Ethereum

Eclipse raised more than $50 million from investors but has been marred by controversy over the past year.

Solana has a reputation as a memecoin hub, but financial institutions are looking to build on the network.

Researchers Justin Drake and Drankrad Feist set off a controversy in May when they revealed that they’d accepted big token payouts from EigenLayer, raising conflict of interest concerns.

BOB’s aim is to create bridges between itself and layer-1 blockchains like Ethereum, with the ultimate goal of making Bitcoin the center of DeFi.