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
|
$75,761.76 | 0.5% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.6% | $36,802,969,301 | $1,517,671,471,021 | $1,517,673,364,948 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 2 |
Ethereum
ETH
|
Buy
|
$2,075.55 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 4.5% | 10.2% | $15,447,858,212 | $250,474,970,965 | $250,474,970,965 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 4 |
BNB
BNB
|
Buy
|
$651.40 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.9% | $923,581,756 | $87,788,950,890 | $87,788,950,337 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 5 |
XRP
XRP
|
Buy
|
$1.35 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.8% | $1,880,145,697 | $83,254,050,337 | $134,568,983,229 | 0.62 |
|
|
| 7 |
Solana
SOL
|
Buy
|
$84.76 | 0.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 0.3% | $3,384,326,927 | $48,980,992,735 | $53,124,897,491 | 0.92 |
|
|
| 8 |
TRON
TRX
|
Buy
|
$0.3604 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 9.3% | $758,608,562 | $34,183,157,893 | $34,183,703,755 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 10 |
Dogecoin
DOGE
|
Buy
|
$0.1023 | 1.2% | 2.1% | 6.8% | 6.6% | $1,315,554,425 | $15,789,283,902 | $15,789,406,649 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 11 |
Hyperliquid
HYPE
|
Buy
|
$58.61 | 2.1% | 3.6% | 42.9% | 42.6% | $1,026,508,681 | $13,944,577,895 | $56,289,143,061 | 0.25 |
|
|
| 15 |
Cardano
ADA
|
Buy
|
$0.2445 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 4.3% | 0.7% | $566,251,682 | $9,044,546,364 | $10,999,801,646 | 0.82 |
|
|
| 16 |
Bitcoin Cash
BCH
|
Buy
|
$353.32 | 0.6% | 6.3% | 15.5% | 22.4% | $586,082,807 | $7,080,244,349 | $7,080,362,495 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 17 |
Monero
XMR
|
Buy
|
$382.29 | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2.7% | $405,479,834 | $7,052,035,638 | $7,052,035,638 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 20 |
Canton
CC
|
Buy
|
$0.1595 | 0.3% | 1.9% | 6.4% | 6.3% | $7,192,788 | $6,155,715,993 | $6,155,715,993 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 21 |
Stellar
XLM
|
Buy
|
$0.1457 | 0.6% | 0.1% | 4.6% | 17.6% | $264,601,395 | $4,889,433,954 | $7,291,795,274 | 0.67 |
|
|
| 22 |
Toncoin
TON
|
Buy
|
$1.81 | 2.0% | 6.9% | 6.5% | 33.7% | $267,979,414 | $4,874,814,377 | $9,382,390,841 | 0.52 |
|
|
| 26 |
Sui
SUI
|
Buy
|
$1.05 | 1.3% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 13.2% | $822,694,308 | $4,228,829,894 | $10,557,773,256 | 0.4 |
|
|
| 27 |
Litecoin
LTC
|
Buy
|
$53.21 | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5.3% | 4.5% | $409,667,708 | $4,107,457,951 | $4,107,479,565 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 28 |
Avalanche
AVAX
|
Buy
|
$9.30 | 2.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | $341,740,762 | $4,015,533,535 | $4,310,060,147 | 0.93 |
|
|
| 29 |
Hedera
HBAR
|
Buy
|
$0.08842 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 3.6% | 2.5% | $65,883,504 | $3,835,693,235 | $4,421,702,275 | 0.87 |
|
|
| 30 |
MemeCore
M
|
Buy
|
$2.90 | 1.3% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 32.2% | $8,248,296 | $3,788,560,505 | $15,599,781,078 | 0.24 |
|
|
| 34 |
NEAR Protocol
NEAR
|
Buy
|
$2.41 | 1.4% | 11.3% | 61.7% | 71.7% | $1,120,792,951 | $3,132,564,312 | $3,132,629,200 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 35 |
Cronos
CRO
|
Buy
|
$0.06891 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3.5% | 1.3% | $58,473,603 | $3,076,093,426 | $6,775,633,156 | 0.45 |
|
|
| 39 |
Bittensor
TAO
|
Buy
|
