0x - it is an Ethereum based token that allows low-cost trading. https://0x.org/

Aave - Aave is known as the "liquidity protocol". It allows holders to earn interest on their cryptocurrency via lending to borrowers. https://aave.com/

Algorand - it uses a consensus protocol referred to as "pure proof of stake". The project focuses on smart contracts and atomic transfers. https://www.algorand.com/

Augur - Augur is a peer-to-peer protocol built for the prediction markets. One of their target markets is online sports betting. There are currently online sportsbooks that take deposits in cryptos such as Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. https://www.augur.net/

Balancer - Balancer allows owners to create or add liquidity to trading pools while earning trading fees. https://balancer.finance/

Bancor Network Token - the Bancor protocol describes itself as "a fully on-chain liquidity protocol that can be implemented on any smart contract enabled blockchain. Its current market cap is a little over $400 million. https://app.bancor.network/eth/data

Band Protocol - Band allows blockchain to access data (such as stock prices) that are exposed via APIs (application programming interfaces). https://bandprotocol.com

Basic Attention Token - BAT is a token that powers a blockchain-based digital advertising platform. Users of the Brave web browser can choose to replace ads they see with ads on Brave's ad network. Users receive BAT for their compensation. https://basicattentiontoken.org/

Bitcoin - the grandfather of cryptocurrencies. It was invented in 2009 by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, an alias used by the creator or creators of Bitcoin. There are only 21 million Bitcoins available, and many investors consider it to be the digital equivalent of gold. Bitcoin has the largest market cap. https://bitcoin.org/en/

Bitcoin Cash - some people working on the Bitcoin project did not agree with the direction of the project, so a "hard fork" was initiated and Bitcoin Cash was formed. Bitcoin Cash can verify transactions faster than Bitcoin. https://bch.info/

Cardano - Cardano's currency is ADA and it uses a unique consensus algorithm that validates transactions without high energy costs. This is appealing because some activities, like Bitcoin mining, consume large amounts of energy. https://cardano.org

Celo - the core utility, reserve, staking, and governance asset for the Celo platform. It is focused on mobile phone use. https://celo.org/

Chainlink - Chainlink (LINK) is used for smart contracts. It was founded in 2017 and is an Ethereum token that powers the Chainlink decentralized oracle network. https://chain.link/

Civic - Ethereum token used to power Civic's identity verification protocol. Prevents users from having to constantly re-verify their identity with different service providers. https://www.civic.com/

Compound - Compound allows users to supply and borrow Ethereum tokens at variable interest rates. It also allows community members to vote on the future direction of the project. https://compound.finance/

Cosmos - Cosmos currency is ATOM. The transfer times for ATOM are very fast when moving it between wallets, unlike some other cryptos that take considerable time. ATOM holders can stake their tokens in order to maintain the network and receive more ATOM as a reward. https://cosmos.network/

Dai - Dai is a stablecoin that tries to maintain a value of $1.00. If you sell some crypto and want to leave in parked in cash for a period of time until a good buying opportunity comes along Dai is an option. Dai is not backed by USD, instead, it is backed by collateral on the Maker platform. https://makerdao.com/en/

Dash - Dash uses regular miners, plus miners with higher priority (referred to as Masternodes). Its market cap is a little over $2 billion as I write this in March of 2021. https://www.dash.org/

Decentraland - this is a cryptocurrency allowing its owners to buy, sell and trade on the Decentraland virtual reality platform. It can be used to buy virtual plots of land and goods/services. https://decentraland.org/

district0x - Ethereum token that allows community members to "vote" with tokens via the District Registry. https://district0x.io/

Dogecoin - one of the most well-known cryptocurrencies. Dogecoin was created as a joke by two software engineers and is based on an Internet meme made about a Japanese dog breed (Shiba Inu). Despite its low price, it has a fairly large market cap. https://dogecoin.com/

EOS - EOS was designed to support large-scale applications. There are no fees to send or receive EOS. The protocol rewards the entities that run the network periodically with new EOS. This is similar in some ways to Bitcoin miners earning Bitcoin as they verify transactions. https://eos.io/

Ethereum - Ether (ETH) is the currency and Ethereum is the computing platform that uses Ether. Ether is used to pay transaction fees (also called "gas"). https://ethereum.org/en/

Ethereum Classic - Ethereum forked in 2016, leaving behind the "original" project, which became known as Ethereum. https://ethereumclassic.org/

Kyber Network - The Kyber Network is a protocol that is designed to make trading digital assets and cryptocurrencies simple and efficient. KNC is the currency. https://kyber.network/

Litecoin - Litecoin has a faster payment confirmation schedule than Bitcoin (2.5 minutes instead of 10 minutes) and uses a different cryptographic algorithm. https://litecoin.org/

