$BTC

Launched: 2009 by an anonymous person or group named Satoshi Nakamoto.

Purpose: Decentralized digital currency used for peer-to-peer transactions.

Supply Limit: 21 million coins.

Network: Operates on its own blockchain — the Bitcoin blockchain.

Use Cases: Store of value (digital gold), cross-border transactions, investment.

2. Binance Coin (BNB)

Launched: 2017 by Binance (a major crypto exchange).

Purpose: Originally created to pay trading fees on Binance at a discount