
What is Astar?
Astar Network provides the infrastructure for building dApps with EVM and WASM smart contracts offering developers true interoperability with cross-consensus messaging (XCM) and a cross-virtual machine (XVM). Astar’s unique Build2Earn model empowers developers to get paid through a dApp staking mechanism for the code they write and dApps they build. Astar is home to 50+ dApps and 500,000 community members.
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Layer 1 Blockchains (L1s)
Flare Network is the blockchain for applications that use data from other chains and the internet.

Layer 1 Blockchains (L1s)
Alephium is the first operational sharded L1 blockchain scaling and enhancing PoW & UTXO concepts.

Layer 1 Blockchains (L1s)
Shardeum is an EVM based L1 that uses dynamic state sharding to achieve linear scalability.
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Astar Alternatives
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Layer 1 Blockchains (L1s)
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Layer 1 Blockchains (L1s)
Solana is a highly scalable layer 1 Blockchain built for mass adoption.

Layer 1 Blockchains (L1s)
Cubane is a SaaS Layer-1 blockchain bringing decentralization to industries like insurance and media-IPR.
