%	-0.07%	-0.05%	+0.1%	-0.1%	-0.1%	-0.2%	-0.71%	$22.44M	$658.04K	$0.989$1.00	22.50M	22.50M	No limit	N/A	-59.6%	Token	5%	0.12	-1.19% (high Apr 2024)
Compare Ravencoin	$0.0013484053	+0.67%	-3.62%	+1.62%	-43.5%	-61.9%	-80.4%	-86.3%	-87.51%	$22.31M	$1.59M	$0.00131$0.0108	16.54B	16.54B	21.00B	78.8%	+5.0%	Coin	94%	0.47	-98.95% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Civic	$0.0220	+0.92%	-9.86%	-6.15%	-26.3%	+21.0%	-48.8%	-61.7%	-65.28%	$22.05M	$7.45M	$0.0164$0.0635	1.00B	1.00B	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	106%	0.30	-94.33% (high Apr 2022)
Compare Stratis	$0.0103	-0.70%	-0.84%	-1.34%	-9.8%	+19.2%	-50.3%	-66.1%	-66.31%	$21.46M	$554.15K	$0.00806$0.0306	130.64M	130.64M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Coin	47%	0.49	-99.41% (high Mar 2024)
Compare Audius	$0.0132	+1.30%	-1.78%	-6.73%	-19.6%	+8.8%	-54.2%	-66.8%	-66.78%	$19.34M	$3.20M	$0.0116$0.0396	1.47B	1.47B	No limit	N/A	+7.3%	Token	60%	0.39	-99.34% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Celer Network	$0.0024313296	+0.73%	-2.98%	+0.57%	-21.4%	+47.5%	-33.4%	-56.1%	-59.63%	$19.01M	$891.44K	$0.0015$0.00602	7.82B	10.00B	10.00B	78.2%	+0.2%	Token	76%	0.09	-97.39% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Harmony	$0.0011228514	+1.44%	-4.39%	-13.32%	-48.5%	-6.5%	-70.7%	-80.6%	-80.90%	$18.38M	$3.08M	$0.000633$0.00588	16.37B	26.27B	No limit	N/A	+10.9%	Coin	81%	0.23	-99.69% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Spell Token	$0.0000768813	-0.08%	-2.24%	-1.96%	-22.4%	-2.2%	-67.7%	-76.1%	-78.65%	$15.01M	$957.18K	$0.0000747$0.00036	195.24B	196.01B	196.01B	99.6%	+14.7%	Token	56%	0.57	-99.70% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Radicle	$0.2339	+0.61%	-4.41%	-11.62%	-8.9%	+13.7%	-9.4%	-50.2%	-47.06%	$13.81M	$2.51M	$0.202$0.442	59.05M	100.00M	100.00M	59.1%	+14.5%	Coin	166%	0.23	-98.04% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Coin98	$0.0127	+0.35%	-2.40%	-10.31%	-24.8%	+2.9%	-41.7%	-64.3%	-64.81%	$12.70M	$8.54M	$0.0114$0.0361	1,000.00M	1.00B	1.00B	100.0%	0.0%	Token	103%	0.52	-99.55% (high Jan 2022)
Compare XSGD	$0.7822	+0.02%	-0.05%	-0.04%	+0.1%	+0.4%	+0.5%	+1.8%	-1.49%	$12.41M	$277.98K	$0.764$0.794	15.87M	83.62M	No limit	N/A	-25.7%	Token	3%	0.12	-1.49% (high Jan 2026)
Compare Divi	$0.0025019452	+0.02%	+2.99%	+21.16%	+4.8%	+213.3%	+92.7%	+65.9%	-50.19%	$12.04M	$0.00	$0.000682$0.00502	4.81B	4.81B	No limit	N/A	+7.6%	Coin	186%	-0.04	-97.28% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Bitcoin Diamond	$0.0635	+0.02%	0.00%	+2.55%	+20.1%	+0.4%	-55.6%	-37.9%	-59.32%	$11.84M	$0.94	$0.0489$0.156	186.49M	189.49M	210.00M	88.8%	0.0%	Coin	55%	0.12	-96.15% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
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Compare ICON	$0.0102	+0.96%	+10.84%	-77.10%	-32.7%	-53.2%	-81.4%	-88.0%	-87.83%	$11.18M	$1.12K	$0.00139$0.0836	1.10B	1.11B	No limit	N/A	+1.7%	Coin	1,449%	-0.06	-99.46% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Populous	$0.2044	+0.37%	-2.54%	-22.52%	+62.7%	+201.2%	+107.9%	+473.6%	-46.08%	$10.89M	$2.38K	$0.0158$0.379	53.25M	53.25M	53.25M	100.0%	0.0%	Token	280%	0.11	-74.35% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Loopring	$0.0077620185	+0.06%	-3.17%	-5.66%	-24.3%	-25.2%	-84.6%	-88.3%	-88.39%	$10.62M	$667.72K	$0.00765$0.0668	1.37B	1.37B	1.37B	99.6%	+0.1%	Token	45%	0.46	-99.67% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare ZEON	$0.0003118342	+0.03%	0.00%	+0.01%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	+11.8%	-0.37%	$9.52M	N/A	$0.00026$0.000313	30.53B	50.00B	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-96.95% (high Aug 2022)
Compare Augur	$0.8553	+0.11%	+288.44%	+105.38%	+1.5%	-3.9%	-11.3%	-55.6%	-55.94%	$9.41M	$612.26	$0.218$1.94	11.00M	11.00M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	1,366%	0.06	-95.59% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Komodo	$0.0670	+0.25%	-0.73%	+6.62%	+133.7%	+479.5%	+76.2%	+50.6%	-61.84%	$9.11M	$5.06	$0.00225$0.176	135.95M	141.26M	200.00M	68.0%	0.0%	Coin	1,044%	0.11	-92.08% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Aergo	$0.0183	+0.48%	+6.64%	+5.13%	+92.9%	+143.2%	-67.4%	-75.0%	-76.16%	$8.98M	$254.88K	$0.00689$0.0768	490.00M	500.00M	500.00M	98.0%	0.0%	Coin	302%	-0.08	-95.98% (high Apr 2025)
Compare Storj	$0.0209	+1.37%	+4.24%	-2.21%	-30.8%	-52.9%	-84.1%	-88.2%	-89.13%	$8.89M	$2.80M	$0.0201$0.192	425.00M	425.00M	No limit	N/A	+1.4%	Token	46%	0.19	-99.02% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Orchid	$0.0087962991	+0.04%	-0.74%	+2.07%	-12.3%	-24.8%	-61.6%	-78.0%	-76.68%	$8.77M	$2.34M	$0.00341$0.0377	997.21M	1.00B	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	94%	0.14	-97.91% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare HUSD	$0.0374	+0.02%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$8.33M	$471.08	N/A	222.59M	222.59M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-96.29% (high May 2022)
