Supported Chains and Currencies
Introduction to Chains and Currencies
If you are not familiar with blockchain concepts, a blockchain (or "chain" for short), is a distributed ledger of actions. Computers across the Internet use a blockchain to synchronize (agree on) a shared payment history for everyone on the network. You can think of it as a distributed database in which everyone who wants to transact records their actions according to certain rules that ensure nobody is cheating. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Algorand are examples of chains.
A chain typically hosts one or more cryptocurrencies (or "currencies" for short) which have value. Currencies are also often referred to as tokens. Most chains host a native currency, and may sometimes have additional currencies (or tokens) hosted on the same chain. For example, the Bitcoin chain hosts the native Bitcoin (BTC
) currency, but also secondary tokens like Omni (OMNI
). The Ethereum chain hosts the native Ethereum (ETH
) currency, but also a wide variety of currencies and tokens, including USDC
and USDT
. Many of them follow a technical standard called ERC-20. Similarly, the Algorand chain hosts the native Algo (ALGO
) currency, but also a variety of assets following the Algorand Standard Assets framework, including USDC
and USDT
.
Occasionally a single currency can be available on multiple chains.
Supported Chains and Currencies
The table below lists the chains and currencies currently supported by the crypto asset API.
Native USDC
Chain | Currency | API Chain Code | API Currency Code |
---|---|---|---|
Algorand | USDC | ALGO | USDC |
Avalanche | USDC | AVAX | USDC |
Ethereum | USDC | ETH | USDC |
Flow | USDC | FLOW | USDC |
TRON | USDC | TRX | USDC |
Native USDT
Chain | Currency | API Chain Code | API Currency Code |
---|---|---|---|
Avalanche | USDT | AVAX | USDT |
Ethereum | USDT | ETH | USDT |
Polygon | USDT | MATIC | USDT |
TRON | USDT | TRX | USDT |
Additional Supported Assets
Chain | Currency | API Chain Code | API Currency Code |
---|---|---|---|
Bitcoin | BTC | BTC | BTC |
Ethereum | ETH | ETH | ETH |
Updated 9 days ago