Which crypto platforms filter by blockchain, consensus and mining algorithm

The platforms compared

As of 16 October 2026, checked on each platform's site and API; see the sources at the end. "No" means no such filter was found on the site.

Why these filters matter

Market cap says how much a coin is worth, not what it is. A token on Ethereum and the coin of an independent proof-of-work chain sit side by side in most rankings, though one depends on another chain's validators and the other secures itself. Filtering by blockchain and consensus answers the questions behind most research that goes beyond price: which chains secure themselves, which can be mined, which share hardware with Bitcoin, which rely on a small set of validators.

Mining algorithm matters for a further reason. Chains that share an algorithm share miners: a SHA-256 chain competes with Bitcoin for the same machines, and a small chain on a popular algorithm can be overwhelmed by hashrate rented from a larger one. Grouping coins by algorithm, with each chain's share of the algorithm's hashrate, shows that exposure directly.

Platform by platform

CoinMarketCap

Has view pages for consensus and algorithm: on 16 October 2026 the proof-of-work view listed 195 coins, SHA-256 52 and Scrypt 110, while the proof-of-stake view stopped at 100, apparently a cap. They are fixed lists, reached from search rather than from the main table, whose filter panel has no consensus or algorithm option.

CoinGecko

Proof of work and proof of stake are two of its 774 curated categories, with 148 and 142 coins. There is no algorithm category on the site, though the API returns each coin's hashing algorithm, and no way to show coins without tokens; the Layer 1 category comes closest.

CoinPaprika

The richest data of the large aggregators: every coin page states its consensus mechanism and algorithm, the API returns both as fields with a coin-or-token type, and the list on the site can be cut to coins only. What it lacks is a filter on the site by consensus or algorithm; the data is there for anyone who uses the API.

CryptoSlate

The only large directory found with a real consensus filter on the page: proof of work, proof of stake, delegated proof of stake and masternode, alongside coin and token categories. It does not go down to the mining algorithm.

LiveCoinWatch, CoinCodex, CoinStats and TradingView

None filters by consensus or algorithm. They group by category, sector, exchange or platform, and TradingView's crypto screener by market data, holders and technicals. Mining-profitability sites such as WhatToMine and MiningPoolStats do group coins by algorithm — that is their purpose — but list only mineable coins and say nothing about the others.

How CoinSpectrum filters

The ranking counts only coins with their own blockchain and their own consensus; tokens, stablecoins and wrapped assets are on separate pages and never added to the total. Above the table, four filters combine freely: consensus family, ledger model, purpose, and distribution — whether a coin was mined from an empty chain, premined or sold in a presale. Each family also has its own page:

Proof of work goes down to the algorithm — SHA-256, Scrypt, X11, Equihash, KawPoW, RandomX — with each chain's hashrate, its share of the algorithm and what its miners are paid a day — compared only within an algorithm, for the reason the proof-of-work hashrate leaderboard doesn't exist explains. Proof of stake has pages for its delegated and nominated variants and for CometBFT, and the chains whose blocks become final by a BFT vote are listed across the families. The same chains are sorted by what they are for and by how their ledger records value. Every assignment is curated per chain, and the figures above are live.

Questions

Sources

• CoinMarketCap — proof-of-work view; proof-of-stake view; SHA-256 view; Scrypt view
• CoinGecko — categories
• CoinPaprika — fields per coin
• CryptoSlate — coin directory and filters
• TradingView — crypto screener