Compare WazirX	$0.0194	+3.89%	+0.14%	-6.54%	-19.1%	+20.8%	-64.2%	-84.6%	-82.68%	$7.39M	$6.06K	$0.0138$0.112	381.86M	962.65M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Coin	69%	0.32	-98.51% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Factom	$0.6921	+0.03%	0.00%	-0.37%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$7.24M	N/A	N/A	10.46M	10.46M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Coin	0%	N/A	-52.05% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Bitcoin Gold	$0.4087	+0.23%	+0.04%	-1.59%	+0.8%	+12.4%	-29.6%	-67.1%	-83.99%	$7.16M	$5.43	$0.175$2.55	17.51M	17.51M	21.00M	83.4%	0.0%	Coin	513%	0.11	-99.40% (high Mar 2024)
Compare district0x	$0.0071476805	-0.59%	-1.41%	-17.48%	-2.6%	+38.8%	-44.1%	-64.9%	-63.21%	$7.15M	$120.84K	$0.005$0.0194	1.00B	1.00B	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	220%	0.21	-96.09% (high Apr 2022)
Compare Oxen	$0.0990	+0.22%	0.00%	-17.27%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$6.77M	N/A	N/A	70.40M	70.40M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Coin	0%	N/A	-87.91% (high Mar 2022)
Compare OMG Network	$0.0446	+0.76%	-3.63%	-4.60%	-10.5%	-0.4%	-43.9%	-60.9%	-64.90%	$6.26M	$1.18M	$0.0431$0.127	140.25M	140.25M	140.25M	100.0%	0.0%	Token	67%	0.37	-99.35% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Badger DAO	$0.3005	+1.52%	+2.06%	-3.09%	-9.9%	-13.8%	-44.1%	-61.7%	-61.21%	$5.97M	$6.27K	$0.292$0.775	19.88M	21.00M	21.00M	94.7%	-1.0%	Token	35%	0.35	-98.27% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare WhiteCoin	$0.0071304099	+1.41%	+0.74%	-11.61%	-47.8%	+29.4%	-18.3%	-25.7%	-52.74%	$5.45M	$724.30K	$0.00173$0.0151	764.32M	971.79M	1.00B	76.4%	0.0%	Coin	113%	0.86	-99.22% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Huobi BTC	$3,358.11	+0.85%	0.00%	+0.85%	0.0%	+32.5%	-94.2%	-94.2%	-95.49%	$4.90M	$406.87	$1.68K$74.42K	1,459	1,459	8,969	16.3%	0.0%	Token	0%	0.03	-98.64% (high Oct 2022)
Compare renBTC	$12,567.13	+0.01%	+0.07%	-1.64%	-25.8%	-30.3%	-22.3%	-22.3%	-48.73%	$4.11M	$4.27	$2.85K$24.51K	327	327	13,698	2.4%	-0.9%	Token	57%	0.47	-87.62% (high Dec 2024)
Compare Cindicator	$0.000064663	+0.28%	0.00%	-0.35%	0.0%	0.0%	+4.7%	-49.4%	-50.77%	$3.92M	$2.37	$0.0000564$0.000131	2.00B	2.00B	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-99.49% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Bluzelle	$0.0080333867	-1.08%	-2.81%	-8.58%	-22.6%	+29.1%	-49.9%	-66.6%	-64.82%	$3.89M	$21.08K	$0.00591$0.0228	484.56M	500.00M	No limit	N/A	+6.3%	Token	56%	0.13	-98.23% (high Apr 2024)
Compare Fei USD	$1.00	+0.00%	-0.01%	+0.03%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+1.4%	-1.1%	-18.91%	$3.82M	$1.69K	$0.954$1.23	3.82M	4.08M	No limit	N/A	+18.6%	Token	3%	0.12	-18.91% (high Aug 2026)
Compare Harvest Finance	$5.65	-0.51%	-3.34%	-18.48%	-27.1%	+9.6%	-69.9%	-74.4%	-80.01%	$3.80M	$14.19K	$4.92$28.25	672,183	690,420	690,420	97.4%	0.0%	Token	62%	0.12	-97.08% (high Jan 2022)
Compare sUSD	$0.0829	+0.20%	-1.66%	+1.81%	+3.8%	-83.4%	-90.3%	-91.6%	-91.57%	$3.62M	$195.59	$0.0514$0.984	43.60M	43.60M	142.40M	30.6%	-0.2%	Token	225%	-0.01	-92.00% (high Sep 2022)
Compare ZClassic	$0.3697	+0.57%	-3.57%	-30.99%	-67.6%	+152.8%	+12.2%	+7.2%	-83.03%	$3.43M	$741.84	$0.129$2.18	9.29M	9.29M	11.46M	81.0%	0.0%	Coin	168%	0.22	-83.03% (high Sep 2026)
Compare Dent	$0.0000336483	+0.12%	-1.58%	-27.85%	-47.8%	+25.5%	-83.5%	-92.3%	-92.48%	$3.36M	$92.63K	$0.0000243$0.000447	100.00B	100.00B	100.00B	100.0%	0.0%	Token	310%	0.08	-99.31% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare ABBC Coin	$0.0035533801	-0.02%	-1.06%	+14.93%	-6.3%	+11.6%	-74.7%	-78.4%	-79.30%	$3.22M	$117.60	$0.00195$0.0172	905.30M	907.22M	1.23B	73.9%	0.0%	Coin	215%	-0.01	-98.71% (high Nov 2022)
Compare Suku	$0.0046277631	-0.90%	-0.37%	-0.06%	-13.8%	+15.2%	-56.7%	-76.5%	-75.95%	$3.20M	$14.20K	$0.00389$0.0192	692.05M	1.50B	No limit	N/A	+34.2%	Token	52%	0.52	-99.27% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Vertcoin	$0.0420	+0.23%	+0.00%	-2.08%	-6.2%	-2.5%	-40.2%	-37.4%	-45.88%	$3.14M	N/A	$0.04$0.0777	74.63M	74.63M	84.00M	88.8%	+1.9%	Coin	23%	0.65	-92.17% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Aavegotchi	$0.0577	+8.95%	+5.62%	+3.88%	-7.0%	+30.7%	-65.7%	-80.9%	-81.54%	$3.04M	$140.86K	$0.0422$0.313	52.75M	52.75M	52.75M	100.0%	0.0%	Token	47%	-0.06	-98.20% (high Apr 2024)
Compare Waltonchain	$0.0339	+0.12%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$3.04M	$4.30	N/A	89.80M	89.80M	100.00M	89.8%	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-96.83% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare NEM	$0.0003164761	+0.26%	-6.68%	-3.92%	-44.5%	-34.2%	-74.0%	-77.9%	-80.14%	$2.85M	$10.15K	$0.0003$0.00159	9.00B	9.00B	9.00B	100.0%	0.0%	Coin	134%	0.27	-99.78% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Grin	$0.0115	-0.02%	-4.42%	-4.39%	-23.0%	-15.4%	-67.4%	-70.1%	-75.45%	$2.82M	$608.50	$0.0101$0.0469	245.35M	245.35M	No limit	N/A	+14.7%	Coin	110%	0.13	-96.10% (high Jan 2022)
