Top Smart Contract Platform Coins by Market Cap
Smart contract platforms are usually blockchains that host smart contracts or decentralized applications. Users can interact with different smart contracts on these platforms to perform various actions such as lending and borrowing funds, staking their assets or minting NFTs. Smart contracts are programs that are stored on the blockchain and are automatically executed when certain conditions are met.
| # | Coin | Price | 1h | 24h | 7d | 30d | 24h Volume | Market Cap | FDV | Market Cap / FDV | Last 7 Days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bitcoin
BTC
|
Buy
|
$66,846.66 | 0.7% | 1.3% | 6.2% | 2.8% | $45,558,484,046 | $1,337,588,148,371 | $1,337,588,148,371 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 2 |
Ethereum
ETH
|
Buy
|
$2,072.53 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4.3% | 2.6% | $20,616,880,411 | $250,185,861,163 | $250,185,861,163 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 4 |
BNB
BNB
|
Buy
|
$596.75 | 1.2% | 3.0% | 7.7% | 6.2% | $1,173,936,253 | $81,372,787,409 | $81,372,787,409 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 5 |
XRP
XRP
|
Buy
|
$1.32 | 0.7% | 1.3% | 6.6% | 4.9% | $2,114,566,848 | $80,938,405,878 | $131,790,767,730 | 0.61 |
|
|
| 7 |
Solana
SOL
|
Buy
|
$78.80 | 0.6% | 4.7% | 14.2% | 8.7% | $5,324,256,100 | $45,125,672,873 | $45,125,674,445 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 8 |
TRON
TRX
|
Buy
|
$0.3149 | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 11.3% | $640,808,950 | $29,844,352,417 | $29,844,559,918 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 10 |
Dogecoin
DOGE
|
Buy
|
$0.09007 | 0.5% | 1.8% | 5.8% | 2.8% | $1,186,235,302 | $13,845,046,831 | $15,260,927,462 | 0.91 |
|
|
| 14 |
Bitcoin Cash
BCH
|
Buy
|
$447.64 | 0.5% | 2.8% | 5.3% | 0.8% | $258,750,104 | $8,965,984,646 | $8,966,110,632 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 15 |
Cardano
ADA
|
Buy
|
$0.2405 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 10.6% | 12.5% | $564,145,996 | $8,866,946,679 | $10,820,032,294 | 0.82 |
|
|
| 16 |
Hyperliquid
HYPE
|
Buy
|
$35.53 | 0.3% | 1.8% | 11.3% | 8.1% | $262,227,620 | $8,470,935,230 | $34,194,056,545 | 0.25 |
|
|
| 17 |
Monero
XMR
|
Buy
|
$334.53 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 2.3% | $93,540,129 | $6,181,676,323 | $6,181,676,323 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 20 |
Stellar
XLM
|
Buy
|
$0.1650 | 1.0% | 1.5% | 6.7% | 7.9% | $105,840,236 | $5,455,854,865 | $8,250,623,250 | 0.66 |
|
|
| 21 |
Canton
CC
|
Buy
|
$0.1419 | 0.1% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 11.5% | $8,539,954 | $5,421,210,710 | $5,421,210,710 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 24 |
MemeCore
M
|
Buy
|
$2.49 | 0.3% | 6.6% | 3.7% | 65.4% | $11,309,710 | $4,361,909,880 | $13,320,447,873 | 0.33 |
|
|
| 25 |
Litecoin
LTC
|
Buy
|
$52.66 | 0.8% | 2.2% | 6.5% | 3.4% | $388,734,245 | $4,055,966,999 | $4,056,059,493 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 26 |
Zcash
ZEC
|
Buy
|
$242.38 | 2.5% | 0.5% | 4.0% | 9.2% | $373,556,087 | $4,043,633,000 | $4,043,804,676 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 28 |
Avalanche
AVAX
|
Buy
|
$8.80 | 1.3% | 1.0% | 8.9% | 4.1% | $341,695,586 | $3,798,937,808 | $4,077,577,813 | 0.93 |
|
|
| 29 |
Hedera
HBAR
|
Buy
|
$0.08653 | 0.9% | 1.6% | 8.3% | 10.9% | $80,230,829 | $3,749,224,799 | $4,327,283,563 | 0.87 |
|
|
| 32 |
Sui
SUI
|
Buy
|
