Chains launched by a specific exchange as its native chain. Its token pays fees, and its blockspace is dominated by activity that venue orchestrates. BNB Chain and Cronos are the canonical cases.
| # | Asset | Consensus | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | BNBBNB | PoSA (exchange chain) | $98.5B |
| 8 | HyperliquidHYPE | HyperBFT (staked PoS) | $19.1B |
| 22 | CronosCRO | Tendermint (Ethermint, exchange chain) | $2.7B |
| 26 | KuCoinKCS | PoSA (exchange chain) | $1.1B |
| 52 | THORChainRUNE | Tendermint (CometBFT) | $204M |
| 63 | dYdXDYDX | Tendermint (CometBFT) | $93M |
| 144 | KomodoKMD | Equihash (200,9) | $10M |
| 344 | NexDAX ChainNT | Proof of Authority (Clique) | $0 |
| 349 | CryptonexCNX | XRP Ledger-style consensus (rippled 1.4.0 fork, company-run validators, quorum 3) | $0 |
Methodology — the rules under which each chain's purpose was decided. Assets that don't fit one of the categories are left unclassified rather than filed under a guess.