Compare SafeMoon	$0.000000005	+5.76%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$2.80M	$3.15	N/A	557.83T	557.83T	1,000.00T	55.8%	-0.2%	Token	0%	N/A	-100.00% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Ren	$0.0026997498	+4.00%	-4.13%	-2.72%	-9.2%	-17.5%	-49.8%	-51.7%	-74.60%	$2.70M	$4.76K	$0.00258$0.0106	999.33M	1,000.00M	1.00B	99.9%	+0.3%	Token	67%	0.24	-99.62% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare ASD	$0.0039867779	+0.02%	0.00%	-0.01%	0.0%	0.0%	-81.0%	-81.7%	-86.07%	$2.63M	$756.07K	$0.00385$0.0286	660.62M	780.62M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-98.80% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Efforce	$0.0049151194	+0.10%	+0.28%	-5.93%	+14.6%	+291.2%	+190.9%	+109.7%	-31.88%	$2.59M	$14.15	$0.000155$0.00722	527.14M	1.00B	1.00B	52.7%	0.0%	Token	288%	-0.07	-98.25% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Nxt	$0.0003699011	+0.01%	0.00%	-24.80%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$2.47M	N/A	N/A	999.00M	999.00M	1.00B	99.9%	0.0%	Coin	0%	N/A	-97.15% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Rarible	$0.1205	+0.27%	-1.36%	-5.92%	-3.3%	+47.6%	-53.7%	-78.1%	-79.55%	$2.35M	$76.81K	$0.0774$0.589	19.49M	25.00M	25.00M	78.0%	0.0%	Token	116%	0.12	-99.26% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Loom Network	$0.0018265886	+0.14%	+0.33%	-1.98%	+1,086.2%	-65.0%	-61.8%	+95.7%	-65.65%	$2.27M	$0.42	$0.000101$0.00532	1.24B	1.30B	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	1,179%	-0.01	-99.53% (high Oct 2023)
Compare AVINOC	$0.0057335888	+0.00%	0.00%	-7.09%	0.0%	0.0%	+53.2%	-11.7%	-17.29%	$2.23M	N/A	$0.00233$0.00693	389.24M	1.00B	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-99.25% (high Apr 2023)
Compare Kin	$0.000000774	+0.21%	-3.18%	-23.53%	-35.7%	+95.0%	+29.3%	-28.1%	-41.49%	$2.13M	$557.85	$0.000000358$0.00000132	2.76T	2.76T	2.76T	100.0%	0.0%	Token	83%	0.22	-99.15% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare inSure DeFi	$0.0000793366	+0.28%	-56.19%	+113.69%	+108.8%	-64.1%	-71.1%	-84.4%	-91.52%	$2.13M	$5.55	$0.0000255$0.000936	26.79B	88.00B	88.00B	30.4%	0.0%	Token	1,769%	0.08	-99.27% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Dragonchain	$0.0051318714	+0.00%	-36.13%	-36.00%	-29.7%	-13.0%	-41.6%	-68.2%	-75.15%	$1.90M	$0.39	$0.00433$0.0206	370.77M	433.49M	433.49M	85.5%	0.0%	Token	511%	0.00	-96.67% (high Jan 2022)
Compare CEEK VR	$0.0023038873	+1.96%	-0.92%	-8.30%	-20.2%	-16.2%	-51.5%	-62.3%	-63.19%	$1.86M	$58.52K	$0.0022$0.00626	805.72M	1.00B	1.00B	80.6%	0.0%	Token	36%	0.54	-99.71% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Orbit Chain	$0.0024874205	+0.17%	+401.74%	-2.88%	+368.6%	+360.7%	+9.9%	-8.0%	-42.42%	$1.71M	$35.38	$0.000448$0.00432	687.52M	937.82M	1.00B	68.8%	+0.4%	Token	1,902%	0.10	-99.60% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare DeFiChain	$0.0019955331	+33.76%	+204.03%	+6.70%	+128.4%	+227.7%	-35.9%	+60.0%	-49.10%	$1.65M	$480.93	$0.000135$0.00392	828.94M	1.15B	1.30B	63.8%	0.0%	Coin	1,342%	-0.03	-99.96% (high Apr 2022)
Compare Crypterium	$0.0156	+0.04%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	-7.9%	-47.1%	-24.29%	$1.47M	$1.09	$0.0156$0.0206	94.66M	94.66M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-97.89% (high Mar 2022)
Compare Achain	$0.0001038147	+0.23%	0.00%	0.00%	-0.2%	-1.1%	-86.7%	-86.8%	-94.60%	$1.33M	$0.25	$0.000104$0.00192	1,000.00M	1.00B	1.00B	100.0%	0.0%	Coin	1%	-0.12	-99.22% (high Feb 2022)
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Compare RichQUACK.com	$0	+0.00%	-1.64%	-21.58%	-12.3%	+11.8%	-82.6%	-89.9%	-89.48%	$1.33M	$45.00	$0.00$0.0000000003	44,085.96T	46,775.86T	100,000.00T	44.1%	0.0%	Token	357%	0.28	-99.02% (high Oct 2022)
Compare Vai	$0.9966	+0.02%	-0.05%	-0.04%	+0.4%	-0.2%	-0.1%	-0.1%	-0.56%	$1.19M	$378.53	$0.99$1.00	1.19M	1.19M	8.48M	14.1%	-49.7%	Token	4%	0.01	-1.20% (high May 2024)
Compare GameFi	$0.0796	-0.02%	-0.17%	-0.02%	-14.6%	+20.1%	-78.4%	-88.9%	-88.94%	$1.19M	$14.09	$0.0659$0.72	N/A	14.95M	14.95M	N/A	N/A		45%	0.43	-99.95% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare DFI.Money	$24.57	+2.02%	+1.54%	+4.20%	-37.5%	+0.5%	-51.8%	-64.8%	-70.42%	$948.34K	$1.39K	$22.92$83.07	38,596	39,375	39,375	98.0%	0.0%	Token	170%	0.14	-99.36% (high Nov 2022)
Compare Bitcoin Private	$0.1903	+0.06%	0.00%	+0.47%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$910.56K	$24.10	N/A	4.79M	22.82M	22.87M	20.9%	0.0%	Coin	0%	N/A	-94.77% (high Mar 2022)
