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🟠 Layer 0 Ecosystem Bubblemap
Interoperability · Messaging · Shared Security · Data Rails
Layer-0 ft. $ICP $CELL $DAG $ZRO $GEEQ and more..
🟠 Interoperability & Cross-Chain Platforms
(Messaging · shared security · sovereign chains)
Polkadot ( $DOT )
→ Relay chain + parachain architecture
→ Enables data & asset transfer across L1s
→ Substrate SDK for custom chains
→ Governance secured via DOT staking
Cosmos Hub ( $ATOM )
→ SDK-powered sovereign chains
→ IBC protocol for trust-minimized messaging
→ CometBFT PoS consensus
→ Low-cost, modular chain deployment
LayerZero ( $ZRO )
→ Omnichain message passing
→ Decentralized Verification Networks (DVNs)
→ High-throughput, permissionless cross-chain apps
→ Backbone for bridges, swaps, NFTs
Openverse Network ( $BTG )
→ Fully open protocol-based Layer-0
→ Cross-chain connectivity for L1 apps
→ Focus on open infrastructure design
Analog ( $ANLOG )
→ Nominal Proof-of-Stake (NPoS)
→ Unified data + asset flow
→ Timechain-based interoperability
AtomOne ( $ATONE )
→ Governance-first Cosmos fork
→ Enhanced decentralization philosophy
→ Infrastructure + validator realignment
🟠 Decentralized Compute & AI Platforms
(Onchain compute · agent execution · backend replacement)
Internet Computer ( $ICP )
→ Fully onchain apps, websites & backends
→ AI tools for natural-language app generation
→ Burn-based computation payments
→ Replaces Web2 cloud primitives
HyperCycle ( $HYPC )
→ Ledger-less architecture
→ Toda/IP for ultra-fast agent transactions
→ Sidechains + modular smart contracts
→ Designed for AI-to-AI economies
🟠 Data & Streaming Infrastructure
(Real-time data · pipelines · monetization)
Streamr ( $DATA )
→ Real-time data transport
→ No intermediaries
→ Monetized data streams for Web3
Constellation ( $DAG )
→ DAG-based architecture
→ Secure, scalable data pipelines
→ Enterprise-grade big data processing
🟠 Security & Quantum-Resistant Platforms
(Post-quantum · fault tolerance · trust minimization)
Naoris Protocol ( $NAORIS )
→ Post-quantum DePIN security
→ Real-time device validation
→ Swarm intelligence model
Cellframe ( $CELL )
→ Layer-0 interoperability
→ Post-quantum encryption
→ Secure cross-chain computing & messaging
GEEQ ( $GEEQ )
→ Proof of Honesty consensus
→ 99% BFT security
→ Multi-chain validation + data storage
🟠 Specialized & Emerging Layer-0s
(Experimental · niche infra · early-stage bets)
c8ntinuum ( $CTM )
→ Continuous scalability focus
→ Performance-oriented Layer-0 design
Photon ( $PHOTON )
→ Lightweight Layer-0 support
→ Base infrastructure for dApps
Vitreus ( $WVTRS )
→ Early-stage Layer-0
→ Potential focus on compliant data & AI integrations
Layer-0 is the invisible coordination layer of crypto.
• L1s execute
• L2s scale
• Layer-0 connects everything
Interoperability, messaging, data, compute, and security
→ All roads converge here.