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Ethereum Ecosystem Coins
68,028 coins #2 Page 12| | Coins | | | ||
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| | 551 |  VOOI VOOI | $ | +0.70%  | |
| | 552 |  mETH Protocol COOK | $ | +0.88%  | |
| | 553 |  Opulous OPUL | $ | +0.75%  | |
| | 554 |  Tectum TET | $ | +9.32%  | |
| | 555 |  iMe Lab LIME | $ | -0.17%  | |
| | 556 |  SIDUS HEROES SIDUS | $ | +30.50%  | |
| | 557 |  Myria MYRIA | $ | +0.29%  | |
| | 558 |  Lit Protocol LITKEY | $ | -2.23%  | |
| | 559 |  Perpetual Protocol PERP | $ | -15.82%  | |
| | 560 |  Boom BOOM | $ | -8.66%  | |
| | 561 |  Cere Network CERE | $ | -0.11%  | |
| | 562 |  HTX HTX | $ | +0.06%  | |
| | 563 |  Dynex DNX | $ | -0.65%  | |
| | 564 |  Pluton PLU | $ | -5.31%  | |
| | 565 |  CrossFi XFI | $ | -0.16%  | |
| | 566 |  Department Of Government Efficiency DOGE | $ | -2.97%  | |
| | 567 |  GAMEE GMEE | $ | +0.32%  | |
| | 568 |  PORTAL PORTAL | $ | -2.61%  | |
| | 569 |  Sophon SOPH | $ | +0.77%  | |
| | 570 |  Cellframe CELL | $ | -3.59%  | |
| | 571 |  Token Apple (Ondo Tokenized) AAPLon | $ | -0.01%  | |
| | 572 |  Streamr DATAcoin DATA | $ | -2.41%  | |
| | 573 |  SLERF SLERF | $ | -0.54%  | |
| | 574 |  Ethervista VISTA | $ | -2.19%  | |
| | 575 |  VoltInu VOLT | $ | -1.24%  | |
| | 576 |  bitsCrunch BCUT | $ | -1.25%  | |
| | 577 |  Voxies VOXEL | $ | -16.15%  | |
| | 578 |  StreamCoin STRM | $ | -9.14%  | |
| | 579 |  Stratos STOS | $ | -6.44%  | |
| | 580 |  Reef Finance REEF | $ | -4.81%  | |
| | 581 |  McDonald's (Ondo Tokenized) MCDon | $ | -0.04%  | |
| | 582 |  Seedify.fund SFUND | $ | -2.20%  | |
| | 583 |  XL1 XL1 | $ | -1.57%  | |
| | 584 |  Single Collateral Dai SAI | $ | +0.04%  | |
| | 585 |  OVR OVR | $ | -0.70%  | |
| | 586 |  QORPO Token QORPO | $ | -0.62%  | |
| | 587 |  Time TIME | $ | +1.25%  | |
| | 588 |  WAGMI GAMES WAGMIGAMES | $ | -0.65%  | |
| | 589 |  Wrapped NCG WNCG | $ | -1.07%  | |
| | 590 |  XEN Crypto XEN | $ | +7.20%  | |
| | 591 |  Hoppy HOPPY | $ | -1.78%  | |
| | 592 |  Alpha ALPHA | $ | -0.20%  | |
| | 593 |  UPCX UPC | $ | -2.94%  | |
| | 594 |  BLOCKLORDS LRDS | $ | +2.92%  | |
| | 595 |  Symbiosis SIS | $ | -10.90%  | |
| | 596 |  Jerry The Turtle By Matt Furie JYAI | $ | -3.04%  | |
| | 597 |  Shrub SHRUB | $ | -1.87%  | |
| | 598 |  DFI.money YFII | $ | -8.90%  | |
| | 599 |  Graphlinq Protocol GLQ | $ | -5.35%  | |
| | 600 |  Stafi FIS | $ | -1.24%  | |
Trending Ethereum Ecosystem Coins
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|
| |  Chiliz CHZ | $ | +0.23%  |
| |  Bitcoin Cash BCH | $ | -1.92%  |
| |  Artificial Superintelligence Alliance FET | $ | -2.74%  |
| |  Ethereum ETH | $ | -0.76%  |
| |  Shiba Inu SHIB | $ | -1.44%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  Nomina NOM | $ | +114.26%  | ||
| |  ZK Coin ZKC | $ | +72.36%  | ||
| |  Ambire Wallet WALLET | $ | +48.39%  | ||
| |  Fluid FLUID | $ | +36.98%  | ||
| |  Enso ENSO | $ | +34.01%  | ||
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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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