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.
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