Coinranking
Ethereum Ecosystem Coins
3,071 coins #2 Page 10| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 451 |  Perpetual Protocol PERP | $ | -1.32%  | |
| | 452 |  Quickswap[New] QUICK | $ | -0.48%  | |
| | 453 |  HashAI HASHAI | $ | +1.14%  | |
| | 454 |  Bondex Token BDXN | $ | +0.10%  | |
| | 455 |  Brickken BKN | $ | -2.92%  | |
| | 456 |  Book of Ethereum BOOE | $ | -1.94%  | |
| | 457 |  UXLINK Token UXLINK | $ | +1.22%  | |
| | 458 |  ThunderCore TT | $ | -3.94%  | |
| | 459 |  cheqd CHEQ | $ | -0.67%  | |
| | 460 |  LUMIA LUMIA | $ | -2.08%  | |
| | 461 |  BTR token BTR | $ | -0.59%  | |
| | 462 |  Wojak Coin WOJAK | $ | +0.25%  | |
| | 463 |  IDEX IDEX | $ | -2.03%  | |
| | 464 |  Covalent X Token CXT | $ | -1.16%  | |
| | 465 |  Dego Finance DEGO | $ | -3.40%  | |
| | 466 |  Portal To Bitcoin PTB | $ | +5.97%  | |
| | 467 |  RSS3 RSS3 | $ | -3.05%  | |
| | 468 |  dKargo DKA | $ | -1.71%  | |
| | 469 |  Telos TLOS | $ | +0.84%  | |
| | 470 |  FirmaChain FCT | $ | -4.49%  | |
| | 471 |  PepeFork PORK | $ | -1.65%  | |
| | 472 |  Alphabet Class A (Ondo Tokenized) GOOGLon | $ | +0.02%  | |
| | 473 |  Altura ALU | $ | -3.56%  | |
| | 474 |  Bluzelle BLZ | $ | -3.46%  | |
| | 475 |  GamerCoin GHX | $ | -2.39%  | |
| | 476 |  New Kind of Network NKN | $ | -1.72%  | |
| | 477 |  VitaDAO VITA | $ | -1.28%  | |
| | 478 |  Heima HEI | $ | -1.63%  | |
| | 479 |  Dimitra DMTR | $ | -1.01%  | |
| | 480 |  dYdX Token DYDX | $ | -0.84%  | |
| | 481 |  CyberConnect CYBER | $ | -0.39%  | |
| | 482 |  MESSIER M87 | $ | -1.07%  | |
| | 483 |  DeBoxToken BOX | $ | +1.35%  | |
| | 484 |  DAR Open Network D | $ | -3.39%  | |
| | 485 |  Archloot AL | $ | -1.62%  | |
| | 486 |  Reservoir DAM | $ | +2.48%  | |
| | 487 |  Upland SPARKLET | $ | -0.32%  | |
| | 488 |  StablR USD USDR | $ | +0.03%  | |
| | 489 |  Cross The Ages CTA | $ | -1.60%  | |
| | 490 |  VITA INU VINU | $ | -0.66%  | |
| | 491 |  Clover Finance CLV | $ | -9.43%  | |
| | 492 |  KiboShib KIBSHI | $ | -5.74%  | |
| | 493 |  NVIDIA (Ondo Tokenized) NVDAon | $ | +0.18%  | |
| | 494 |  Star Atlas ATLAS | $ | -0.83%  | |
| | 495 |  NYM NYM | $ | +2.85%  | |
| | 496 |  PIXEL PIXEL | $ | -1.08%  | |
| | 497 |  Cryptex CTX | $ | -2.46%  | |
| | 498 |  Unilayer LAYER | $ | -1.41%  | |
| | 499 |  Orbiter Token OBT | $ | -3.69%  | |
| | 500 |  NetMind Token NMT | $ | +0.37%  | |
Trending Ethereum Ecosystem Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| |  Morpho Token MORPHO | $ | -0.08%  |
| |  World Liberty Financial WLFI | $ | -0.41%  |
| |  FTX Token FTT | $ | +0.12%  |
| |  Nexo NEXO | $ | -0.67%  |
| |  TokenFi TOKEN | $ | -7.14%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  GAIB GAIB | $ | +48.99%  | ||
| |  SIDUS HEROES SIDUS | $ | +29.12%  | ||
| |  River RIVER | $ | +25.01%  | ||
| |  Frax FRAX | $ | +24.22%  | ||
| |  Hyperlane HYPER | $ | +22.38%  | ||
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What Is the Ethereum Ecosystem?
The Ethereum ecosystem is the largest and most diverse blockchain ecosystem, built on Ethereum, the first smart contract-enabled Layer-1 blockchain. It serves as the foundation for decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, DAOs, and countless Web3 applications, making it the most widely adopted and influential network in the crypto industry.
Quick Facts
- Launch / origin: Ethereum launched in July 2015, co-founded by Vitalik Buterin and a team of developers.
- Consensus & architecture: Transitioned from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS) with the Merge in September 2022, reducing energy consumption by ~99%.
- Native token: ETH — used for gas fees, staking, governance, and collateral in DeFi.
- Smart contracts: Written primarily in Solidity, executed in the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
- Scaling solutions: Rollups (Arbitrum, Optimism, zkSync, Starknet) and sharding (future upgrade path) are key to scaling.
Projects & Services You Should Know
- DeFi protocols:
- Uniswap: Leading decentralized exchange (DEX).
- Aave & Compound: Lending and borrowing protocols.
- MakerDAO: Issuer of the DAI stablecoin.
- NFTs & marketplaces:
- OpenSea, Blur, Rarible — dominant NFT marketplaces.
- NFT standards (ERC-721, ERC-1155) originated on Ethereum.
- Infrastructure:
- Infura, Alchemy, QuickNode: Node-as-a-service providers.
- Etherscan: Popular Ethereum block explorer.
- DAOs:
- ENS DAO, Gitcoin DAO, Uniswap DAO: Community-led governance structures built on Ethereum.
- Layer-2 scaling:
- Arbitrum, Optimism (OP), zkSync, Starknet, Polygon zkEVM: Rollups and sidechains addressing fees and scalability.
Benefits
- Network effects: Largest developer and user community, ensuring liquidity and innovation.
- Security: One of the most secure blockchains, backed by thousands of validators.
- Composability: DeFi “money legos” allow protocols to integrate and build on each other.
- Innovation hub: Most crypto standards (ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-4626) were pioneered here.
Risks & Tradeoffs
- High fees: Gas fees can be expensive during network congestion, though L2s help alleviate this.
- Scalability challenges: Ethereum is still scaling, with sharding and rollups in progress.
- Competition: Other L1s like Solana, Avalanche, and BSC offer cheaper fees and faster throughput.
- Complexity: Security risks exist in smart contracts, DAOs, and DeFi apps, with exploits still common.
Final Thoughts
The Ethereum ecosystem is the backbone of Web3, powering DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Layer-2 innovations. Its strong community, developer activity, and network effects give it resilience, even as it faces scalability challenges and competition. With upgrades like danksharding and continued rollup adoption, Ethereum aims to remain the dominant smart contract platform.
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