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# Core Utilities Vs. Top 10 Coins

Fundamental Software Tools

<mark style="color:purple;">**BTC**</mark>: Digital gold, peer‑to‑peer payments, emerging DeFi on Layer‑2 (BTCFi).

ETH: Gas for smart contracts, DeFi, NFTs—about 17M unique addresses interacting.

XRP: Bridge asset in RippleNet; over 50+ firms integrating for payments.

BNB: Pays trading fees and BNB Chain costs; quarterly burns shrink supply.

SOL: High-speed dApp/DeFi execution, \~65k TPS, built for scalability.

TRX: Used in TRON dApps; active grants fund developers.

DOGE: Peer-to-peer tipping, charity, and meme transactions.

ADA: Stake and governance token for smart contracts via Shelley, Voltaire.

HYPE: Native token for on-chain perpetual futures, staking, and governance on Hyperliquid.

SUI: Gas and staking token for Move-based dApps on the SUI chain.

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