$0.8613 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 9.9% | 6.3% | $378,883,998 | $3,404,785,537 | $8,612,321,214 | 0.4 |
|
|
| 33 |
Toncoin
TON
|
Buy
|
$1.21 | 0.8% | 0.1% | 8.1% | 1.4% | $78,414,328 | $3,003,949,938 | $6,266,839,257 | 0.48 |
|
|
| 34 |
Cronos
CRO
|
Buy
|
$0.06969 | 0.5% | 1.1% | 6.9% | 7.7% | $10,688,546 | $2,949,229,923 | $6,865,859,739 | 0.43 |
|
|
| 35 |
Bittensor
TAO
|
Buy
|
$305.60 | 1.2% | 0.9% | 14.0% | 66.9% | $470,486,449 | $2,932,923,062 | $6,417,446,425 | 0.46 |
|
|
| 41 |
Mantle
MNT
|
Buy
|
$0.6812 | 1.1% | 1.7% | 8.0% | 2.0% | $43,415,448 | $2,232,828,344 | $4,236,395,309 | 0.53 |
|
|
| 43 |
Polkadot
DOT
|
Buy
|
$1.23 | 0.7% | 2.1% | 9.8% | 18.0% | $119,912,849 | $2,057,849,570 | $2,057,849,570 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 51 |
NEAR Protocol
NEAR
|
Buy
|
$1.16 | 0.4% | 1.4% | 7.7% | 15.6% | $181,601,399 | $1,503,787,114 | $1,503,787,122 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 59 |
Ethereum Classic
ETC
|
Buy
|
$7.97 | 1.0% | 2.1% | 8.1% | 8.0% | $36,056,461 | $1,244,383,309 | $1,244,383,309 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 60 |
Internet Computer
ICP
|
Buy
|
$2.23 | 0.9% | 1.6% | 7.1% | 6.5% | $39,757,264 | $1,228,089,093 | $1,228,089,093 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 62 |
Gate
GT
|
Buy
|
$6.53 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 3.2% | 7.0% | $1,625,117 | $1,133,103,428 | $1,133,103,428 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 66 |
POL (ex-MATIC)
POL
|
Buy
|
$0.09044 | 0.5% | 0.9% | 7.0% | 10.4% | $64,937,951 | $960,175,760 | $960,175,760 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 70 |
Algorand
ALGO
|
Buy
|
$0.1002 | 0.6% | 4.4% | 13.5% | 15.9% | $157,600,084 | $891,302,094 | $891,309,633 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 71 |
Worldcoin
WLD
|
Buy
|
$0.2681 | 1.0% | 2.8% | 15.6% | 33.2% | $77,064,532 | $868,188,224 | $2,681,029,320 | 0.32 |
|
|
| 73 |
Kaspa
KAS
|
Buy
|
$0.03134 | 0.8% | 3.8% | 19.1% | 3.1% | $38,794,888 | $856,182,292 | $856,274,181 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 76 |
Cosmos Hub
ATOM
|
Buy
|
$1.64 | 0.9% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 11.0% | $43,044,144 | $823,396,861 | $823,396,861 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 80 |
Aptos
APT
|
Buy
|
$0.8662 | 0.7% | 2.9% | 17.9% | 11.3% | $65,955,983 | $687,883,463 | $1,039,777,804 | 0.66 |
|
|
| 82 |
Flare
FLR
|
Buy
|
$0.007515 | 0.2% | 4.0% | 6.6% | 19.1% | $5,787,955 | $642,684,158 | $792,079,720 | 0.81 |
|
|
| 83 |
Filecoin
FIL
|
Buy
|
$0.8152 | 0.8% | 1.2% | 11.7% | 17.9% | $71,822,422 | $625,607,858 | $1,596,408,712 | 0.39 |
|
|
| 84 |
Beldex
BDX
|
Buy
|
$0.07908 | 0.3% | 1.1% | 4.2% | 1.0% | $11,333,318 | $612,015,814 | $786,004,723 | 0.78 |
|
|
| 87 |
XDC Network
XDC
|
Buy
|
$0.02981 | 0.2% | 1.9% | 7.3% | 8.9% | $24,346,895 | $595,265,529 | $1,136,126,149 | 0.52 |
|
|
| 88 |
Provenance Blockchain
HASH
|
Buy
|
$0.01040 | 0.0% | 8.7% | 24.8% | 35.6% | $17,893.37 | $586,446,457 | $1,040,421,355 | 0.56 |
|
|
| 90 |
VeChain
VET
|
Buy
|
$0.006773 | 1.0% | 0.3% | 4.4% | 5.8% | $15,247,991 | $582,559,268 | $582,559,268 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 91 |
Stable
STABLE
|
Buy
|
$0.02651 | 2.1% | 6.8% | 2.3% | 15.3% | $40,648,562 | $568,813,340 | $2,656,637,421 | 0.21 |
|
|
| 94 |
Arbitrum
ARB
|
Buy
|
$0.09135 | 1.4% | 1.2% | 6.8% | 10.3% | $61,509,072 | $551,841,222 | $913,519,759 | 0.6 |
|
|