$274.85 | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 12.0% | $247,595,019 | $2,644,302,126 | $5,785,923,076 | 0.46 |
|
|
| 42 |
Mantle
MNT
|
Buy
|
$0.6574 | 0.6% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 3.4% | $30,403,200 | $2,170,766,998 | $4,088,275,025 | 0.53 |
|
|
| 43 |
Polkadot
DOT
|
Buy
|
$1.28 | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 4.8% | $255,959,550 | $2,154,144,917 | $2,154,144,917 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 57 |
Internet Computer
ICP
|
Buy
|
$2.58 | 0.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 3.8% | $83,300,320 | $1,429,017,830 | $1,429,017,830 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 58 |
Ethereum Classic
ETC
|
Buy
|
$8.94 | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 6.2% | $123,559,125 | $1,399,805,753 | $1,399,805,753 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 66 |
Cosmos Hub
ATOM
|
Buy
|
$2.09 | 1.1% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 10.5% | $42,892,995 | $1,065,374,754 | $1,065,374,754 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 68 |
Worldcoin
WLD
|
Buy
|
$0.3020 | 2.7% | 6.9% | 25.4% | 15.5% | $280,955,995 | $1,033,138,827 | $3,025,699,172 | 0.34 |
|
|
| 70 |
Algorand
ALGO
|
Buy
|
$0.1145 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 12.0% | $30,868,738 | $1,021,558,484 | $1,021,561,040 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 73 |
POL (ex-MATIC)
POL
|
Buy
|
$0.09057 | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 3.8% | $95,895,065 | $964,346,922 | $964,346,922 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 76 |
Kaspa
KAS
|
Buy
|
$0.03360 | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.8% | $15,486,466 | $921,130,161 | $922,514,687 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 80 |
Aptos
APT
|
Buy
|
$0.9695 | 2.3% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.6% | $104,059,433 | $794,409,841 | $1,166,372,111 | 0.68 |
|
|
| 82 |
Stable
STABLE
|
Buy
|
$0.03362 | 0.1% | 2.8% | 6.5% | 13.9% | $18,591,573 | $771,349,958 | $3,362,267,828 | 0.23 |
|
|
| 83 |
Filecoin
FIL
|
Buy
|
$0.9825 | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 5.5% | $129,108,938 | $769,102,910 | $1,923,175,280 | 0.4 |
|
|
| 84 |
Gate
GT
|
Buy
|
$6.97 | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 5.3% | $2,676,206 | $740,695,613 | $843,792,033 | 0.88 |
|
|
| 85 |
Flare
FLR
|
Buy
|
$0.008296 | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10.2% | 4.7% | $2,235,894 | $716,258,501 | $878,902,058 | 0.81 |
|
|
| 86 |
Arbitrum
ARB
|
Buy
|
$0.1098 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 9.0% | 14.3% | $96,353,825 | $686,850,665 | $1,097,938,401 | 0.63 |
|
|
| 89 |
XDC Network
XDC
|
Buy
|
$0.03148 | 0.1% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 5.4% | $20,411,334 | $627,708,231 | $1,197,900,331 | 0.52 |
|
|
| 91 |
Beldex
BDX
|
Buy
|
$0.07863 | 0.1% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 1.8% | $11,068,308 | $608,506,551 | $781,476,327 | 0.78 |
|
|
| 92 |
Provenance Blockchain
HASH
|
Buy
|
$0.01121 | 1.9% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 9.9% | $18,847.32 | $597,973,957 | $1,064,931,002 | 0.56 |
|
|
| 95 |
VeChain
VET
|
Buy
|
$0.006655 | 1.1% | 0.2% | 3.0% | 8.8% | $14,175,598 | $572,004,725 | $572,004,725 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 101 |
Injective
INJ
|
Buy
|
$5.30 | 1.5% | 0.6% | 12.4% | 61.4% | $253,686,392 | $530,582,649 | $530,582,649 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 112 |
Stacks
STX
|
Buy
|
