The coins
Know what you hold before you hold it.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP first — then the names that keep showing up on the James Rule Crypto Show. This is a classroom, not a buy list.
Last updated Sep 1, 2026
BTC
Bitcoin
The first money that no government can print.
Store of value
ETH
Ethereum
A world computer that runs financial apps, not just money.
Smart contracts
XRP
XRP
Built to move value across borders in seconds, not days.
Payments & liquidity
Also in the classroom
Stellar, Hedera, VeChain, Zebec, Solana, Cardano, and Avalanche. Same classroom rules. Not a buy list.
XLM
Stellar
A payments network aimed at people the banks skipped.
HBAR
Hedera
Hashgraph consensus with a council of real-world institutions.
VET
VeChain
A ledger for stuff that moves: goods, proofs, supply chains.
ZBCN
Zebec
Streaming payroll and cards — money by the second, not by the payday.
SOL
Solana
A fast smart-contract ledger. Speed is the pitch. Uptime is the question.
ADA
Cardano
A proof-of-stake ledger shipped in eras, not in a weekend.
AVAX
Avalanche
A proof-of-stake network that lets projects run their own chain.