Here's a list of major and influential cryptocurrency coins you might have missed from 2013 to 2025, organized by year:
Crypto Coins by Year (2013–2025)
2013
Bitcoin (BTC) – The original cryptocurrency gaining mainstream traction.
Litecoin (LTC) – Early alternative to Bitcoin.
2014
Dogecoin (DOGE) – Started as a meme, gained real community support.
Ethereum (ETH) – Whitepaper released, development began.
2015
Ethereum (ETH) – Official launch; smart contract platform.
Monero (XMR) – Privacy-focused coin.
2016
Zcash (ZEC) – Zero-knowledge privacy coin.
Lisk (LSK) – JavaScript-based blockchain.
2017 (ICO Boom)
Cardano (ADA) – Academic approach to blockchain.
Chainlink (LINK) – Oracle network for smart contracts.
Binance Coin (BNB) – Utility token for Binance exchange.
EOS (EOS) – High-performance smart contract platform.
2018
VeChain (VET) – Blockchain for supply chains.
Holo (HOT) – Decentralized hosting platform.
2019
Tezos (XTZ) – Self-amending blockchain.
Cosmos (ATOM) – Interoperable blockchain ecosystem.
Algorand (ALGO) – Scalable, secure, and decentralized.
2020 (DeFi Boom)
Polkadot (DOT) – Interoperability between blockchains.
Uniswap (UNI) – Decentralized exchange protocol.
Yearn.Finance (YFI) – DeFi yield aggregator.
2021 (Altcoin Explosion)
Solana (SOL) – High-speed, low-fee blockchain.
Avalanche (AVAX) – Scalable and eco-friendly Layer
Shiba Inu (SHIB) – Meme coin rivaling Dogecoin.
Terra (LUNA) – Algorithmic stablecoin ecosystem (collapsed in 2022).
2022
ApeCoin (APE) – Token linked to Bored Ape Yacht Club.
GMT (STEPN) – Move-to-earn fitness token.
Fantom (FTM) – Scalable DeFi platform.
2023
Sui (SUI) – High-performance Layer 1 blockchain.
Aptos (APT) – Secure and scalable smart contract platform.
Arbitrum (ARB) – Popular Ethereum Layer 2.
2024
Celestia (TIA) – Modular data availability layer.
EigenLayer – Restaking protocol on Ethereum.
Blast – L2 with built-in yield.
2025 (Emerging)
AI-integrated Coins – E.g.,