$0.2447 | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 7.5% | $14,777,381 | $451,984,826 | $451,984,826 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 113 |
Terra Luna Classic
LUNC
|
Buy
|
$0.00008126 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 81.3% | $38,155,322 | $451,005,233 | $525,699,560 | 0.86 |
|
|
| 118 |
Sei
SEI
|
Buy
|
$0.06144 | 1.0% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 0.1% | $53,779,165 | $413,491,773 | $614,096,692 | 0.67 |
|
|
| 121 |
Celestia
TIA
|
Buy
|
$0.4445 | 4.1% | 2.3% | 10.7% | 24.8% | $49,913,545 | $409,937,620 | $520,378,222 | 0.79 |
|
|
| 123 |
Chiliz
CHZ
|
Buy
|
$0.03774 | 1.4% | 11.5% | 19.1% | 19.2% | $205,616,316 | $391,995,390 | $391,998,391 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 125 |
Humanity
H
|
Buy
|
$0.2078 | 1.7% | 0.7% | 13.8% | 47.1% | $22,499,089 | $380,059,762 | $2,082,519,246 | 0.18 |
|
|
| 129 |
Tezos
XTZ
|
Buy
|
$0.3429 | 0.6% | 0.3% | 4.3% | 6.5% | $78,170,147 | $372,651,906 | $379,511,809 | 0.98 |
|
|
| 138 |
LayerZero
ZRO
|
Buy
|
$1.30 | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 18.8% | $24,089,025 | $328,700,449 | $1,302,652,462 | 0.25 |
|
|
| 145 |
Gnosis
GNO
|
Buy
|
$116.11 | 0.3% | 1.7% | 5.4% | 4.8% | $78,796,614 | $309,686,582 | $351,971,366 | 0.88 |
|
|
| 146 |
Monad
MON
|
Buy
|
$0.02582 | 3.1% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 21.9% | $54,161,757 | $304,619,451 | $2,593,619,399 | 0.12 |
|
|
| 147 |
Kaia
KAIA
|
Buy
|
$0.05197 | 0.5% | 1.6% | 13.1% | 8.3% | $9,218,930 | $304,433,418 | $304,433,428 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 149 |
Conflux
CFX
|
Buy
|
$0.05693 | 1.0% | 1.6% | 12.9% | 6.7% | $12,174,844 | $295,489,553 | $296,691,730 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 150 |
Bitcoin SV
BSV
|
Buy
|
$14.73 | 0.6% | 1.8% | 6.4% | 5.5% | $8,336,208 | $295,341,509 | $295,341,831 | 1.0 |
|
|
Mantle Bridged WETH (Mantle)
WETH
|
$2,090.99 | 0.9% | 0.1% | 3.6% | 10.3% | $319,518 | $294,868,559 | $294,868,559 | 1.0 |
|
|||
| 154 |
Decred
DCR
|
Buy
|
$16.46 | 0.3% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 17.3% | $1,135,604 | $286,878,645 | $286,880,516 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 157 |
Nexus
NEX
|
$0.054743 | 1.0% | 8.8% | - | - | $29,636,095 | $284,909,693 | $474,849,489 | 0.6 |
|
||
| 161 |
Optimism
OP
|
Buy
|
$0.1305 | 2.6% | 0.8% | 2.9% | 10.2% | $58,576,893 | $280,707,326 | $560,529,203 | 0.5 |
|
|
| 167 |
Starknet
STRK
|
Buy
|
$0.04066 | 2.1% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 2.5% | $24,655,544 | $256,060,351 | $407,100,868 | 0.63 |
|
|
| 168 |
IOTA
IOTA
|
Buy
|
$0.05754 | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 2.1% | $12,824,742 | $255,922,879 | $281,543,942 | 0.91 |
|
|
| 179 |
Akash Network
AKT
|
$0.7833 | 2.8% | 3.9% | 11.8% | 66.4% | $10,431,005 | $228,706,300 | $230,257,952 | 0.99 |
|
||
| 185 |
Plasma
XPL
|
Buy
|
$0.08435 | 1.8% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 13.6% | $77,062,561 | $211,850,099 | $852,523,079 | 0.25 |
|
|
| 187 |
NEO
NEO
|
Buy
|
$2.90 | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.4% | $7,986,538 | $205,679,339 | $291,619,650 | 0.71 |
|
|
| 192 |
Theta Network
THETA
|
Buy
|
$0.1966 | 1.2% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 9.0% | $11,459,164 | $196,843,183 | $196,843,183 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 201 |
Onyxcoin
XCN
|
Buy
|
$0.004763 | 0.2% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 1.8% | $6,720,573 | $182,167,746 | $254,440,202 | 0.72 |
|
|
| 202 |
Story
IP
|
Buy
|
$0.4995 | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 4.5% | $24,275,109 | $176,360,311 | $511,264,105 | 0.34 |
