100 top cryptos explained in 4 words or less
| Name | Sym. | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | BTC | Digital gold |
| Ethereum | ETH | Programmable contracts and money |
| Bitcoin Cash | BCH | Bitcoin clone |
| Ripple | XRP | Enterprise payment settlement network |
| Litecoin | LTC | Faster Bitcoin |
| Dash | DASH | Privacy-focused Bitcoin clone |
| NEO | NEO | Chinese-market Ethereum |
| NEM | XEM | Batteries-included digital assets |
| Monero | XMR | Private digital cash |
| Ethereum Classic | ETC | Ethereum clone |
| IOTA | MIOTA | Internet-of-things payments |
| Qtum | QTUM | Ethereum contracts on Bitcoin |
| OmiseGO | OMG | Banking, remittance, and exchange |
| Zcash | ZEC | Private digital cash |
| BitConnect | BCC | Madoff-like investment fund |
| Lisk | LSK | Decentralized applications in JavaScript |
| Cardano | ADA | Layered currency and contracts |
| Tether | USDT | Price = 1 USD |
| Stellar Lumens | XLM | Digital IOUs |
| EOS | EOS | Decentralized applications on WebAssembly |
| Hshare | HSR | Blockchain switchboard |
| Waves | WAVES | Decentralized exchange and crowdfunding |
| Stratis | STRAT | Decentralized applications in C# |
| Komodo | KMD | Decentralized ICOs |
| Ark | ARK | Blockchain switchboard |
| Electroneum | ETN | Monero clone |
| Bytecoin | BCN | Privacy-focused cryptocurrency |
| Steem | STEEM | Reddit with money voting |
| Ardor | ARDR | Blockchain for spawning blockchains |
| Binance Coin | BNB | Pay Binance exchange fees |
| Augur | REP | Decentralized prediction market |
| Populous | PPT | Invoice trading futures |
| Decred | DCR | Bitcoin with alternative governance |
| TenX | PAY | Cryptocurrency credit card |
| MaidSafeCoin | MAID | Rent disk space |
| BitcoinDark | BTCD | Zcoin close |
| BitShares | BTS | Decentralized exchange |
| Golem | GNT | Rent other people's computers |
| PIVX | PIVX | Inflationary Dash clone |
| Gas | GAS | Pay fees on Neo |
| TRON | TRX | In-app-purchases |
| Vertcoin | VTC | Bitcoin clone |
| MonaCoin | MONA | Japanese Dogecoin |
| Factom | FCT | Decentralized record keeping |
| Basic Attention | BAT | Decentralized ad network |
| SALT | SALT | Cryptocurrency-backed loans |
| Kyber Network | KNC | Decentralized exchange |
| Dogecoin | DOGE | Serious meme bitcoin clone |
| DigixDAO | DGD | Organisation manages tokenized gold |
| Veritaseum | VERI | Vaporware |
| Walton | WTC | IoT Blockchain |
| SingularDTV | SNGLS | Decentralized Netflix |
| Bytom | BTM | Physical assets as tokens |
| Byteball Bytes | GBYTE | Decentralized database and currency |
| GameCredits | GAME | Video game currency |
| Metaverse ETP | ETP | Chinese Ethereum plus identity |
| GXShares | GXS | Decentralized Chinese Equifax |
| Syscoin | SYS | Decentralized marketplace |
| Siacoin | SC | Rent disk space |
| Status | SNT | Decentralized application browser |
| 0x | ZRX | Decentralized exchange |
| Verge | XVG | Privacy Dogecoin |
| Lykke | LKK | Digital asset exchange |
| Civic | CVC | Identity and Authentication App |
| Blocknet | BLOCK | Decentralized exchange |
| Metal | MTL | Payments with rewards program |
| Iconomi | ICN | Digital asset investment funds |
| Aeternity | AE | Decentralized apps (prototype) |
| DigiByte | DGB | Faster Bitcoin |
| Bancor | BNT | Token Index Funds |
| Ripio Credit | RCN | Co-signed Cryptocurrency Loans |
| ATMChain | ATM | Advertising network |
| Gnosis | GNO | Decentralized prediction market |
| VeChain | VEN | Supply chain item IDs |
| Pura | PURA | Cryptocurrency |
| Particl | PART | Privacy marketplace and chat |
| KuCoin Shares | KCS | Profit-sharing exchange fees |
| Bitquence | BQX | Mint for cryptocurrency investments |
| FunFair | FUN | Decentralized casino |
| ChainLink | LINK | External data for contracts |
| Power Ledger | POWR | Airbnb for electricity |
| Nxt | NXT | Cryptocurrency and marketplace |
| Monaco | MCO | Cryptocurrency credit card |
| Cryptonex | CNX | Zerocoin clone |
| MCAP | MCAP | Mining investment fund |
| Storj | STORJ | Rent disk space |
| ZenCash | ZEN | Privacy-focused Bitcoin clone |
| Nexus | NXS | Bitcoin clone |
| Neblio | NEBL | Decentralized application platform |
| Zeusshield | ZSC | Decentralized insurance |
| Streamr DATAcoin | DATA | Real-time data marketplace |
| ZCoin | XZC | Private digital cash |
| NAV Coin | NAV | Bitcoin with private transactions |
| AdEx | ADX | Advertising exchange |
| Open Trading | OTN | Decentralized exchange |
| SmartCash | SMART | Zcoin clone with rewards |
| Bitdeal | BDL | Bitcoin clone |
| Loopring | LRC | Decentralized exchange |
| Edgeless | EDG | Decentralized casino |
| FairCoin | FAIR | Bitcoin that rewards savers |
Coin ranking from coinmarketcap.com.
I did something similar for myself recently, but not nearly as many coins. Good work, should be helpful to newcomers who are overwhelmed by the number of currencies out there!