Crypto Basics

CRV is the utility token of the Curve.fi DeFi platform for exchanging stablecoins and other ERC-20 tokens. Curve’s financial platform is non-custodial, which means that users are in charge of their tokens at all times. Lenders earn interest that is paid in CRV.

A decentralized asset-management infrastructure that operates on Ethereum, Enzyme supports the development of apps that allow investors to build, create, and manage portfolios. Enzyme's goal is to disrupt the traditional asset-management market.

Qtum combines the security of Bitcoin with the flexibility and smart contracts of Ethereum, resulting in a hybrid blockchain that delivers the best of both worlds while employing an efficient Proof of Stake consensus mechanism. QTUM is the Qtum blockchain's native coin.

Audius is a blockchain-based platform for streaming and sharing music. It allows music creators to interact with their fans and listeners in a unique way while maintaining full control over the music they are streaming and sharing.

The self-proclaimed Airbnb of apps, Holo pays users crypto incentives for their participation in its peer-to-peer marketplace of cloud-based applications. Anyone can become a host on the Holo ecosystem's central Holochain app.

Known as the Ethereum of China, Neo is a decentralized blockchain platform that empowers developers to create and deploy smart contract-based decentralized applications - all while verifying up to 10,000 transactions per second.

Pundi X aims to take crypto retail with a point-of-sale terminal, a contact-free smart card, a mobile app called XWallet, and the Pundi X network. Customers can use Pundi X tools to make purchases with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Launched by the team that created the popular blockchain game CryptoKitties, Flow is an ecosystem for creating dApps, NFTs, and games. Flow's programming language, Cadence, is optimized for high-performance blockchain apps.

The ambitious goal behind ICON is to establish an interoperable worldwide network of blockchain-based dApps that interoperate across blockchain borders. The network uses a distinctive Delegated Proof of Contribution consensus mechanism.

Fantom is a high-performance dApp platform based on third-generation technology that addresses the limitations of older blockchains. Fantom's blockchain employs an efficient alternative to common Proof of Work and Proof of Stake schemes.

Shiba Inu is more than a popular cryptocurrency. It's a social and technical experiment that is intended to discover whether a volunteer community - the Shib Army - can successfully create and administer a complex crypto ecosystem.

The Hedera Hashgraph network is structurally distinct from Bitcoin and Ethereum, but it performs equivalent functions. It is based on security and validation algorithms that are more efficient than those used on blockchain networks.