Derivatives Coins

The Derivatives category groups tokens and protocols focused on derivative financial products in crypto, such as futures, perpetual contracts, options and other instruments whose value is based on an underlying asset. Decentralized derivatives platforms let users gain exposure to price movements, hedge positions or trade with leverage through smart contracts rather than traditional brokers. Tokens in this category often govern these platforms, share in their fees, or serve functions within their systems. Comparing projects by trading volume, the products they offer, and how they manage collateral and risk can help readers understand their relative scale and design. This category carries elevated and specific risks that readers should weigh carefully. Derivatives, especially leveraged ones, can amplify both gains and losses, positions can be liquidated quickly during volatile moves, and the smart contracts and risk engines that power these platforms can fail or be exploited. The complexity of these instruments makes them higher-risk than simple spot holdings. Market capitalization and trading volume indicate relative size, but understanding how each protocol handles leverage, liquidation and collateral is essential to interpreting the assets in this group.

The Derivatives category currently tracks 1 cryptocurrency in our database, with a combined market capitalization of $15.90B and $504.77M in reported trading volume over the past 24 hours. The largest Derivatives asset by market cap is Hyperliquid (HYPE), at $15.90B. Over the last 24 hours it has moved -0.71%.

In cryptocurrency markets, a category groups together tokens and coins that share a common trait — the underlying technology they use, the blockchain ecosystem they are built on, the problem they aim to solve, or the way they are issued. The Derivatives grouping shown here reflects the classification published by CoinGecko, a widely used independent market-data provider. The table above lists every Derivatives asset in our database, ordered by market capitalization — the current price multiplied by the circulating supply — alongside the live price, the 24-hour change, a seven-day trend line, and 24-hour trading volume, a useful proxy for liquidity and market interest.

Categories frequently overlap: a single coin can belong to several at once, so you will often find the same asset on multiple category pages, each offering a different lens on the market. Among the coins above, Derivatives most often appears alongside Decentralized Exchange (DEX), Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Exchange-based Tokens — listed in full under related categories below.

All figures on this page are computed from stored public market data and refreshed regularly. They are provided for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice, a recommendation, or a prediction. Cryptocurrency prices are highly volatile; always do your own research and consider your risk tolerance before making any investment decision.