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# Who are the Key Players?

Note:  Data in this section last updated August 26th, 2022

Below we dive deeper into some of the top smart contract platforms.   The top 10 participants in the space by fully-diluted market cap are Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Cardano, Solana, Avalanche, Polkadot, Polygon, Tron, NEAR and Cosmos. 

<figure><img src="https://1848510576-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FAmJeQPCkTT9u0UZ8OI4U%2Fuploads%2F589kB9NXZWDmlPBacHIg%2F14.png?alt=media&amp;token=d6c86019-86c0-481b-8156-fb74556062fd" alt=""><figcaption><p>Source: Coinmarketcap as of 8.26.22. Ranked by Fully-Diluted Market Capitalization.</p></figcaption></figure>

Let’s dive deeper into each of these protocols below… :point\_right: