Top 5 DeFi Altcoins to Watch in 2025

1. Azuro Protocol ($AZUR)

Ticker: AZUR
Token Standard: ERC-20
DEX: Uniswap V3 (Pair: AZUR/ETH)

Azuro Protocol is transforming the decentralized betting industry by creating a composable and fair ecosystem.

Tokenomics:

Total Supply: 1 billion AZUR

Initial Circulating Supply: 152 million

Ecosystem Incentives: 37.5% of the total supply, distributed through initiatives like Azuro Waves and DEX liquidity incentives.

2. Handle.Fi ($FOREX)

Ticker: FOREX
Token Standard: ERC-20
DEX: Balancer

Handle.Fi is revolutionizing stablecoin finance by introducing a decentralized protocol for forex trading and stablecoin issuance.

Tokenomics:

Total Supply: 420 million FOREX

Governance Utility: Users lock FOREX in Balancer pools to receive veFOREX, enabling governance participation and boosted rewards.

Protocol Rewards: 41.1% allocated for vault collateral stakers, fxToken liquidity providers, and governance stakers.

3. Railgun ($RAIL)

Ticker: RAIL
Token Standard: ERC-20
DEX: Uniswap | SushiSwap

Railgun provides on-chain privacy for DeFi users, enabling private trading and lending on platforms like Uniswap and Aave.

Tokenomics:

Maximum Supply: 100 million RAIL on Ethereum

Circulating Supply: Determined by active stakers and governance participants.

4. BananaGun ($BANANA)

Ticker: BANANA
Token Standard: ERC-20
DEX: Uniswap

BananaGun is redefining the DeFi ecosystem with its revenue-sharing tokenomics and trading bot integration.

Tokenomics:

Circulating Supply: 3.2 million BANANA

Treasury Allocation: 45% locked for emissions and operations, released linearly over 24 months.

Rewards: Token holders earn bot revenue share (40%) and receive bonuses through bot trading activity.

5. Gains Network ($GNS)

Ticker: GNS
Token Standard: ERC-20
DEX: Uniswap | Polygon

Gains Network powers gTrade, a decentralized leveraged trading platform.

Tokenomics:

Supply Cap: 100 million GNS

Deflationary Mechanism: Over 10% of the supply has been burnt through organic deflation.