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# | Name | Price | Market Cap | Founders | Blockchain | Date Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitcoinbtc | $80,642 | 1.6T-1.24% | Jan 2009 | ||
| 2 | Ethereumeth | $2,282.24 | 275.2B-2.42% | Jul 2014 | ||
| 3 | Tether (USDT)usdt | $1 | 189.8B+0.08% | Jul 2014 | ||
| 4 | BNB (BNB)bnb | $665.54 | 89.6B-0.57% | Jul 2017 | ||
| 5 | XRPxrp | $1.44 | 88.9B-2.33% | Jun 2012 | ||
| 6 | USDCusdc | $1 | 77.1B-0.45% | Sep 2018 | ||
| 7 | Solana (SOL)sol | $94.67 | 54.7B-2.60% | Apr 2018 | ||
| 8 | Trontrx | $0.349 | 33.1B-0.52% | Sep 2017 | ||
| 9 | Figure Helocfigr_heloc | $1.037 | 18.3B+1.25% | Not available | ||
| 10 | Dogecoindoge | $0.11 | 17.0B-0.92% | Dec 2013 |
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