Ink scores 29 points above Blast, led by proof system, forced withdrawals, and EVM equivalence. Blast ranks #13 and Ink #4 of 15 published L2 blockchains. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
BLBlast47
vs
Ink76
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #13 and #4 of 15
Ink scores 29 points above Blast, led by proof system, forced withdrawals, and EVM equivalence.
BLBlast #13 of 1547
Ink #4 of 1576
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termInk leads on 4 of 8 published criteria; Blast on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermInkBlastWeightPoints
Proof system10/100/104.3+11.2for Ink+5.8 of 32
Forced withdrawals10/100/104.3+11.2for Ink+5.8 of 32
EVM equivalence10/106/102.4+2.5for Ink+1.3 of 32
Rollup stage7/100/101.9+3.5for Ink+1.8 of 32
Net of the terms+28.5
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread+0.1
Reproduced gap+28.6
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below7647+29.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
InkScore 76Kraken's OP Stack rollup for DeFi, at L2BEAT Stage 1Strength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Younger than the 2021-era rollups: public mainnet since December 2024BlastScore 47OP Stack chain with native yield; no live proof systemStrength: Ethereum data availability — 10/10Watch-out: EVM-compatible, not equivalent: Blast describes itself as "an EVM-compatible, optimistic rollup", and its Yield precompile sits at the address Ethereum now uses for P256 verification
Quick facts
At a glance
2 of 3 rows read the same for both.
FactBlastInk
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, europe, global
Security postureSnapshotNo proof system; data availability: Ethereum L1 (blobs).Optimistic rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (EIP-4844 blobs).
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
BL
Blast
47#13 of 15
Pick it when
Blast leads Ink on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
Strength
Ethereum data availability — 10/10
Tradeoff
EVM-compatible, not equivalent: Blast describes itself as "an EVM-compatible, optimistic rollup", and its Yield precompile sits at the address Ethereum now uses for P256 verification
Ink
76#4 of 15
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Ink if proof system matters most — it scores 10/10 to Blast's 0/10 there (weight 18).
Strength
EVM equivalence — 10/10
Tradeoff
Younger than the 2021-era rollups: public mainnet since December 2024
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
BLBlast
Blast leads Ink on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
BlastScore 47OP Stack chain with native yield; no live proof systemStrength: Ethereum data availability — 10/10Watch-out: EVM-compatible, not equivalent: Blast describes itself as "an EVM-compatible, optimistic rollup", and its Yield precompile sits at the address Ethereum now uses for P256 verification
InkLeads
Choose Ink if proof system matters most
Proof system: 10/10 against 0/10 for Blast (weight 18)
Forced withdrawals: 10/10 against 0/10 for Blast (weight 18)
EVM equivalence: 10/10 against 6/10 for Blast (weight 10)
InkScore 76Kraken's OP Stack rollup for DeFi, at L2BEAT Stage 1Strength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Younger than the 2021-era rollups: public mainnet since December 2024
Criterion by criterion
Scorecard
Published criteria · weight in points of 8616 of 16 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology
EVM equivalence
by 4 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Ink leads
Blast6/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Track record
weight 2.4 of 86Tie
Blast4/10 out of 10
Ink4/10 out of 10
Data on Ethereum
weight 3.4 of 86Tie
Blast10/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Rollup stage
by 7 of 10weight 1.9 of 86Ink leads
Blast0/10 out of 10
Ink7/10 out of 10
Proof system
by 10 of 10weight 4.3 of 86Ink leads
Blast0/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Exit window
weight 2.4 of 86Tie
Blast0/10 out of 10
Ink0/10 out of 10
Forced withdrawals
by 10 of 10weight 4.3 of 86Ink leads
Blast0/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Censorship resistance
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
Blast10/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Score dimensions
weights sum to 86
The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.
Availabilityweight 20 of 86 · constant here
Blast14/20Ink14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Blast8.6/30Ink19.6/30
Ink leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Blast2.7/10Ink2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Blast3.2/8Ink3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Blast5.5/18Ink5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Ink unless the term Blast leads on is the one you are buying.
Blast leads Ink on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
The published order weighs every criterion the same way for everyone. To weigh them your way, run .
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Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
Scored by Exit window before an upgrade · 10% (Blast 0/10, Ink 0/10)
Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (Blast 10/10, Ink 10/10)
Scored by Proof system · 18% (Blast 0/10, Ink 10/10)
Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (Blast 0/10, Ink 10/10)
Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (Blast 10/10, Ink 10/10)
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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Ink scores 29 points above Blast, led by proof system, forced withdrawals, and EVM equivalence. Published scores, out of 100: Blast 47 (rank 13 of 15 l2 blockchains), Ink 76 (rank 4 of 15).
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