Compare LooksRare	$0.0008986101	+0.01%	+1,430.15%	+1,235.17%	+1,039.5%	+310.9%	-26.8%	-87.2%	-89.12%	$898.56K	$157.45	$0.0000526$0.00826	999.94M	1.00B	1.00B	100.0%	0.0%	Token	1,965%	-0.05	-99.99% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Ripio Credit Network	$0.0002853222	+0.07%	-0.28%	-0.07%	-0.1%	-2.7%	-20.0%	-20.1%	-79.01%	$870.56K	$0.07	$0.000225$0.00136	508.40M	999.94M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	271%	-0.13	-97.60% (high Jan 2022)
Compare SALT	$0.0067762688	+0.27%	+2.30%	+9.67%	-15.6%	+3.3%	-20.1%	-11.0%	-44.12%	$813.15K	$51.99	$0.00498$0.0121	120.00M	120.00M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	135%	0.15	-95.02% (high Feb 2023)
Compare Dentacoin	$0.0000012157	+0.19%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$714.96K	$0.04	N/A	588.11B	7.28T	7.90T	7.4%	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-94.90% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare NFT	$0.0185	+1.28%	0.00%	+1.28%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$683.56K	$9.00	N/A	36.86M	88.89M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-91.67% (high Jan 2022)
Compare PLATINCOIN	$0.1200	+0.00%	+0.02%	-0.01%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$600.19K	$15.01	N/A	5.00M	748.64M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Coin	0%	N/A	-99.98% (high Apr 2024)
Compare Perth Mint Gold Token	$1,888.98	0.00%	0.00%	+0.05%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$563.67K	$1.89K	N/A	115	1,178	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-72.46% (high Apr 2023)
Compare Nebulas	$0.0001398085	+0.00%	0.00%	+0.00%	-0.1%	+16.6%	+599.5%	+74.8%	-44.03%	$554.88K	$3.37K	$0.00002$0.00025	65.39M	81.76M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Coin	0%	0.08	-99.96% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare DeepOnion	$0.0113	+0.21%	0.00%	0.00%	-3.9%	+19.6%	-76.4%	-14.4%	-95.65%	$471.63K	$4.03	$0.00819$0.26	22.93M	23.00M	25.00M	91.7%	0.0%	Coin	10%	0.14	-97.80% (high May 2023)
Compare Mdex	$0.0004898523	+0.01%	+0.00%	-1.07%	-3.1%	-7.3%	-27.8%	-66.1%	-62.18%	$465.48K	$4.66	$0.000129$0.0013	950.25M	1.06B	400.00M	100.0%	0.0%	Token	12%	0.52	-99.88% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Energi	$0.0041842537	+0.14%	+0.16%	-11.88%	-47.1%	-52.5%	-82.8%	-87.4%	-87.62%	$444.49K	$92.65K	$0.00417$0.0338	106.23M	106.23M	No limit	N/A	+6.6%	Coin	88%	0.19	-99.73% (high May 2022)
Compare Wrapped Everscale	$0.0010664625	+680.24%	0.00%	-43.53%	0.0%	-64.8%	-89.0%	-91.2%	-98.76%	$433.85K	$142.58	$0.000946$0.0857	406.81M	406.81M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	0.07	-99.21% (high Feb 2023)
Compare Genesis Vision	$0.0934	+0.02%	0.00%	-0.03%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$413.40K	$4.42	N/A	4.43M	4.44M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-87.12% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Atomic Wallet Coin	$0.0385	+1.65%	+5.70%	-1.37%	-17.0%	-39.2%	-56.5%	-55.2%	-67.75%	$408.42K	$413.16	$0.0364$0.119	10.60M	100.00M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	45%	0.46	-97.19% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare TomoChain	$0.0031070158	-3.31%	-4.50%	-7.81%	-30.1%	-93.7%	-96.4%	-97.7%	-97.73%	$399.85K	$55.34K	$0.0028$0.137	128.69M	210.00M	210.00M	61.3%	+4.5%	Coin	131%	0.07	-99.85% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Alpha Finance Lab	$0.000394	+0.51%	-3.43%	-0.05%	-16.9%	-18.1%	-91.7%	-95.6%	-95.63%	$394K	$373.94	$0.00029$0.00902	1.00B	1.00B	1.00B	100.0%	+5.5%	Coin	133%	0.04	-99.95% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare VIBE	$0.0003073865	+0.22%	0.00%	-1.67%	0.0%	0.0%	-23.2%	-23.2%	-23.15%	$314.49K	$4.93	$0.000307$0.0004	260.14M	267.00M	267.00M	97.4%	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-99.42% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare SOMESING	$0.000093152	+0.01%	-0.03%	-15.79%	-6.9%	+55.8%	+281.2%	+78.0%	-83.78%	$304.23K	$36.81K	$0.0000241$0.000574	3.27B	6.00B	6.00B	54.4%	0.0%	Token	350%	-0.05	-99.86% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Acala Token	$0.0002572258	+1.78%	-2.65%	-12.86%	-26.3%	-16.4%	-97.4%	-98.5%	-98.51%	$300.10K	$6.51K	$0.000257$0.0173	1.17B	1.60B	1.60B	72.9%	0.0%	Coin	60%	0.00	-99.99% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Bridge Oracle	$0.0000337866	+0.13%	-1.26%	-4.75%	-19.3%	-27.6%	-72.8%	-79.7%	-83.78%	$270.37K	$48.96K	$0.0000316$0.000208	8.00B	10.00B	10.00B	80.0%	0.0%	Token	49%	0.11	-99.96% (high Apr 2022)
Compare Xensor	$0.000051766	+0.01%	0.00%	-0.02%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$240.40K	$11.18K	N/A	4.64B	4.80B	5.00B	92.8%	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-91.06% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare DeepBrain Chain	$0.0000439402	+0.01%	+0.59%	-18.61%	-7.5%	-72.0%	-75.4%	-90.1%	-91.81%	$238.55K	$5.40K	$0.0000356$0.000537	5.43B	10.00B	10.00B	54.3%	0.0%	Token	267%	0.20	-99.51% (high Feb 2023)
