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# | Name | Price | Market Cap | Founders | Blockchain | Date Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitcoinbtc | $76,923 | 1.5T-0.11% | Jan 2009 | ||
| 2 | Ethereumeth | $2,115.34 | 255.6B-0.06% | Jul 2014 | ||
| 3 | Tether (USDT)usdt | $0.999 | 189.6B-0.01% | Jul 2014 | ||
| 4 | BNB (BNB)bnb | $648.21 | 87.5B+1.09% | Jul 2017 | ||
| 5 | XRPxrp | $1.36 | 84.1B-0.19% | Jun 2012 | ||
| 6 | USDCusdc | $1 | 76.2B-0.53% | Sep 2018 | ||
| 7 | Solana (SOL)sol | $85.79 | 49.8B+1.85% | Apr 2018 | ||
| 8 | Trontrx | $0.362 | 34.3B+1.15% | Sep 2017 | ||
| 9 | Figure Helocfigr_heloc | $1.035 | 18.6B+0.42% | Not available | ||
| 10 | Dogecoindoge | $0.104 | 16.1B+0.85% | Dec 2013 |
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