Forbes has published their list of the Top 25 Coins

These are the top 25 of the 900+ cryptocurrencies and crypto-assets ranked by market cap:

• Bitcoin
  • $40,520
  • 260%
  • Since only 21 million will ever be produced, the original cryptocurrency is the best store of value but still very volatile.

• Ethereum
  • $26,720
  • 3,825%
  • A blockchain for “smart contracts” (programs that will execute contractual terms automatically), Ethereum launched the token craze.

• Ripple
  • $9,980
  • 4,210%
  • Its XRP coin has soared. Wants to disrupt the slow, opaque and pricey world of international wire transfers. It already has 75 bank partners.

• Litecoin
  • $2,080
  • 980%
  • Litecoin has long marketed itself as digital silver to Bitcoin’s gold, in part because it’s less energy-intensive, with faster block times.

• Ethereum Classic
  • $1,720
  • 1,395%
  • This coin is from the original Ethereum blockchain, which was upgraded after a $50 million hack.

• NEM
  • $1,430
  • 4,320%
  • A cryptocurrency that is popular in Japan, where banks are testing an enterprise version. Many Western crypto enthusiasts have little idea what it is.

• Dash
  • $1,330
  • 1,690%
  • Originally called darkcoin, with an emphasis on privacy, Dash touts itself as digital cash, but its average transaction size is more than $10,000.

• IOTA
  • $1,120
  • -35%
  • Bitcoin and Ethereum may be too expensive and slow for Internet of Things micropayments. IOTA could someday be in demand by Fitbits everywhere.

• Monero
  • $640
  • 340%
  • Privacy coin that aims to be a base layer for other privacy apps, such as messaging. Accepted on Dark Web marketplace AlphaBay.

• BitShares
  • $630
  • 6,190%
  • One-stop supermarket for crypto financial services, founded by controversial crypto serial entrepreneur Dan Larimer.

• Stratis
  • $620
  • 8,705%
  • A blockchain-as-a-service geared toward Microsoft platform users and targeted at enterprise customers.

• Zcash
  • $470
  • 2,825%
  • This privacy coin has beaucoup buzz: AngelList’s Naval Ravikant is on the board of its foundation, and JPMorgan Chase is using its tech in its private blockchain.

• AntShares
  • $440
  • 6,135%
  • Early blockchain ICO that wants to be China’s version of Ethereum. Its fully diluted coin value is nearly $1 billion.

• Golem
  • $400
  • 6,030%
  • Global marketplace for idle computer power could be a boon for CGI artists, AI developers, DNA scientists and many more.

• Steem
  • $390
  • 990%
  • Crypto-Reddit of sorts. Rewards users who post and up-vote popular content. Has a dubious founding team and poor token distribution.

• Siacoin
  • $390
  • 7,295%
  • Taking on Amazon S3 with decentralized file storage that’s a tenth of the cost, faster and more reliable.

• Gnosis
  • $360
  • 415%
  • Prediction marketplace that could have applications in areas as wide-ranging as art auctions and insurance.

• Waves
  • $350
  • 1,410%
  • Insiders call it a cross between Ripple and a decentralized exchange. Fuels bubble trading by making it easy for members to create their own tradable tokens.

• BitConnect
  • $350
  • 42,910%
  • Cryptocurrency portal that aggressively solicits investments and promises suckers eye-popping returns as high as 120%.

• Iconomi
  • $330
  • 1,245%
  • Investment platform for cryptocurrencies. Its Digital Asset Arrays are basically crypto-ETFs. Two have already been launched, one for ICOs.

• Bytecoin
  • $330
  • 3,695%
  • Marketed as a private, untraceable cryptocurrency designed for enterprise clients by an anonymous team. Crypto insiders say steer clear.

• Augur
  • $310
  • 740%
  • Prediction market, founded by Joey Krug, who is now also head of Pantera Capital’s new ICO fund. Striving to become a decentralized financial system.

• Dogecoin
  • $280
  • 1,180%
  • Shiba Inu-meme-inspired community born out of a joke. It epitomizes the financial resources that can be marshaled by networks.

• Lisk
  • $270
  • 1,870%
  • Decentralized blockchain version of Apple and Google app ecosystems. In 2016, it was integrated into Microsoft Azure’s blockchain-as-a-service platform.

• Stellar Lumens
  • $270
  • 1,595%
  • Sister to Ripple’s XRP, which is targeting its services–remittance, mobile money–at the unbanked. Founder had been associated with troubled Mt. Gox.

Source:
Forbes