Compare Strike	$0.0419	+1.56%	-3.93%	-6.16%	-2.2%	+100.0%	+485.6%	+136.7%	-61.03%	$238.39K	$1.68K	$0.00619$0.108	5.69M	6.54M	6.54M	87.0%	+0.4%	Token	243%	0.31	-99.92% (high Feb 2022)
Compare Rally	$0.0000358976	+0.17%	-0.34%	+186.16%	+77.2%	+23.2%	-9.9%	-89.7%	-89.61%	$217.15K	$25.20	$0.0000124$0.000346	6.05B	15.00B	15.00B	40.3%	+15.5%	Token	1,279%	-0.04	-99.99% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare IDEX	$0.0001842613	-0.93%	-8.30%	-6.56%	-80.1%	-81.9%	-97.9%	-99.1%	-99.03%	$184.26K	$1.30K	$0.000184$0.019	1.00B	1.00B	No limit	N/A	+1.8%	Token	209%	0.12	-99.94% (high Feb 2022)
Compare BABB	$0.0000020587	-0.32%	-0.29%	+2.54%	-59.5%	-66.1%	-88.8%	-84.9%	-94.33%	$168.67K	$54.16K	$0.00000101$0.0000363	81.93B	100.00B	100.00B	81.9%	-0.4%	Token	128%	-0.02	-99.76% (high Mar 2023)
Compare StormX	$0.0000122677	+309.51%	+309.47%	+309.58%	-22.4%	-41.8%	-79.0%	-85.5%	-85.15%	$151.54K	$407.74	$0.00000299$0.0000826	12.35B	12.50B	12.50B	98.8%	+0.0%	Token	2,400%	0.06	-99.95% (high Apr 2022)
Compare Enigma	$0.0010356588	-0.07%	0.00%	+183.37%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$131.70K	N/A	N/A	13.89M	150.00M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-99.09% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Metaverse Dualchain Network Architecture	$0.0000059981	+0.01%	0.00%	-0.01%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$120.82K	$1.39K	N/A	20.14B	100.00B	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Coin	0%	N/A	-99.94% (high Aug 2022)
Compare Dero	$0.0084185544	+0.01%	0.00%	-34.23%	0.0%	-82.7%	-97.1%	-98.3%	-98.86%	$120.49K	N/A	$0.00842$0.74	14.31M	18.40M	21.00M	68.2%	0.0%	Coin	0%	-0.08	-99.94% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Bitcoin Standard Hashrate Token	$0.0095975512	+0.05%	-1.78%	-12.02%	-9.5%	+20.2%	-15.8%	-38.0%	-39.59%	$117.10K	$49.92	$0.0003$0.0159	12.20M	15.00M	15.00M	81.3%	0.0%	Token	1,793%	0.01	-99.97% (high Jul 2022)
Compare Substratum	$0.0001053602	+0.00%	0.00%	+0.05%	+1.3%	-0.6%	-5.5%	-6.5%	-6.68%	$115.06K	$3.32	$0.000104$0.000113	472.00M	472.00M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	5%	0.05	-96.66% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Dawn Protocol	$0.0010570688	+0.15%	0.00%	-0.46%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$78.71K	$24.64	N/A	74.46M	76.59M	93.47M	79.7%	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-99.96% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Strong	$0.5363	+1.15%	-0.15%	-1.82%	-14.7%	-8.3%	-47.9%	-63.5%	-61.95%	$74.15K	$7.09	$0.394$1.41	138,269	523,990	528,886	26.1%	0.0%	Token	34%	0.28	-99.92% (high Jan 2022)
Compare Po.et	$0.0000062008	+0.11%	0.00%	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$57.30K	N/A	N/A	3.14B	3.14B	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-94.21% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Mirror Protocol	$0.0006644019	+0.00%	-0.83%	-3.40%	-13.4%	-76.3%	-87.4%	-93.3%	-94.83%	$51.65K	$274.05	$0.00047$0.0128	77.74M	370.58M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	70%	0.09	-99.98% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare SelfKey	$0.0000059105	+0.01%	0.00%	-0.26%	0.0%	-76.9%	-96.9%	-95.7%	-98.25%	$35.46K	$87.00	$0.00000589$0.000338	6.00B	6.00B	6.00B	100.0%	0.0%	Token	0%	0.04	-99.96% (high Feb 2023)
Compare GensoKishi Metaverse	$0.0000700643	+0.55%	-0.30%	-0.36%	-4.7%	-53.8%	-98.5%	-98.8%	-98.79%	$34.56K	$5.49	$0.0000399$0.00578	493.20M	2.00B	2.00B	24.7%	+17.6%	Token	2,211%	0.02	-100.00% (high Apr 2022)
Compare Rublix	$0.0011204726	+0.07%	-0.28%	-0.07%	-0.1%	-2.7%	-59.4%	-59.4%	-59.39%	$23.25K	$15.74	$0.00107$0.00276	20.75M	100.00M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	271%	-0.13	-98.92% (high Apr 2022)
Compare BitCash	$0.0007699406	+0.40%	-0.25%	-5.79%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$17.09K	$15.52	N/A	6.40M	6.40M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Coin	0%	N/A	-91.96% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Golden Goose	$0.0000919798	+0.00%	0.00%	-0.02%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$15.27K	N/A	N/A	1.67B	2.50B	500.00M	100.0%	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-97.56% (high Jan 2022)
Compare IoT Chain	$0.0001240168	0.00%	0.00%	+3.34%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$10.82K	N/A	N/A	87.21M	100.00M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-99.71% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare My DeFi Pet	$0.0001894192	0.00%	0.00%	+1.29%	0.0%	0.0%	-97.2%	-98.9%	-99.07%	$8.18K	N/A	$0.000187$0.0203	43.20M	100.00M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Token	0%	N/A	-99.99% (high Dec 2021 or earlier)
Compare Neblio	$0.0001910313	0.00%	0.00%	-34.83%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	$4.00K	N/A	N/A	20.94M	20.94M	No limit	N/A	0.0%	Coin	0%	N/A	-99.99% (high Oct 2022)

