DeFi tokens: 23 coins
Decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens belong to protocols for trading, lending, borrowing and earning yield without a traditional intermediary. Many are used for governance, letting holders vote on protocol changes.
| Coin | Symbol | About |
|---|---|---|
| Uniswap | UNI | Uniswap is a leading decentralized exchange protocol; UNI is its governance token. |
| Aave | AAVE | Aave is a decentralized lending protocol where users can lend and borrow crypto assets; AAVE is its governance |
| Maker | MKR | Maker is the governance token of the Maker Protocol, which issues the Dai stablecoin. |
| Curve DAO | CRV | Curve is a decentralized exchange optimized for swapping similarly priced assets such as stablecoins; CRV is i |
| PancakeSwap | CAKE | PancakeSwap is a leading decentralized exchange on BNB Chain; CAKE is its native token. |
| Lido DAO | LDO | Lido DAO governs Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol, which issues tokenized staked ETH. |
| Injective | INJ | Injective is a blockchain built for decentralized finance, with built-in on-chain order book infrastructure. |
| Jupiter | JUP | Jupiter is a leading liquidity aggregator on Solana; JUP is its governance token. |
| 1inch | 1INCH | 1inch is a decentralized exchange aggregator that splits trades across many liquidity sources to find better p |
| Compound | COMP | COMP is the governance token of Compound, a lending protocol where users supply and borrow crypto assets. |
| Synthetix | SNX | Synthetix is a protocol for on-chain synthetic assets and derivatives; SNX is its staking and governance token |
| yearn.finance | YFI | yearn.finance is a yield-aggregation protocol that moves deposits between DeFi strategies; YFI governs it. |
| SushiSwap | SUSHI | SushiSwap is a decentralized exchange and DeFi platform; SUSHI is its governance token. |
| Balancer | BAL | Balancer is an automated market maker that supports pools with multiple tokens and custom weights. |
| GMX | GMX | GMX is a decentralized perpetual exchange where traders use on-chain liquidity pools for leveraged positions. |
| dYdX | DYDX | dYdX is a decentralized derivatives exchange running on its own Cosmos-based chain; DYDX is the staking and go |
| Raydium | RAY | Raydium is an automated market maker and liquidity hub on the Solana blockchain. |
| Pendle | PENDLE | Pendle is a DeFi protocol that lets users split and trade the future yield of an asset separately from the ass |
| Rocket Pool | RPL | Rocket Pool is a decentralized Ethereum staking protocol; RPL is its governance and collateral token. |
| 0x Protocol | ZRX | 0x is an open protocol for exchanging tokens on Ethereum and other chains; ZRX is its governance token. |
| Jito | JTO | JTO is the governance token of Jito, a Solana protocol known for liquid staking and validator tooling. |
| EigenLayer | EIGEN | EigenLayer is a restaking protocol that lets staked ETH help secure additional services. |
| ether.fi | ETHFI | ether.fi is a liquid restaking protocol for Ethereum; ETHFI is its governance token. |
Other categories
- Layer 1 blockchains
- Layer 2 and scaling
- Stablecoins
- Meme coins
- Exchange tokens
- AI and compute
- Privacy coins
- Web3 infrastructure and apps
- Gaming, NFTs and metaverse
- Payments and store of value
- Tokenized and wrapped assets
Categories are a simplified editorial grouping. Many projects fit more than one. Not financial advice.