| 99 |
LayerZero
ZRO
|
Buy
|
$1.92 | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10.2% | 4.1% | $50,550,493 | $484,119,074 | $1,918,582,425 | 0.25 |
|
|
| 103 |
Chiliz
CHZ
|
Buy
|
$0.04030 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 11.9% | 15.6% | $49,682,495 | $414,706,089 | $414,706,089 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 105 |
Stacks
STX
|
Buy
|
$0.2182 | 0.6% | 2.4% | 9.2% | 15.1% | $12,887,651 | $400,984,254 | $400,984,254 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 112 |
Tezos
XTZ
|
Buy
|
$0.3436 | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10.9% | 7.2% | $11,715,806 | $371,301,204 | $378,182,370 | 0.98 |
|
|
| 116 |
Sei
SEI
|
Buy
|
$0.05265 | 0.4% | 3.0% | 13.7% | 23.6% | $122,910,093 | $354,484,816 | $526,462,598 | 0.67 |
|
|
| 117 |
Decred
DCR
|
Buy
|
$20.21 | 1.0% | 0.5% | 10.9% | 35.2% | $1,402,700 | $350,972,588 | $350,975,296 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 121 |
Gnosis
GNO
|
Buy
|
$121.63 | 0.3% | 0.7% | 5.5% | 7.5% | $3,334,712 | $321,027,359 | $364,860,619 | 0.88 |
|
|
| 128 |
Injective
INJ
|
Buy
|
$2.78 | 1.4% | 2.8% | 9.4% | 9.5% | $44,138,258 | $278,399,508 | $278,399,508 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 129 |
Bitcoin SV
BSV
|
Buy
|
$13.79 | 1.5% | 0.3% | 3.9% | 9.5% | $12,944,631 | $276,008,918 | $276,008,918 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 130 |
Kaia
KAIA
|
Buy
|
$0.04690 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 6.2% | 14.7% | $9,797,343 | $274,660,873 | $274,660,882 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 134 |
Conflux
CFX
|
Buy
|
$0.05246 | 1.6% | 1.4% | 14.3% | 8.4% | $16,926,804 | $272,287,549 | $272,698,335 | 1.0 |
|
|
Mantle Bridged WETH (Mantle)
WETH
|
$2,067.15 | 1.2% | 1.0% | 4.4% | 1.8% | $588,986 | $260,117,371 | $260,117,371 | 1.0 |
|
|||
| 141 |
Celestia
TIA
|
Buy
|
$0.2881 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 12.8% | 10.5% | $22,059,327 | $259,083,369 | $335,600,372 | 0.77 |
|
|
| 143 |
Plasma
XPL
|
Buy
|
$0.1069 | 0.6% | 15.0% | 5.7% | 3.6% | $112,813,929 | $253,816,875 | $1,073,155,560 | 0.24 |
|
|
| 144 |
IOTA
IOTA
|
Buy
|
$0.05798 | 0.7% | 5.9% | 2.4% | 12.4% | $23,873,338 | $253,536,895 | $281,518,596 | 0.9 |
|
|
| 145 |
Monad
MON
|
Buy
|
$0.02324 | 0.3% | 5.4% | 12.1% | 10.5% | $170,892,412 | $251,656,529 | $2,323,573,165 | 0.11 |
|
|
| 152 |
Optimism
OP
|
Buy
|
$0.1070 | 1.1% | 2.0% | 5.7% | 14.7% | $53,655,574 | $228,590,004 | $459,538,629 | 0.5 |
|
|
| 165 |
Terra Luna Classic
LUNC
|
Buy
|
$0.00003637 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 5.0% | 16.8% | $6,837,505 | $198,841,582 | $235,168,326 | 0.85 |
|
|
| 167 |
Helium
HNT
|
Buy
|
$1.05 | 0.5% | 1.6% | 15.4% | 18.8% | $3,690,452 | $194,029,499 | $194,029,499 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 168 |
Starknet
STRK
|
Buy
|
$0.03405 | 1.0% | 1.3% | 6.8% | 16.0% | $14,902,935 | $193,822,255 | $340,502,173 | 0.57 |
|
|
| 169 |
NEO
NEO
|
Buy
|
$2.69 | 1.1% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 2.2% | $14,094,766 | $189,498,540 | $268,677,924 | 0.71 |
|
|
| 177 |
Onyxcoin
XCN
|
Buy
|
$0.004726 | 0.7% | 2.2% | 9.6% | 2.4% | $7,075,208 | $178,322,279 | $252,384,642 | 0.71 |
|
|
| 182 |
Story
IP
|
Buy
|
$0.4909 | 0.8% | 5.7% | 24.9% | 43.4% | $41,340,266 | $173,052,746 | $503,813,338 | 0.34 |
|
|
| 185 |
Sonic
S
|
Buy
|
$0.04348 | 2.0% | 6.0% | 0.1% | 8.0% | $34,619,473 | $164,585,297 | $168,965,300 | 0.97 |
|
|
| 189 |