How to Know Which Cryptocurrency to Buy: A Guide for Investors

Written by Chris Markoch

Key Points

Knowing what cryptocurrency to buy begins by understanding how cryptocurrency differs from fiat currency.
It's also important to understand your own purpose for owning cryptocurrency.
Learn the basics of cryptocurrency and how to research and buy cryptocurrencies.

Thinking about buying cryptocurrency?

Your first question may have to do with how to know which cryptocurrency to buy. How to know what crypto to buy starts by understanding what cryptocurrency is and what to look for when buying cryptocurrency. When you finish reading this article, you’ll understand the basics of crypto, how to analyze different cryptocurrencies, which cryptocurrencies are evergreen choices for every investor and how to research and buy cryptocurrencies.

Understanding the Basics of Crypto

Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that exists as an encrypted set of transactions on a digital ledger known as a blockchain. A bank or government entity issues the currency and maintains a ledger of transactions with standard fiat currencies.

In the case of cryptocurrency, a computer algorithm performs both tasks. This highlights two defining features of cryptocurrency: the concept of blockchain and cryptography.

A blockchain is a digital ledger that records all cryptocurrency transactions. Each transaction represents a "block" of data strung together to form a chain that theoretically makes all cryptocurrency transactions available to all owners. The data for every transaction is encrypted using cryptography.

