Layer 2
Scaling networks that process transactions off Ethereum and settle back to it for security.
Shape from its 23 largest coins (93% of the sector, DefiLlama prices), set to CoinGecko’s sector market cap at every hour it was recorded.
Layer 2 coins
Top 25 of 43 coins ranked by market capitalization. Tap a column to sort.
About Layer 2
Layer-2 rollups bundle thousands of transactions and post them to Ethereum, cutting fees to a few cents. Arbitrum, Optimism and Base now process more transactions than Ethereum itself.
Layer 2 FAQ
Short answers to what people ask most.
Tokens of scaling networks that process transactions off Ethereum and settle back to it for security. Rollups bundle thousands of transactions, cutting fees to a few cents.
A layer 1 settles its own transactions with its own validators. A layer 2 executes transactions separately and relies on Ethereum to settle them.
Layer 2 tokens are worth $11.29 billion together, +1.8% over 24 hours and +1.8% over 7 days. The sector ranks #11 of 12.
OKB, with a market cap of $2.85 billion. The table ranks the largest layer 2 tokens by market cap.
Arbitrum, Optimism and Base now process more transactions than Ethereum itself. Base has no token of its own, so it is not in this coin list.
World-Crypt tracks 43 coins in the layer 2 category, 0.4% of the whole crypto market.
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