ZKsync
ZK
|
Buy
|
$0.01702 | 1.3% | 2.7% | 10.2% | 7.8% | $10,046,926 | $163,502,702 | $357,478,903 | 0.46 |
|
|
| 200 |
Zano
ZANO
|
Buy
|
$9.86 | 0.2% | 2.2% | 0.2% | 45.2% | $1,888,303 | $150,054,476 | $150,058,123 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 203 |
Humanity
H
|
Buy
|
$0.08083 | 2.6% | 4.1% | 14.3% | 36.1% | $7,675,924 | $148,274,011 | $812,460,333 | 0.18 |
|
|
| 204 |
Theta Network
THETA
|
Buy
|
$0.1474 | 1.2% | 0.8% | 11.5% | 23.0% | $11,193,889 | $147,425,712 | $147,425,712 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 208 |
THORChain
RUNE
|
Buy
|
$0.4024 | 0.8% | 1.8% | 5.2% | 1.1% | $28,545,750 | $141,290,022 | $170,932,344 | 0.83 |
|
|
| 210 |
GALA
GALA
|
Buy
|
$0.002859 | 0.7% | 1.3% | 9.1% | 18.6% | $16,092,997 | $135,991,492 | $135,991,492 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 213 |
eCash
XEC
|
Buy
|
$0.056680 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 5.5% | 6.7% | $4,322,434 | $133,671,488 | $133,671,676 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 214 |
Quantum Resistant Ledger
QRL
|
Buy
|
$1.70 | 0.2% | 1.5% | 41.5% | 24.7% | $385,712 | $133,079,379 | $133,079,379 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 218 |
Qubic
QUBIC
|
$0.069560 | 0.3% | 12.7% | 4.3% | 95.3% | $3,827,967 | $130,468,236 | $160,619,510 | 0.81 |
|
||
| 223 |
Sentient
SENT
|
Buy
|
$0.01730 | 1.6% | 1.0% | 13.2% | 18.0% | $17,530,353 | $125,250,995 | $594,592,641 | 0.21 |
|
|
| 229 |
Ozone Chain
OZO
|
Buy
|
$0.1290 | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.1% | $218,410 | $123,147,404 | $129,045,879 | 0.95 |
|
|
| 231 |
Akash Network
AKT
|
$0.4684 | 2.4% | 4.7% | 14.2% | 55.3% | $6,662,470 | $122,837,688 | $136,385,361 | 0.9 |
|
||
| 238 |
WEMIX
WEMIX
|
Buy
|
$0.2542 | 0.4% | 0.9% | 5.2% | 10.8% | $1,047,234 | $117,538,075 | $140,471,015 | 0.84 |
|
|
| 244 |
Immutable
IMX
|
Buy
|
$0.1348 | 0.9% | 4.2% | 10.4% | 17.2% | $12,144,911 | $113,590,332 | $269,668,379 | 0.42 |
|
|
| 246 |
Arweave
AR
|
Buy
|
$1.68 | 0.9% | 2.7% | 9.0% | 4.0% | $17,426,909 | $110,076,033 | $110,076,033 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 245 |
MultiversX
EGLD
|
Buy
|
$3.71 | 1.2% | 1.9% | 7.7% | 12.1% | $6,818,473 | $110,010,381 | $110,010,381 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 251 |
0G
0G
|
Buy
|
$0.5014 | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 19.1% | $36,223,686 | $106,934,388 | $501,569,079 | 0.21 |
|
|
| 254 |
Ontology
ONT
|
$0.1149 | 2.2% | 43.0% | 84.6% | 167.2% | $309,164,894 | $106,794,032 | $114,308,616 | 0.93 |
|
||
| 259 |
Gas
GAS
|
Buy
|
$1.58 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | $10,160,034 | $102,877,104 | $102,877,104 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 277 |
Berachain
BERA
|
Buy
|
$0.4156 | 1.4% | 4.5% | 17.2% | 29.9% | $19,736,216 | $95,368,095 | $222,296,962 | 0.43 |
|
|
| 279 |
Qtum
QTUM
|
Buy
|
$0.8927 | 0.7% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 2.8% | $19,356,370 | $94,623,396 | $96,254,259 | 0.98 |
|
|
| 282 |
XDAI
XDAI
|
Buy
|
$0.9999 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | $601,970 | $92,841,249 | $92,841,249 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 283 |
Ravencoin
RVN
|
Buy
|
$0.005698 | 0.2% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 0.1% | $5,473,745 | $92,123,709 | $92,124,607 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 291 |
Beam
BEAM
|
Buy
|
