Fortune unveiled its inaugural Fortune Crypto 100 this week, naming Hyperliquid a leading digital finance (DeFi) platform. Coinbase rose to the top of the middle-income group (CeFi), ahead of second-place Binance.
The ranking, created by the intelligence company Inca Digital, selected more than 3,000 companies in 10 categories of 10 entries each. A survey of more than 200 crypto experts revealed the reliability and reputation.
How the Fortune Crypto 100 Was Built
Fortune featured this project on its Fortune 500 franchise. Each group can appear in only one category.
Companies that qualified several times were placed in the highest ranking, according to the published results way.
Information covering supply chain and business economics with security, historical, and global perspectives. However, Fortune and Inca Digital declined to disclose the metric scales, citing competitive reasons.
The to announce confirmed eight other winners. Franklin Templeton led TradFi, Robinhood took on fintech, and Andreessen Horowitz led the venture capital. Meanwhile, Tether won the stablecoins, Chainalysis topped crypto services, Mara led mining, and Bitcoin (BTC) became the first among blockchains and protocols.
BlackRock has acquired a portfolio of digital assets (DATs) and a group of ETFs. The results show how few Wall Street asset managers now have a great knowledge of crypto.
“Analyzing the digital economy means looking beyond trends and analyzing data that isolates real indicators. Inca brought financial analysis and expertise on markets, concepts, and chain activities to the list of Fortune Crypto 100. This is what a high-level indicator following the industry looks like,” Adam Zarazinski, CEO of Inca Digital, he said in release.
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Why Hyperliquid Has Risen in the DeFi Sector
Hyperliquid (HYPE) claimed the DeFi crown after a year of measurable growth. The perpetals exchange soon cracked the top 10 and market capitalization, turning Dogecoin (DOGE) into action.
His support Fund has also ordered $1.16 billion in purchases for HPE since its inception. In addition, the size of the Institutional ETF has supported the brand until 2026.
HYPE traded at $56.65 at press time, up 2% in 24 hours, on More about BeInCrypto Markets. This gives a market value of $12.66 billion, placing it 11th overall.
The price remains below the June 2 all-time high of $75.48 after a 12.6% weekly pullback.
Fortune acknowledged one difference in the first edition. Crypto market makers were left behind, and the publisher promised to include them again at a later date.
Another group of Crypto Innovators also recognized 30 emerging companies from Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and Africa.
Whether the Fortune Crypto 100 becomes the industry benchmark of the year may depend on how its winners perform before 2027.
A note Fortune Crypto 100 Korona Hyperliquid as Top DeFi Platform in Debut Ranking appeared for the first time BeInCrypto.
