The top Layer 1 (L1) projects, ranked by prominence — TVL, market cap, funding, and on-chain activity.

dYdX
Decentralized derivatives exchange on its own chain

Ripple
Fast cross-border payments and stablecoin infrastructure

NEAR Protocol
The blockchain for AI and decentralized agents.

Keeta
Ultra-fast L1 for tokenized real-world assets

THORChain
Native cross-chain swaps, no wrapped tokens needed

The Open Network
Open blockchain for mass adoption.

Sei Network
The fastest Layer 1 for parallelized EVM

Internet Computer / Dfinity
Sovereign cloud for AI and agentic organizations

Mina
World's lightest blockchain, powered by participants.

Oasis Network
Confidential layer-one for scalable private applications

Theta Network
Decentralized cloud for AI and entertainment

Router Protocol
Unified cross-chain liquidity and communication layer

Casper
Layer-1 blockchain for real-world asset tokenization

Secret Network
Privacy-preserving smart contracts for Web3

aelf
AI-powered Layer 1 for the human-owned economy

Concordium
Trusted identity layer for humans and AI agents

Acala
The DeFi & Liquidity Hub of Polkadot

Beldex
Decentralized confidential ecosystem for secure Web3 interactions.

Reef
Layer 1 for tokenized real-world assets

Bifrost
Multi-chain staking yield layer

Flare Network
The blockchain for data interoperability

Particle Network
Unifying Web3 with chain abstraction

Vaulta
The Web3 banking network for decentralized finance.

Aleo
Private-by-default blockchain for the web

Plasma
Layer 1 for global stablecoin payments

XION
The truth engine for verifiable AI

Aleph Zero
Enterprise-ready DAG blockchain with privacy features

Irys
Layer 1 datachain unifying storage and execution

Dusk
Compliant blockchain for regulated financial markets

Chromia
Relational blockchain for scalable dApps and AI agents

Rayls
Institutional blockchain for compliant asset tokenization

0G
World's largest decentralized AI infrastructure layer

Pharos
Institutional-grade real-world assets onchain

Edgen
Bitcoin-backed security with scalable zero-knowledge proofs.

MilkyWay
defunctLiquid staking for Celestia's TIA

Everscale
Ultra-fast L1 with dynamic sharding and near-zero fees

Komodo
Multi-chain infrastructure for atomic swaps

Humanode
One human, one node, one vote

DigiByte
Secure, fast, decentralized UTXO blockchain

Fogo
Fastest L1 for on-chain trading.

Zignaly
Layer 1 blockchain for democratized wealth generation

CoinEx
A barrier-free crypto exchange for everyone

Mavryk Network
Tokenizing $10B+ in real-world assets on-chain

Algorand
Scalable, secure blockchain for real-world use.

Energi
Smart contract crypto with built-in treasury and DEX

Filecoin
Decentralized storage marketplace for the world

Maya Protocol
Native cross-chain swaps, no bridges, full self-custody.

Hedera
Enterprise-grade decentralized network for real-time consensus

Hydration
All-in-one DeFi hub on Polkadot

Pi Network
Mobile-first crypto mining for everyone