$0.001690 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 5.7% | 11.6% | $5,831,519 | $86,671,054 | $98,784,684 | 0.88 |
|
|
| 303 |
dYdX
DYDX
|
$0.09712 | 1.1% | 4.6% | 8.2% | 1.9% | $8,043,973 | $80,997,272 | $93,072,575 | 0.87 |
|
||
| 305 |
Theta Fuel
TFUEL
|
Buy
|
$0.01089 | 1.9% | 3.4% | 9.8% | 21.8% | $2,728,583 | $79,288,705 | $79,291,412 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 317 |
MimbleWimbleCoin
MWC
|
Buy
|
$6.82 | 4.1% | 3.7% | 13.3% | 39.1% | $143,892 | $78,225,856 | $78,226,040 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 311 |
Zilliqa
ZIL
|
$0.003813 | 1.0% | 0.1% | 4.2% | 10.3% | $7,930,322 | $76,132,499 | $77,817,875 | 0.98 |
|
||
| 309 |
Oasis
ROSE
|
Buy
|
$0.009981 | 2.4% | 2.3% | 13.4% | 14.0% | $4,359,462 | $75,446,622 | $99,910,264 | 0.76 |
|
|
| 315 |
Kusama
KSM
|
Buy
|
$4.17 | 1.4% | 0.2% | 4.9% | 11.4% | $6,397,341 | $75,005,478 | $75,005,478 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 318 |
MANTRA [Old]
OM
|
$0.01520 | 2.2% | 1.0% | 18.0% | 77.4% | $107,250 | $74,313,627 | $107,960,537 | 0.69 |
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| 319 |
Linea
LINEA
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$0.002965 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 9.0% | 7.0% | $13,264,449 | $74,093,765 | $213,557,045 | 0.35 |
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| 321 |
DigiByte
DGB
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$0.004061 | 1.7% | 0.2% | 4.3% | 2.2% | $1,823,456 | $73,888,538 | $73,922,710 | 1.0 |
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| 320 |
Creditcoin
CTC
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$0.1392 | 0.5% | 0.8% | 9.1% | 10.8% | $3,792,514 | $73,871,252 | $83,524,009 | 0.88 |
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Smart Contract Platform Categories
| Name | 24h | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
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All Smart Contract Platform
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2.0%
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$1,948,995,709,048
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Layer 1 (L1)
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1.9%
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Proof of Work (PoW)
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1.9%
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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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1.9%
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Privacy Blockchain
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3.7%
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Zero Knowledge (ZK)
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1.1%
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|
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Optimism Superchain Ecosystem
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1.9%
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Layer 2 (L2)
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1.0%
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Layer 0 (L0)
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1.9%
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Gaming Blockchains
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0.7%
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SideChain
|
1.8%
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All Smart Contract Platform
