Thread by @DangerWillRobin

1/12 One of the most common questions I get is: what protocol should I build on?

Well one of my tasks at @defialliance has been to partner with L1s and L2s that we felt had the right mix of signal and offering for founders building on them.

Here is the list and my take on them:

2/12 But first, whatever L1 or L2 you choose, know that bridges are growing in availability and that blockchain architectures are malleable over the long haul. This means that the best blockchains are the ones with the best memes and the strongest engineers supporting them.

3/12 Despite not being an L2, @0xPolygon fulfilled a key scaling role offering a faster Ethereum Virtual Machine this spring. As a result, it got amazing adoption and is widely supported. The best part is that is bought two excellent L2 teams and threatens to scale for real.

4/12 Although remarkably early still, @Polkadot has a natively scalable structure of parachains that get to act as blockchains with weird superpowers. @MoonbeamNetwork is the EVM parachain to start with, but we have projects proposing their own. Scales well, but more complicated.

5/12 Sleeper hit, @CeloOrg is something of a Schelling point for do-gooder projects, especially when focused on cell phone users. This makes it an excellent contender for taking market share in the global south. It is EVM compatible, but quite early in dApp dev.