Half of the top-20 cryptocurrencies use the Ethereum blockchain infrastructure. Transactions in these cryptocurrencies need to be paid for in Ethereum, stoking demand for Ethereum.
Half of the top-20 cryptocurrencies are based on the Ethereum blockchain
| Position | Currency | Based on Ethereum |
| 1 | Bitcoin | No |
| 2 | Ethereum | Yes |
| 3 | Cardano | No |
| 4 | Binance Coin | Yes |
| 5 | Tether | Yes |
| 6 | Polkadot | No |
| 7 | XRP | No |
| 8 | Uniswap | Yes |
| 9 | Litecoin | No |
| 10 | Chainlink | Yes |
| 11 | USD Coin | Yes |
| 12 | Bitcoin Cash | No |
| 13 | Theta Network | Yes |
| 14 | Stellar | No |
| 15 | Terra | No |
| 16 | Wrapped Bitcoin | Yes |
| 17 | Dogecoin | No |
| 18 | VeChain | Yes |
| 19 | Crypto.com Coin | Yes |
| 20 | Cosmos | No |
Source: Coingecko.com and Etherscan.io. Data as of 21/3/2021.
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