Cryptocurrencies share common characteristics, including the following:

Digital form: Cryptocurrency does not have a physical equivalent like coins or paper money. The currency is code that exists inside of computers.
Peer-to-peer form: A transaction only goes from one person to another online. There is no intermediary person or institution.
Borderless and frictionless: There is no exchange rate for cryptocurrency being traded in the U.S., Germany or Japan. It is a currency like gold and other precious metals that trades freely across countries and borders.
Encrypted: Cryptocurrency owners are completely anonymous because each user has a public key (similar to a username) and a private key (like a password).
Decentralized: This means there are no banks. An owner’s private key allows them access to their digital wallet, which carries some risk. If the owner loses the private key, no bank can back them up.
Operate in a zero-trust environment: This means that all cryptocurrencies are built and verified on a blockchain by computers based on a series of algorithms.

How to Analyze Crypto to Buy

How do you know what to look for when buying cryptocurrency? The best new cryptocurrency to buy can seem like a stumbling block for most investors. That’s because cryptocurrency is not a physical currency and cryptocurrencies aren’t companies with revenue and earnings. The rules that investors would use to analyze stocks don’t apply to cryptocurrency.

However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t evaluate cryptocurrency. Take a look at some ways to analyze a cryptocurrency that you may want to buy. First, it’s important to understand the differences between types of cryptocurrencies.

Step 1: Consider tokens vs. altcoins.

Cryptocurrencies are categorized as coins (also called alternative cryptocurrency, or altcoins) and tokens. Altcoins are an alternative to Bitcoin. All altcoins have their own independent blockchain. These can be derived from Bitcoin's open-source protocol. They can also create their own blockchain and protocol for their native currency.

Tokens operate on top of an existing blockchain and allow the creation of more decentralized applications (called DApps), which is the future of cryptocurrency. Tokens are created using smart contracts, programmable computer codes that are completely self-executing. Tokens can represent any tradable asset. DApps can be thought of as similar to an interface that allows smart contracts to interact with the blockchain. Ethereum is the most popular digital application.

Step 2: Understand the project.

Next, understand the use case (the project) for the DApp:

Review the project’s white paper. Most cryptocurrency projects produce a white paper summarizing the objectives and how the cryptocurrency will help achieve those objectives. The white paper should also spell out the long-term vision as well as the timeline for the project. These white papers can be highly technical in nature as is the cryptocurrency itself. If you don’t understand what the project is trying to accomplish, you may want to find a different cryptocurrency to analyze.
Research the development team and project leadership. Some of this information should be readily supplied by the company on its “About” page. Prospective investors should be concerned if it’s unclear who the founders or developers are.
Research the “community.” Cryptocurrencies can be very fraternal. This means that many altcoins have a passionate group of followers, which is essential for a currency to gain adoption. The value of cryptocurrency depends on the basic rules of supply and demand. A cryptocurrency that nobody wants to buy or trade will be worthless. A coin that is in high demand but with limited supply will be priceless.

Step 3: Analyze market capitalization.

Analyzing cryptocurrency doesn’t follow the same rules as investors use to analyze a company or its stock so you might wonder how the words “market capitalization” or market cap apply to cryptocurrency. Many investors may think that assigning a market cap to cryptocurrency but market capitalization commonly used cryptocurrency metric defined as:

Total Circulation Supply x Price

In other words, a coin with a total circulation of 300,000 coins and a price of one cent would have a market cap of 3,000 (300,000 x 0.01).

Because of the volatility of cryptocurrency, however, market caps can change suddenly and significantly. In this regard, crypto investors can apply some of the same logic as with stocks. That is, cryptocurrencies with a larger market cap tend to be less volatile than the ones with a smaller market cap.

Step 4: Review the “tokenomics.”

In addition to knowing the relationship between a cryptocurrency’s supply and its market cap, it’s critical to understand the distribution, circulation and total supply of a cryptocurrency, also called “tokenomics,” which affects the price of cryptocurrency over time.

Tokenomics is based on the relationship between a coin’s circulating supply, which is the amount of the coin currently in the market and its total supply, which is the amount of the currency after all the available tokens have been unlocked and distributed. It is also based on the coin’s maximum supply, which is the total amount of the coin there will ever be.

Bitcoin has a maximum supply of 21 million, which means at some point, there will never be any new Bitcoin mined. This is an indicator that the price of Bitcoin will rise significantly in the future because each individual bitcoin (or fraction of a Bitcoin) will become much more valuable.

Step 5: Look for trusted sources.

Many investors want to do the research for themselves but cryptocurrency can get very technical in nature. You can access many online sources to assist you. For example, MarketBeat provides a cryptocurrency screener in addition to a daily cryptocurrency newsletter. Other reliable sources include Messari, Glassnode and CoinGecko.

5 of the Best Cryptocurrencies to Buy Now

The first and most commonly recognized platform is the Bitcoin network. However, there are thousands of cryptocurrencies available. Here is a list of five of the best cryptocurrencies to buy as of this writing.

1. Bitcoin

Bitcoin remains the largest of the cryptocurrencies. As of October 2022, it has a $350 billion market cap. One of the key arguments for owning bitcoin is the idea of scarcity. Only 21 million bitcoins will ever be “mined” and over 19 million are already in circulation.

Bitcoin has also become widely accepted as a medium of exchange. Payment processors such as Visa and Mastercard allow Bitcoin to be used in transactions, which creates more institutional interest in Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is also controversial because of its proof-of-work (PoW) validation mechanism. While users appreciate it for its safety and security, it draws the ire of environmental advocates who are concerned about the amount of electricity used in bitcoin mining.

2. Ethereum

Ethereum is right behind Bitcoin in terms of market cap. Ethereum launched in 2015, about six years after Bitcoin. The coin is used as the payment or “gas” behind the platform, which is known for executing smart contracts. This has made Ethereum one of the go-to coins for developers, particularly those interested in creating nonfungible tokens (NFTs).

