Top 10 Altcoins in Layer 1 & Layer 2

I. Top 5 Notable Layer 1 Altcoins

1. Ethereum (ETH)

• Unreplaceable position.

• Largest ecosystem with DeFi, NFT, staking…

• Continuously improving through upgrades (Shanghai, Dencun…).

2. Solana (SOL)

• Extremely fast transaction processing, very low fees.

• Strong recovery after the FTX period.

• Vibrant NFT and DeFi ecosystem.

3. Avalanche (AVAX)

• Supports Subnet, flexible scaling.

• Attracting attention from many traditional financial projects.

• Good processing speed, suitable for complex dApp applications.

4. Sui (SUI)

• Emerging project using the Move language.

• High speed, backed by Mysten Labs.

• Rapidly growing ecosystem.

5. Aptos (APT)

• Layer 1 built by former Facebook members.

• Promises scalability and user-friendly UX.

• Still in the process of shaping the ecosystem.

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II. Top 5 Potential Layer 2 Altcoins

6. Arbitrum (ARB)

• Top Layer 2 of Ethereum.

• Largest TVL among L2s.

• Many DeFi projects have been deployed on Arbitrum.

7. Optimism (OP)

• Used by major protocols like Coinbase (Base).

• Aiming for a Superchain model.

• Active development community.

8. zkSync (ZK) (waiting for mainnet token)

• Utilizes zkRollup technology – a highly regarded direction.

• Supported by Matter Labs and many large funds.

• No token yet, but great potential upon launch.

9. Starknet (STRK)

• Also an L2 using zkRollup.

• STRK token has been issued.

• Developed by StarkWare – a leading unit in zk technology.

10. Base (COIN)

• L2 developed by Coinbase, built on Optimism.

• Easily accessible to new users.

• Currently has no separate token, but is highly anticipated.