Cryptoprojects 2024 ranking: the best blockchains and tokens of Q3

The popular analytical platform CryptoRank has released statistics on the most successful cryptocurrency projects of the third quarter of 2024 (Q3).

Top 10 Crypto Projects in Q3 2024 by Growth

This ranking showcases the most profitable cryptocurrency projects across various categories, with percentage growth since the beginning of the year (YTD). The list includes projects with a market capitalization of over $5 million and a 24-hour trading volume exceeding $500,000.

• Currency: Bellscoin (+360.5%)
• Blockchain: Sui (+116.8%)
• DeFi: Reef (+250.3%)
• Infrastructure: Helium (+118.2%)
• Service: AI Companions (+544.9%)
• Memecoins: Neiro (+24,778%)
• GameFi: Creo Engine (+118.4%)
• CeFi: Maple (+59.7%)
• NFT: Chronicle (+517.2%)
• SocialFi: UXLINK (+163.9%)

Top 10 Projects by Funding

This section lists the top ten cryptocurrency projects that secured funding from tier-one venture capital firms during Q3 2024.

1. Celestia: $100M — a modular platform for launching blockchains.
2. Sentient: $85M — a platform for developing artificial intelligence (AI).
3. Story Protocol: $80M — a protocol for creating and licensing intellectual property.
4. Infinex: $65.2M — a decentralized exchange.
5. Chaos Labs: $55M — an automated economic security system for crypto protocols.
6. Sahara AI: $37M — a decentralized AI network for creating personalized agents.
7. Drift Protocol: $25M — a platform for trading futures on the Solana blockchain. Notably, analysts from Keyrock highlighted this project for the best airdrop of the year.
8. Helius: $21.7M — a data analytics platform on the blockchain.
9. B3 fun: $21M — a gaming ecosystem on the Base blockchain.
10. Caldera: $15M — a platform for rapid blockchain deployment using EigenDA.

Top 10 Tokens in Q3 2024 by Market Capitalization

1. Neiro: $410M
2. Lombard Staked BTC: $384M
3. Coinbase Wrapped BTC: $335M
4. DOGS: $326M
5. Hamster Kombat: $298M
6. USD0: $269M
7. Avail: $267M
8. Gravity: $250M
9. SunDog: $246M
10. M2: $223M

Top 10 LaunchpadsA platform that allows the quick launch of new crypto projects, find funding sources, and build a community by capital raised in Q3 2024

1. Jupiter LFG: $31.1M
2. Tokensoft: $23.3M
3. Fjord Foundry: $11.4M
4. Coinlist: $6.4M
5. DAO Maker: $4.4M
6. Gate.io Startup: $3.3M
7. Kommunitas: $3.1M
8. Spores Network: $2.0M
9. Seedify: $2.0M
10. Poolz Finance: $1.6M

Top 10 Blockchains by TVL Growth in Q3 2024

Data released by CryptoRank and DeFiLlama highlights the growth of Total Value Locked (TVL)TVL measures the total value of assets locked in a specific decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol. on leading blockchain platforms. Only blockchains with a TVL exceeding $10 million are presented.

1. Core DAO: +396%, TVL: $402M
2. Neutron: +168%, TVL: $55.0M
3. Sei: +166%, TVL: $690M
4. Aptos: +78.1%, TVL: $1.36B
5. MAP Protocol: +72.2%, TVL: $27.6M
6. Sui: +72.0%, TVL: $1.63B
7. Scroll: +67.8%, TVL: $119B
8. Fraxtal: +59.6%, TVL: $45.9M
9. Bahamut: +52.6%, TVL: $63.6M
10. Conflux: +46.2%, TVL: $53.9M