This popularity has come with a cost. As digital networks go, Ethereum has become kind of slow. But that is likely to change with “the merge” that happened in September 2022. It transitioned Ethereum from a PoW protocol to a proof-of-stake (PoS) protocol. This makes the network faster and lowers the gas fees for developers. It will make Ethereum a more environmentally friendly token as well.

3. Cardano

Cardano is another PoS project. Cardano was the first coin launched with that mechanism in place. Cardano is popular among developers. As of September 2022, 1,000 projects were created on the platform’s blockchain, which gives credence to the idea that it may be a buy-and-hold coin for the long term.

The founders take a staged, measured approach to rolling out the entire Cardano platform. Each stage has brought new functionality to the platform. Cardano trades with the symbol ADA and recently released its rewards token, ADACash, to much fanfare.

4. Ripple

Ripple is a blockchain project used to facilitate fast and inexpensive cross-border transactions. Think about what has to happen to send money to a friend or relative overseas using the current SWIFT system. The funds have to leave your account in dollars and are delivered to the receiving country’s bank, where the funds are subject to exchange rates. It’s a project that’s not timely and inefficient.

The Ripple token takes the place of the currency. You buy Ripple, send it to the receiving party who receives the funds as Ripple and then convert them into their native currency. All of this happens in seconds or minutes (as opposed to days).

Ripple remains engaged in a court case with the SEC. Although Ripple is confident it will win, the outcome is still unclear at the time of this writing. The issue is whether or not Ripple should be treated as a security.

Learn more: What is an SEC filing and how does it relate to market indexes?

5. Polygon

Polygon is an offshoot of the Ethereum blockchain. The platform’s goal is to improve the scalability and infrastructure of Ethereum. It accomplishes this with a “layer two” concept that expands the Ethereum blockchain into multiple chains. This allows faster transaction speeds.

The platform supports the Tether (USDT) stablecoin and is making investments in carbon neutrality. Meta Platforms and Stripe have adopted Polygon, which will likely help facilitate the coin’s adoption.

How to Buy Crypto

Let’s take a look at some steps to buy cryptocurrency.

Step 1: Determine your future goals.

Figuring out your future goals isn’t as cut-and-dried as it may seem. Cryptocurrency can serve many purposes. Many individuals buy cryptocurrency as an investment that they believe will increase in value over time. The most common way to make money with cryptocurrencies involves using a buy-and-hold strategy.

Some investors want to have a supply of cryptocurrency as a medium of exchange, such as Dogecoin. Dogecoin doesn’t have any particular utility aside from as a medium of exchange. One of the most publicized use cases for Dogecoin was when billionaire and owner of the National Basketball Association’s Dallas Mavericks said Dogecoin would be accepted as payment for some purchases. The same is true of AMC Entertainment, which accepts Dogecoin as a form of payment.

Still others want to own cryptocurrency as a store of value. Bitcoin is referred to as digital gold and Ethereum as digital silver. As of this writing, there’s no evidence that cryptocurrency is an inflation hedge or a hedge against fiat currency. There are many who believe that will ultimately be the greatest reason to own cryptocurrency.

Step 2: Find an online crypto exchange and open your account.

You may be surprised to know how many crypto exchanges exist. Some of the more popular exchanges include Coinbase and eToro. A growing number of brokerage houses give their clients the option to invest in cryptocurrency.

Once you find an exchange to trade on, you’re ready to open your account. Because cryptocurrency is decentralized, the only time you need to use fiat currency is to fund your trading account. You’ll need to make sure you have the required tools:

Digital wallet (cryptocurrency wallet): Cryptocurrency is stored in a digital wallet. The digital wallet is software that makes it possible for the blockchain to recognize the owner.
Public key: The public key is similar to a username that allows balances to be transferred from one account to another.
Private key: The private key is a password that allows the user to confirm the transaction.

Step 3: Practice diversification.

Similar to investing in stocks, it’s a good idea to carefully divide your cryptocurrency investments among several coins to mitigate risk. Cryptocurrency is highly volatile and it’s not surprising to see the price of a coin more 5% to 10% in a single direction in a day. Unlike the stock market, the crypto market never sleeps. Crypto exchanges are open 24/7, 365 days a year. You’ll have to monitor your accounts a bit more frequently than you might check your stocks.

If you’re new to crypto or have a limited amount of funds available to purchase crypto assets, many analysts say it’s best to stick to Bitcoin and Ethereum as the best crypto to buy now. These two stalwart names will survive whatever shakeup happens as a result of potential regulation. Plus, these are the coins that institutional investors buy.

How Do You Know When to Buy and Sell Cryptocurrency?

Are you still asking, “How do I know which cryptocurrency to buy?” or “How do you know when to buy and sell cryptocurrency?” If so, it’s worth understanding that as with stocks and other investments, there is no single best time to buy cryptocurrency.

However, keep the current market conditions in mind. Cryptocurrencies are still in their infancy and subject to a lot of volatility.

But is it safe to buy cryptocurrency? Is it like learning how to screen penny stocks or forex trading, some of the riskiest types of trading on the market? Some uncertainty is due to the fact that lawmakers have taken a close look at cryptocurrency and may impose some form of regulations on them. Regulation is generally seen as a necessary step toward mass adoption but we still don’t know how much it will mute demand among early adopters who bought crypto precisely because it was unregulated.

On the other hand, there is evidence of more adoption by institutional investors. When that happens, not only will it be considered a good time to buy crypto, but crypto investing is likely to become a lot safer than it seems today.

About The Author

Chris Markoch

Associate Editor & Contributing Author

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