Modular Public Chain Analysis: Overview of 9 Major Projects

Modular blockchains represent a more rational trend towards multi-chain structures. Compared to the historical baggage carried by Ethereum, modular chains focus on a specific module of the blockchain from the moment of their inception, such as DA, transaction settlement, or execution. Although this modular decoupling faces challenges in terms of security and compatibility during combination, it shows greater potential.

Currently, modular chains primarily focus on DA and execution layers. The execution layer is easy to deploy, while DA emphasizes performance optimization. General modular solutions like Celestia are worth paying attention to.

Modular chains have three major advantages over traditional public chains:

1. Lighter and can be flexibly combined
2. Decoupling governance, with a responsive execution layer and a robustly improved consensus layer.
3. Form a "trust-minimized" cluster

Currently, there are 9 main modular blockchain projects on the market:

1. Celestia: A universal modular solution has launched the Mamaki testnet.
2. Polygon Avail: General-purpose DA solution, now live on the testnet.
3. EigenDA: Ethereum DA solution based on EigenLayer
4. Fuel: Modular Execution Layer, launched the SwaySwap demo application
5. Assembly: Modular Smart Contract Layer on IOTA
6. zkPorter: The off-chain DA solution proposed by zkSync
7. StarkEx DAC: StarkEx's off-chain DA solution
8. Arbitrum Anytrust: Arbitrum's off-chain DA solution has been launched on the Nova chain.
9. Adamantium: Off-chain DA solution, users can self-custody DA

Modular chains are currently in the early stages of development, but they are likely to迎来高光时刻. Important projects such as Celestia and zkSync are about to launch their mainnets, which are expected to drive the development of the entire sector. In the future, diverse modular solutions may emerge in different scenarios.

With the implementation of modular public chains, the connections between them and with L1, as well as issues of security and composability, are worth noting. Overall, the prospects for the modular public chain track are promising and are expected to bring more innovations.