38 field entries
Smart-contract platforms and scaling networks
Smart-contract platforms run apps — exchanges, lending markets, games — without a central operator. Layer 2s make them cheaper and faster.
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EthereumETH · Smart-contract platform$2,727.301.25%A programmable blockchain that runs apps, stablecoins and tokens, paid for in ETH
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- high
- Track record
- long
BNBBNB · Exchange token$797.001.65%Gas token of BNB Chain and the discount-and-perks token of the Binance exchange
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- long
SolanaSOL · Smart-contract platform$121.010.35%A fast, low-fee blockchain for trading, payments and consumer apps, secured by staked SOL
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
TRONTRX · Payments$0.33570.06%A low-fee blockchain best known as a major highway for USDT stablecoin transfers
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- long
HyperliquidHYPE · DeFi$90.711.15%Token of a high-speed onchain exchange for perpetual futures, built on its own blockchain
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
CardanoADA · Smart-contract platform$0.271111.43%A research-driven proof-of-stake blockchain with on-chain community governance
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- high
- Track record
- long
StellarXLM · Payments$0.22444.35%An open payments network for moving money and tokenized assets across borders
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- long
NEAR ProtocolNEAR · Smart-contract platform$4.871.44%A fast proof-of-stake blockchain focused on cross-chain swaps, AI agents and private AI
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
SuiSUI · Smart-contract platform$1.245.05%A high-throughput blockchain built by ex-Meta engineers around the Move language
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
AvalancheAVAX · Smart-contract platform$10.960.79%A fast-finality network where projects and institutions can launch their own blockchains
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
HederaHBAR · Smart-contract platform$0.10433.26%A public ledger governed by a council of large organizations, using hashgraph consensus
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- proven
Gram (formerly Toncoin)GRAM · Payments$1.530.41%The Open Network's native coin, renamed from Toncoin (TON) to Gram (GRAM) in June 2026
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- proven
Shiba InuSHIB · Meme coin$0.000005944.39%A dog-themed Ethereum meme token with its own DEX and Shibarium layer-2 network
- Real-world usage
- speculative
- Token necessity
- none
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
CronosCRO · Exchange token$0.06873.39%Crypto.com's ecosystem token for app perks, card rewards and gas on the Cronos chains
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- proven
OKBOKB · Exchange token$122.872.11%OKX's token, now the fixed-supply gas token of the X Layer blockchain
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- long
MemeCoreM · Meme coin$1.040.38%An EVM layer-1 blockchain built around meme coins, using a 'Proof of Meme' model
- Real-world usage
- speculative
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
MantleMNT · Scaling / Layer 2$0.66133.04%Gas and governance token of Mantle, an Ethereum layer 2 tied to the Bybit ecosystem
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
PolkadotDOT · Interoperability$1.223.24%A shared-security network where many specialized blockchains run side by side
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- high
- Track record
- proven
Internet ComputerICP · Smart-contract platform$3.330.37%A blockchain cloud that hosts full apps on-chain, now pitched as a home for AI-built apps
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- proven
Ethereum ClassicETC · Smart-contract platform$9.052.47%The original, unforked Ethereum chain, still secured by proof-of-work mining
- Real-world usage
- speculative
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- long
Bitget TokenBGB · Exchange token$2.021.07%Bitget's exchange token, now also the gas and governance token of the Morph network
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- proven
ArbitrumARB · Scaling / Layer 2$0.20310.60%Governance token of Arbitrum One, a major Ethereum layer 2 rollup
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
AlgorandALGO · Smart-contract platform$0.13183.41%A fast proof-of-stake blockchain focused on payments, tokenization and finality
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
GateTokenGT · Exchange token$11.190.96%Gate exchange's token, used for fee discounts and as gas on its Gate Layer network
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- centralized
- Track record
- proven
PolygonPOL · Scaling / Layer 2$0.10870.59%Gas and staking token of Polygon, a low-fee network focused on payments
- Real-world usage
- established
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
Cosmos HubATOM · Interoperability$1.752.27%The first chain in the Cosmos ecosystem of connected, independent blockchains
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- high
- Track record
- proven
LighterLIT · DeFi$3.651.55%Token of Lighter, a zero-knowledge perpetual futures exchange built on Ethereum
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- optional
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
FilecoinFIL · Storage & compute$1.060.25%A decentralized storage network where providers prove they keep your files
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
InjectiveINJ · DeFi$7.620.42%A finance-focused blockchain with a built-in order book and EVM support
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
VeChainVET · Smart-contract platform$0.0088212.11%A two-token blockchain for supply-chain data and sustainability apps
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- proven
MidnightNIGHT · Privacy$0.04537.94%A Cardano-linked blockchain for apps that keep sensitive data private using ZK proofs
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- new
StacksSTX · Scaling / Layer 2$0.39304.30%Token of Stacks, a smart-contract layer that settles to Bitcoin
- Real-world usage
- growing
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- proven
StableSTABLE · Payments$0.02660.57%Governance and staking token of Stable, a blockchain that uses USDT for gas fees
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- integral
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- new
AptosAPT · Smart-contract platform$0.80020.55%A Move-based, parallel-execution blockchain built by former Meta Diem engineers
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- developing
XDC NetworkXDC · Real-world assets$0.03270.15%An Ethereum-compatible blockchain aimed at trade finance and tokenized real-world assets
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- limited
- Track record
- proven
SeiSEI · Smart-contract platform$0.07352.70%A high-speed, EVM-only Layer 1 blockchain tuned for trading apps
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- developing
CelestiaTIA · Scaling / Layer 2$0.48323.01%A blockchain built to publish and guarantee data for other blockchains
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- developing
IOTAIOTA · Smart-contract platform$0.05865.14%A rebuilt proof-of-stake ledger focused on trade, identity and real-world data
- Real-world usage
- early
- Token necessity
- essential
- Decentralization
- moderate
- Track record
- long