Proof of Work (PoW)
Proof of Work (PoW) is a blockchain consensus mechanism to validate transactions and create new blocks through computational efforts by miners.
Proof of Stake (PoS)
Proof of Stake (PoS) is a blockchain consensus mechanism where validators are selected to create new blocks based on the amount of cryptocurrency they hold and are willing to stake as collateral.
Privacy Blockchain
Programmable Layer 1 or Layer 2 networks that serve as platforms for dApps while prioritizing confidentiality. Unlike standard, general-purpose programmable blockchains like Ethereum, these networks have privacy preserved at the consensus or execution layer, enabling "private-by-default" or "opt-in private" smart contracts.
Zero Knowledge (ZK)
Zero-knowledge proof or Zero-knowledge protocol is a method by which one party (the prover) can prove to another party (the verifier) that a given statement is true while the prover avoids conveying any additional information apart from the fact that the statement is indeed true. This category tracks cryptocurrency that utilises Zero Knowledge implementation to execute transactions, which may include smart contract execution, value transfer, and others.
Layer 2 (L2)
Layer 2s are off-chain vertical scaling solutions that run on top of Layer 1 blockchains like Ethereum to improve scalability, while maintaining the decentralization and security standards of the Layer 1.
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What are Smart Contract Platforms?
Smart contract platforms are blockchains that host smart contracts. Smart contracts are the backbone of decentralized applications (dApps), and smart contract platforms make it possible for developers to deploy apps ranging from decentralized exchanges that run on automated market makers (AMM), decentralized loan providers that enable users to lend and borrow cryptocurrencies, and even yield aggregators that automatically move assets to the best performing pools to maximize returns for their investors.
What are Smart Contracts?
Smart contracts are self-executing computer programs on a blockchain that activate specific outcomes when certain predetermined conditions are met. They are also immutable while providing transparency to all parties involved, as they are recorded on the blockchain.
To interact with smart contracts, users have to pay gas fees in the smart contract platform’s native coin. Gas measures the computational effort required to conduct transactions, the cost of which may vary based on the complexity of the smart contract.
Popular Smart Contract Platforms
Many Layer 1 blockchains support smart contracts, as smart contracts replace the role of the financial institution in decentralized finance. Popular L1 smart contract platforms include Ethereum, the largest smart contract platform and a pioneer of the space, and BNB Smart Chain (BSC), which is EVM-compatible, enabling users to use applications like Metamask to store their BEP-20 tokens.
Smart contract platforms also include Layer 2 (L2) scaling solutions, such as Arbitrum. These L2 solutions offer users faster and cheaper transactions by utilizing technology such as sidechains, bested blockchains, or optimistic and zero-knowledge rollups. These also depend on smart contracts, which validate the proof generated by the L2 protocol, validate it, resolve any disputes, and finalize transactions on the base blockchain.
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