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# | Name | Price | Market Cap | Founders | Blockchain | Date Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitcoinbtc | $81,235 | 1.6T+0.39% | Jan 2009 | ||
| 2 | Ethereumeth | $2,330.31 | 281.2B+0.23% | Jul 2014 | ||
| 3 | Tether (USDT)usdt | $1 | 189.6B-0.02% | Jul 2014 | ||
| 4 | XRPxrp | $1.46 | 90.3B+2.66% | Jun 2012 | ||
| 5 | BNB (BNB)bnb | $656.06 | 88.4B+1.02% | Jul 2017 | ||
| 6 | USDCusdc | $1 | 77.8B-0.13% | Sep 2018 | ||
| 7 | Solana (SOL)sol | $95.26 | 55.0B+2.00% | Apr 2018 | ||
| 8 | Trontrx | $0.352 | 33.4B+0.34% | Sep 2017 | ||
| 9 | Figure Helocfigr_heloc | $1.006 | 17.7B-2.25% | Not available | ||
| 10 | Dogecoindoge | $0.11 | 16.9B+1.59% | Dec 2013 |
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