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When I first got into crypto, I thought every digital asset was just a "coin."
$BTC , $XRP , $LINK , Uniswap , they all looked the same to me. But the deeper I got into the space, the more I realized there's actually a simple difference that every investor should understand.
A coin runs on its own blockchain.
Think of Bitcoin. It has the Bitcoin network. Ethereum has the Ethereum network. These assets are native to their blockchains and help power the entire ecosystem.
A token, on the other hand, is built on top of an existing blockchain. Instead of creating a new network from scratch, projects can launch their tokens on networks like Ethereum, Solana, or BNB Chain.
The easiest way I remember it is:
Coins have their own house. Tokens rent a room in someone else's house.
Of course, that doesn't make tokens less valuable. Some of the biggest projects in crypto started as tokens and built massive communities around real use cases.
What matters isn't whether something is a coin or a token. What matters is understanding what the project does, the problem it's solving, and whether people actually use it.
I have learned that crypto becomes a lot less confusing when you focus on the fundamentals instead of chasing hype.
So the next time you research a project, ask yourself one simple question:
Is this a coin with its own blockchain, or a token built on another network?
That small distinction can tell you a lot about how the project works and where it fits into the crypto ecosystem.
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