RootData: In 2024, the number of Base and Solana ecosystem projects leads, while the growth rate of mature Layer 2 ecosystem dApps remains at 20%

ChainCatcher news, RootData released the "2024 Web3 Industry Investment Research Report." The report shows that, according to incomplete statistics, the total number of applications on Ethereum exceeds 2,500, still ranking first among public chains. The Ethereum ecosystem completed a total of 282 financing rounds throughout the year, with a total financing amount reaching 1.78 billion USD.

The number of projects in the Base and Solana ecosystems grew faster than other public chains, with growth rates of 164.8% and 69.6%, respectively. In addition to performance factors such as speed and low gas fees, the combination of blockchain and AI experiments is an important factor driving the prosperity of public chains, with Virtuals Protocol and Pump.Fun attracting a large influx of hot money.

In terms of financing capability, mature Layer 2s (such as Optimism and Arbitrum) show sluggish data, but the growth rate of ecosystem dApps remains around 20%, indicating a trend of breaking free from VC difficulties and becoming self-reliant.