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What is Coin98?

Coin98 (C98) is the native utility token of the Coin98 ecosystem, a multi-chain DeFi platform headquartered in Singapore and Vietnam that positions itself as an all-in-one gateway between traditional finance and decentralized finance. The project was co-founded by Vinh Nguyen and Thanh Le, who launched the Coin98 Wallet in 2019 before expanding into a broader suite of products including the Coin98 Super App, Coin98 Exchange, SpaceGate cross-chain bridge, and Coin98 Markets.

The C98 token itself debuted on July 23, 2021, through Binance Launchpad — the 21st project on the platform — and opened trading on Binance the following day, giving it immediate global liquidity and retail visibility. At launch, Coin98 sold 3% of the total token supply at $0.075 per token, raising $2.25 million during the IEO. The ecosystem today supports more than 80 blockchains, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana, Avalanche, Polygon, Arbitrum, Aptos, Sui, and Cosmos-based networks, making it one of the most chain-agnostic wallet solutions in the market.

Coin98 Labs, the development studio behind the project, has built partnerships with major DeFi protocols and infrastructure providers such as Solana, Binance Labs (an early investor alongside ParaFi Capital, Hashed, Multicoin Capital, and Alameda Research), and Kyber Network, which co-developed SaaSwap liquidity integrations. The project also contributed to the Saros Finance DEX on Solana and operates Viction (formerly TomoChain), giving it both front-end distribution and backend infrastructure exposure.

Coin98 has not been without turbulence: like many Solana-adjacent tokens, C98 suffered from the FTX/Alameda collapse in November 2022, which impacted liquidity and sentiment, and the broader wallet category has faced heightened scrutiny following phishing and supply-chain attacks across the industry — Coin98 has responded with hardware wallet integrations (Ledger support), multi-signature functionality, and its own Dragon Card concept linking crypto to real-world spending.

As of the most recent network updates, the team has pivoted the Super App toward an AI-assisted, intent-based user experience designed to simplify swaps, staking, and portfolio management across fragmented L1 and L2 ecosystems. C98 is used for governance within the Coin98 DAO, payment of service fees inside the Super App, staking rewards, and accessing premium features.

The token is actively traded on Binance, KuCoin, Gate.io, Bybit, and decentralized venues like PancakeSwap and Raydium, with a market capitalization that ranks it among the mid-cap DeFi infrastructure tokens. While Coin98 competes directly with MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Phantom, and Rabby in the wallet category, its differentiation lies in native cross-chain swaps, deep Asian market penetration (particularly Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia), and a product suite that consolidates wallet, DEX aggregator, bridge, and market data under one roof.

Key Features of Coin98

• Multi-Chain Wallet Architecture: Coin98 Wallet natively supports more than 80 blockchains, including EVM chains, Solana, Aptos, Sui, Cosmos, Near, and Bitcoin-layer networks, all managed from a single seed phrase. This eliminates the need to install separate wallets for each ecosystem, which is a major friction point for active DeFi users.
• Built-In Cross-Chain Swaps: Through the Coin98 Exchange and SpaceGate bridge, users can swap assets across heterogeneous chains without manually bridging first. The aggregator routes orders through multiple DEX liquidity sources to optimize price and slippage in a single transaction.
• Integrated DApp Browser: The wallet includes a secure in-app DApp browser that connects directly to DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, and GameFi platforms without relying on browser extensions. It supports WalletConnect v2 for seamless desktop-to-mobile session pairing.
• Hardware Wallet Support: Coin98 integrates with Ledger devices, allowing users to manage hardware-secured assets across multiple chains through the same familiar interface. This brings cold-storage-grade security to users who want institutional-level key management.
• C98 Staking and Governance: Holders can stake C98 to earn rewards and participate in protocol governance decisions via the Coin98 DAO. Staking also unlocks tiered benefits inside the Super App, including reduced swap fees and priority access to new product launches.

Coin98 Use Cases

• Unified Multi-Chain Portfolio: Users holding assets across Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Aptos, and other networks can track and manage everything from one dashboard. This is especially valuable for DeFi farmers who rotate capital across ecosystems chasing yield.
• Cross-Chain Arbitrage: Traders use Coin98 Exchange to exploit price differences between DEXs on different chains without waiting for slow manual bridge transfers. The aggregated routing makes time-sensitive arbitrage more practical for retail participants.
• Onboarding New DeFi Users: Coin98 is widely used in Southeast Asia as a first wallet for users entering crypto, thanks to localized language support and simplified UX. Educational content inside the Super App helps new users understand staking, swapping, and risk management.
• NFT and GameFi Access: The DApp browser provides direct access to NFT marketplaces like Magic Eden and GameFi titles across Solana, Ronin, and BNB Chain. Users can mint, trade, and hold in-game assets without leaving the wallet environment.
• Governance Participation: C98 holders vote on proposals affecting treasury use, product roadmap, and fee structures within the Coin98 DAO. This gives token holders a direct voice in shaping the evolution of one of Asia's most widely used DeFi platforms.

Coin98 Tokenomics

Total Supply

C98 has a fixed maximum supply of 1,000,000,000 (1 billion) tokens, established at genesis with no inflationary minting mechanism built into the protocol.

Circulating

Circulating supply has increased over time as team, advisor, foundation, and ecosystem allocations vest.

Utility

C98 is used for governance voting in the Coin98 DAO, staking to earn rewards and unlock premium Super App tiers, payment of platform service fees, and incentivizing liquidity providers across Coin98-integrated products.

Emission

The original distribution allocated tokens across seed, private, public (Binance Launchpad IEO at 3%), team, advisors, foundation, marketing, and ecosystem buckets, with multi-year vesting cliffs and linear unlocks. Remaining unlocks follow the published vesting calendar; traders should verify current unlock events on token-unlock trackers.

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