|
|
| 204 |
Sonic
S
|
Buy
|
$0.04607 | 1.3% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 6.3% | $15,352,746 | $174,365,227 | $179,005,498 | 0.97 |
|
|
| 207 |
Zano
ZANO
|
Buy
|
$11.17 | 0.2% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 18.1% | $1,475,031 | $170,957,261 | $170,957,570 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 219 |
GALA
GALA
|
Buy
|
$0.003267 | 1.6% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 1.7% | $24,626,462 | $156,319,369 | $156,319,370 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 220 |
THORChain
RUNE
|
Buy
|
$0.4440 | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 7.9% | $9,729,830 | $155,536,574 | $159,963,685 | 0.97 |
|
|
| 226 |
Railgun
RAIL
|
$2.66 | 6.8% | 6.1% | 81.9% | 64.9% | $2,106,004 | $153,086,071 | $153,086,071 | 1.0 |
|
||
| 228 |
Helium
HNT
|
Buy
|
$0.7976 | 1.0% | 0.6% | 4.1% | 21.6% | $4,072,289 | $146,142,246 | $146,142,246 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 230 |
ZKsync
ZK
|
Buy
|
$0.01500 | 1.6% | 1.0% | 6.3% | 8.7% | $13,820,333 | $145,333,519 | $314,528,493 | 0.46 |
|
|
| 232 |
eCash
XEC
|
Buy
|
$0.057194 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 5.4% | 0.9% | $4,727,570 | $143,850,493 | $143,850,987 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 233 |
Immutable
IMX
|
Buy
|
$0.1690 | 1.7% | 1.9% | 8.0% | 4.2% | $12,592,744 | $142,302,958 | $337,833,400 | 0.42 |
|
|
| 238 |
Arweave
AR
|
Buy
|
$2.11 | 1.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 7.2% | $17,545,916 | $138,312,877 | $138,312,877 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 248 |
WEMIX
WEMIX
|
Buy
|
$0.2806 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 18.1% | $1,194,372 | $129,554,248 | $154,831,672 | 0.84 |
|
|
| 252 |
dYdX
DYDX
|
$0.1513 | 2.0% | 2.1% | 6.2% | 10.3% | $7,538,457 | $127,146,047 | $145,123,993 | 0.88 |
|
||
| 254 |
Ozone Chain
OZO
|
Buy
|
$0.1313 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.1% | $152,100 | $126,149,999 | $131,278,619 | 0.96 |
|
|
| 258 |
MultiversX
EGLD
|
Buy
|
$4.00 | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 4.3% | $6,923,724 | $119,974,614 | $120,002,091 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 261 |
Sentient
SENT
|
Buy
|
$0.01628 | 0.9% | 0.2% | 6.8% | 14.7% | $10,933,870 | $117,850,045 | $559,458,787 | 0.21 |
|
|
| 284 |
0G
0G
|
Buy
|
$0.4804 | 0.5% | 1.3% | 4.6% | 16.2% | $9,139,880 | $102,412,833 | $480,361,007 | 0.21 |
|
|
| 286 |
Gas
GAS
|
Buy
|
$1.56 | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 5.6% | $2,766,765 | $101,459,391 | $101,459,391 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 293 |
Nexpace
NXPC
|
$0.3531 | 0.8% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 20.5% | $16,257,155 | $98,760,461 | $351,480,039 | 0.28 |
|
||
| 294 |
Berachain
BERA
|
Buy
|
$0.3776 | 1.0% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 6.3% | $22,682,853 | $98,682,376 | $203,867,326 | 0.48 |
|
|
| 296 |
Qtum
QTUM
|
Buy
|
$0.9229 | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.7% | $8,493,810 | $97,893,927 | $99,548,418 | 0.98 |
|
|
| 300 |
Linea
LINEA
|
$0.003210 | 1.3% | 5.0% | 9.2% | 3.3% | $12,400,880 | $96,344,372 | $231,072,463 | 0.42 |
|
||
| 303 |
Beam
BEAM
|
Buy
|
$0.001855 | 0.0% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 7.2% | $7,954,197 | $95,176,072 | $108,478,410 | 0.88 |
|
|
| 312 |
MegaETH
MEGA
|
$0.08049 | 1.9% | 4.3% | 13.4% | - | $109,424,399 | $90,936,432 | $804,894,778 | 0.11 |
|
||
| 314 |
Kusama
KSM
|
Buy
|
