More than 200 chains (L1s, L2s and L3s) have launched in the past year.

That means it’s getting harder to compete for mindshare - why should I use or build on your chain, and how is it different from any other general purpose platform?

Technical superiority isn’t enough - plenty of examples in tech where the most advanced option failed to gain traction (think Betamax vs VHS). But purely operating off vibes doesn’t work either - developers are the lifeblood of crypto, and there needs to be something of substance for them to stick around.

The most successful and fastest growing ecosystems have to offer a novel value proposition AND have a strong GTM (while realizing devs, creators and users all overlap)

Here’s a few (non exhaustive examples) of ecosystems with near term launches doing it all:

* Sei's v2 launch - Sei has also added EVM equivalence, and alongside all of their emphasis on speed and parallelization, they’re making it easier for developers who are already familiar with the EVM ecosystem. On the GTM side, they’ve taken a dev-first approach, building strong partnerships with all leading infrastructure partners to make sure builders have what they need right off the bat