Stargate Finance focuses on cross-chain liquidity and real-time asset transfers across different blockchains. Its tokenomics involve governance participation and incentivizing positive behaviors like liquidity provision. Governed by its token holders through a voting escrow model, Stargate Finance emphasizes community-driven decision-making. Layer Zero Labs, the developer behind Stargate, has raised a significant $135 million in funding, reflecting strong investor confidence and market interest.
Ionic is a non-custodial money market protocol offering unparalleled control and security to its users through a code-centric governance model. Ionic differentiates itself with a novel Point System, rewarding users for contributing to the ecosystem without issuing a conventional token. This system encourages engagement through lending, borrowing, and referrals, with varying points potential for different activities. The project is entirely self-bootstrapped, relying on its resources for development without external funding. This approach underlines Ionic's commitment to innovation and self-sustainability in the competitive DeFi landscape.
growthepie is a platform dedicated to providing comprehensive and accurate analytics of Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) solutions. It serves as a trusted data resource, offering up-to-date metrics, analysis, and insights on various L2 projects within the Ethereum ecosystem.
Token Terminal, founded in 2020 and based in Helsinki, Finland, is a data analytics platform that standardizes financial and alternative data from blockchains and decentralized applications.
Hyperlane is an open interoperability framework, providing tools for developers to connect and build cross-chain applications that communicate securely across blockchains. It operates without a token or governance process. In 2022, Hyperlane raised $18.5 million in seed funding led by Variant, with support from investors like Galaxy Digital and Circle.
LayerZero is an omnichain interoperability protocol that facilitates seamless communication and data transfer across multiple blockchain networks. By enabling decentralized applications (dApps) to operate across various chains, LayerZero enhances blockchain interoperability and scalability.
Foundation Missions are Optimism-funded initiatives designed to make measurable progress toward the Season 7 Intent, establishing interoperable Stage 1 chains handling $250M in cross-chain asset transfers per month.
The Retro Funding: Dev Tooling program rewards open-source toolchain software that supports onchain application development on the Superchain, with a budget of up to 8M OP and monthly rewards from March to July 2025.
OP Mainnet, previously known as Optimism, is a Layer 2 scaling solution built on top of Ethereum. It utilizes optimistic rollups to provide faster and cheaper transactions while maintaining the security of the Ethereum mainnet.
Ink is a Layer 2 blockchain built by Kraken powered by the OP Stack. It connects Kraken’s 10+ million users to decentralized finance (DeFi), offering easy access to DEXs, lending, and yield protocols. By joining the Superchain, Inkchain combines Ethereum’s security with Layer 2 scalability for a streamlined DeFi experience.
Unichain is an L2 purpose-built for DeFi, exclusively on the OP Stack. Unichain is part of the Superchain’s path to interoperability, and will support ERC20s that are Superchain interop compatible. Uniswap Labs is also working with Flashbots to develop a new TEE-based block builder that reduces Unichain confirmation times from 1 second to 250 milliseconds.
Soneium is a Layer 2 blockchain developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, a joint venture between Sony Group and Startale. Designed to bridge Web2 and Web3, Soneium aims to create a versatile, developer-friendly ecosystem that empowers creativity and innovation. It provides a scalable, accessible platform for developers, creators, and communities, enabling them to build and deploy applications that blend entertainment, gaming, finance, and more.