Loopring - an inexpensive Ethereum token that describes itself as “an open-sourced, audited, and non-custodial exchange protocol.” It aims to allow anyone to build non-custodial, order book-based exchanges on Ethereum by leveraging zero-knowledge proofs. https://loopring.org/

Maker - Maker is an Ethereum token that describes itself as “a utility token, governance token, and recapitalization resource of the Maker system.” Maker is tied to Dai, a stablecoin that tries to maintain a value of $1.00. https://makerdao.com/en/

Monero - if any cryptocurrency is laser focused on privacy it is Monero. With the rise of crypto, the implosion of certain cryptos such as Luna, and the collapse of exchanges like Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX, the government is concerned about money laundering, and other crimes that could be committed utilizing crypto as a way to move money. Monero doesn't care. Their philosophy is basically: "It's your money, and nobody has a right to know how you spend it." https://www.getmonero.org/

NuCypher - NuCypher (NU) is an Ethereum token that can be staked to run a node on the NuCypher network. It is a threshold cryptography network that provides data privacy and key management for decentralized applications and protocols. https://www.nucypher.com/

Numeraire - Numeraire is an Ethereum token that powers Numerai, a hedge fund that crowdsources artificial intelligence to make investments in major stock markets around the world. Numeraire (NMR) holders can stake their NMR tokens every week on specific predictions. Successful predictions are rewarded with more NMR. https://numer.ai/

Orchid - an Ethereum token that powers the Orchid network, a peer-to-peer privacy tool that includes a decentralized VPN and other features designed to give users more control over their Internet connection. https://www.orchid.com/

Ren - an Ethereum token that powers Ren’s open protocol for transferring cryptocurrencies between blockchains. Ren aims to bring popular assets like Bitcoin and Zcash to blockchains including Ethereum. https://renproject.io/

Stellar Lumens - the Lumen is used to power the Stellar payment network. Stellar wants to connect banks, payment systems, and individuals quickly at a low cost. https://www.stellar.org/

Synthetix Network Token - SNX is an Ethereum token that powers Synthetix, a decentralized synthetic asset issuance protocol. Synthetic assets are "minted" when token holders stake their SNX as collateral using Mintr, an application for interacting with the Synthetix contracts. The protocol currently supports synthetic fiat currencies, cryptocurrencies, and commodities. It is referred to as the derivatives liquidity protocol. https://www.synthetix.io/

Tezos - Tezos is a cryptocurrency and decentralized computing platform. Its features include proof of stake consensus, formal code verification, and the ability to let stakeholders vote on changes to the protocol. Tezos holders who stake their tokens can receive Tezos tokens as a reward for creating and verifying blocks. It's almost like earning interest on money in a savings account. https://tezos.com/

The Graph - GRT is an Ethereum token that powers The Graph, a decentralized protocol for indexing and querying data from blockchains. Similar to how search engines index the web, The Graph indexes blockchain data from networks like Ethereum and Filecoin. https://thegraph.com/

UMA - UMA stands for Universal Market Access. It is an Ethereum token that describes itself as “an open-source protocol that allows developers to design and create their own financial contracts and synthetic assets.” https://umaproject.org/

Universal Carbon token - a carbon credit token that links to carbon trading markets. As greenhouse gases continue to pose a worse threat to the health of our planet, creators of this token anticipate growing demand for carbon offsets. https://universalcarbon.com/

USD Coin - stablecoin fully backed by the USD. Can be used to purchase cryptocurrencies such as Decentraland, Golem, Basic Attention Token, etc. https://www.centre.io/usdc

Uniswap - an automated liquidity provider that’s designed to make it easy to exchange Ethereum tokens. Tokens are exchanged through liquidity pools that are defined by smart contracts. https://uniswap.org/

VeChain - one of the first blockchains built to cater to the needs of enterprise-level clients. The goal is to improve supply chain and product lifecycle management via the use of a distributed ledger. Symbol is VET. https://www.vechain.org/

Verasity - its focus is primarily e-sports and video entertainment, specifically with a goal of ensuring that ads are watched by consumers. Their website says their mission is to "increase engagement and advertising revenues for video publishers on any video platform". https://verasity.io/

Wrapped Bitcoin - Wrapped Bitcoin essentially represents Bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain. It allows Bitcoin holders to participate in decentralized finance (DeFi). https://wbtc.network/

XRP - for many years XRP was not listed on exchanges based in the USA due to the SEC's charges against Ripple Labs. After the SEC dropped the lawsuit, it is now widely available, and now has the 3rd largest market cap, trailing only Bitcoin and Ethereum. https://ripple.com/xrp/

yearn.finance - yearn.finance is a yield optimizer that moves funds around the decentralized finance ecosystem in an effort to generate a high return. https://yearn.finance/

Zcash - offers transparent, publicly visible addresses and shielded addresses that are private. This allows customers to receive money from both transparent and shielded addresses. https://z.cash/