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Reviewed means every product ranked on this page was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
Accountable for this review: Mathias Siemonsmeier, Founder.
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Arbitrum One
Arbitrum One lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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OP Mainnet
OP Mainnet lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Base
Base lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Ink
Ink lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Unichain
Unichain lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Arbitrum Nova
Arbitrum Nova lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Scroll
Scroll lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Starknet
Starknet lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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zkSync Era
zkSync Era lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Mantle
Mantle lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Taiko Alethia
Taiko Alethia lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Linea
Linea lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Manta Pacific
Manta Pacific lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Blast
Blast lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
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Polygon zkEVM
Polygon zkEVM lists the United States among its markets and does not name the United States as restricted (provider-stated; check your state on its profile).
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.Scored by Exit window before an upgrade · 10% (Arbitrum One 2/10, OP Mainnet 0/10, Base 0/10)
- Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (Arbitrum One 10/10, OP Mainnet 10/10, Base 10/10)Scored by Proof system · 18% (Arbitrum One 10/10, OP Mainnet 10/10, Base 10/10)
- Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (Arbitrum One 10/10, OP Mainnet 10/10, Base 10/10)Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (Arbitrum One 10/10, OP Mainnet 10/10, Base 10/10)
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Execution failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: EVM equivalence (10%), Maturity & track record (10%), Rollup stage (8%).
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