Blockchain continues to evolve in layers rather than single chains.

As ʼ26 approaches, a few Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks are worth observing..... not as trade ideas, but as infrastructure.

Layer 1 sets the base:

Ethereum ($ETH ) — the deepest smart contract ecosystem

Solana ($SOL ) — designed for high throughput and low latency

Layer 2 builds on that base:

Polygon (#MATİC ) — a broad Ethereum scaling stack

Arbitrum ($ARB ) — optimistic rollups with strong adoption

Optimism (#OP ) — scalable, composable execution environments

This isn't a recommendation.

It's a reflection on how scaling is actually happening.

If you watch quietly, a pattern appears: infrastructure that layers well tends to outlast hype cycles.

ETH

2,388.12

-12.84%

SOL

101.91

-14.23%

ARB

0.1346

-14.10%