Alt-Coins or Crypto Currency are all looking for solutions to improve and upgrade the Blockchain.
The generally accepted “Sectors” are as follows:
Currency
General Purpose Platform
Distributed Storage
Distributed Computation
PrIvacy
PrIvacy SCAM WARNING!
ONCHAIN Governance
Predction Markets
IOT Internet of Things
Application Development
Identity
Memes
Advertising
Content Creation
Asset Management
Timestamp Services
Payment Platform
Decentralized Exchange
Exchange Platform
Lending Platform
Crowd Funding
Possible Scams
Scams
Here is a list of the Number of Tokens in each sector
21 Tokens in the Currency Sector
12 Tokens in the General Purpose Platform Sector
4 Tokens in the Payment Platform Sector
3 Tokens in the PrIvacy SCAM WARNING! Sector
3 Tokens in the Application Development Sector
3 Tokens in the Decentralized Exchange Sector
2 Tokens in the Distributed Storage Sector
2 Tokens in the PrIvacy Sector
2 Tokens in the Predction Markets Sector
2 Tokens in the Content Creation Sector
2 Tokens in the Asset Management Sector
2 Tokens in the Lending Platform Sector
2 Tokens in the Scams Sector
Only 1 Token in the Distributed Computation Sector
Only 1 Token in the ONCHAIN Governance Sector
Only 1 Token in the IOT Internet of Things Sector
Only 1 Token in the Identity Sector
Only 1 Token in the Memes Sector
Only 1 Token in the Advertising Sector
Only 1 Token in the Timestamp Services Sector
Only 1 Token in the Exchange Platform Sector
Only 1 Token in the Crowd Funding Sector
Here is a listing of the largest Crypto Coins by Sector as of December 2017
Currency Bitcoin (BTC)
Currency Ripple (XRP)
Currency Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
Currency Stellar Lumens (XLM)
Currency Dash (DASH)
Currency Litecoin (LTC)
Currency ZCash (ZEC)
Currency BitConnect (BCC)
Currency Monero (XMR)
Currency Bitcoin Gold (BTG)
Currency NEO GAS (GAS)
Currency Hcash (HSR)
Currency Decred (DCR)
Currency Dogecoin (DOGE)
Currency Monacoin (MONA)
Currency PIVX (PIVX)
Currency Digibyte (DGB)
Currency Komodo (KMD)
Currency Vertcoin (VTC)
Currency Syscoin (SYS)
Currency GameCredits (GAME)
General Purpose Platform Ethereum (ETH)
General Purpose Platform Cardano (ADA)
General Purpose Platform EOS (EOS)
General Purpose Platform Ethereum Classic (ETC)
General Purpose Platform New Economy Movement (XEM)
General Purpose Platform NEO (NEO)
General Purpose Platform Qtum (QTUM)
General Purpose Platform Lisk (LSK)
General Purpose Platform MaidSafeCoin (MAID)
General Purpose Platform Waves (WAVES)
General Purpose Platform Byteball (GBYTE)
General Purpose Platform Syscoin (SYS)
Distributed Storage MaidSafeCoin (MAID)
Distributed Storage Siacoin (SC)
Distributed Computation Golem (GNT)
PrIvacy ZCash (ZEC)
PrIvacy Monero (XMR)
PrIvacy SCAM WARNING! Bytecoin (BCN)
ONCHAIN Governance Decred (DCR)
Predction Markets Gnosis (GNO)
Predction Markets Augur (REP)
IOT Internet of Things Iota (IOT)
Application Development Stratis (STRAT)
Application Development Ardor (ARDR)
Application Development Ark (ARK)
Identity Civic (CVC)
Memes Dogecoin (DOGE)
Advertising Basic Attention(BAT)
Content Creation Steem (STEEM)
Content Creation LBRY Credits (LBC)
Asset Management DigixDAO (DGD)
Asset Management Iconomi (ICN)
Timestamp Services Factom (FCT)
Payment Platform Tron (TRX)
Payment Platform OmiseGO (OMG)
Payment Platform TenX (PAY)
Payment Platform Metal (MTL)
Decentralized Exchange BitShares (BTS)
Decentralized Exchange Kyber Network (KNC)
Decentralized Exchange 0x (ZRX)
Exchange Platform Binance Coin (BNB)
Lending Platform Populous (PPT)
Lending Platform SALT (SALT)
Crowd Funding Einsteinium (EMC2)
Possible Scams FirstCoin (FRST)
Scams BitConnect (BCC)
Scams Bytecoin (BCN)