$4.96 | 1.0% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 1.8% | $6,662,630 | $90,540,157 | $90,540,157 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 316 |
Quantum Resistant Ledger
QRL
|
Buy
|
$1.15 | 0.4% | 9.9% | 5.5% | 15.6% | $70,510.54 | $90,113,256 | $90,113,256 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 318 |
Ravencoin
RVN
|
Buy
|
$0.005490 | 0.6% | 0.2% | 2.5% | 6.7% | $5,436,770 | $89,317,492 | $89,338,910 | 1.0 |
|
|
| 323 |
Pharos
PROS
|
$0.6453 | 1.2% | 2.9% | 19.1% | - | $131,362,803 | $87,509,100 | $645,347,346 | 0.14 |
|
||
| 333 |
AIOZ Network
AIOZ
|
$0.06767 | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 4.8% | $5,293,304 | $84,281,292 | $84,995,255 | 0.99 |
|
||
| 336 |
Enjin Coin
ENJ
|
$0.04188 | 0.1% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 31.5% | $8,903,210 | $82,418,860 | $83,487,085 | 0.99 |
|
||
| 341 |
Derive
DRV
|
$0.08026 | 0.3% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 3.4% | $133,314 | $80,257,202 | $120,409,446 | 0.67 |
|
||
| 344 |
DUSK
DUSK
|
$0.1351 | 1.2% | 12.1% | 2.8% | 0.7% | $11,675,206 | $79,187,033 | $79,188,014 | 1.0 |
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Theta Fuel
TFUEL
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Buy
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$0.01072 | 0.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 8.3% | $1,600,900 | $78,781,906 | $78,781,906 | 1.0 |
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| 349 |
XDAI
XDAI
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Buy
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$0.9998 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | $156,032 | $77,966,492 | $77,969,620 | 1.0 |
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Smart Contract Platform Categories
| Name | 24h | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
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All Smart Contract Platform
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2.1%
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$2,156,783,999,542
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Layer 1 (L1)
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2.2%
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Proof of Work (PoW)
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2.4%
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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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2.0%
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Zero Knowledge (ZK)
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5.6%
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Privacy Blockchain
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0.4%
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Optimism Superchain Ecosystem
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1.8%
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Layer 2 (L2)
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2.3%
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Layer 0 (L0)
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0.0%
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Gaming Blockchains
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3.0%
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SideChain
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2.7%
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Top Smart Contract Platform Sectors Market Cap Chart
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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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