L2 Projects

One row per Ethereum scaling project: type, host chain, category, technology stack, maturity stage, purposes, and total value secured split by native, canonical, and external assets.

L2 Projects is a free dataset by Aethereal with 96 rows and 11 columns, updated daily at 01:15 UTC and available as CSV and Parquet at https://dataset.aethereal.top/datasets/l2-projects.

Load it in Python

import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv("https://dataset.aethereal.top/files/l2-projects.csv")
# or, faster for large files (needs pyarrow):
# df = pd.read_parquet("https://dataset.aethereal.top/files/l2-projects.parquet")

print(df.head())

Questions about this dataset

What is in the L2 Projects dataset?

One row per Ethereum scaling project: type, host chain, category, technology stack, maturity stage, purposes, and total value secured split by native, canonical, and external assets. It has 11 columns: name, type, host_chain, category, stack, stage, purposes, tvs_usd, native_usd, canonical_usd, external_usd.

How often is L2 Projects updated?

Daily at 01:15 UTC. It currently has 96 rows and was last updated on 2026-10-21.

How do I download L2 Projects?

Download it for free, without an account, as CSV from https://dataset.aethereal.top/files/l2-projects.csv or as Parquet from https://dataset.aethereal.top/files/l2-projects.parquet. AI assistants can also query it through the MCP server at https://dataset.aethereal.top/mcp.

Can I use L2 Projects in my project?

License: Free for research and education.

How to cite

Aethereal (2026). L2 Projects [Data set]. Aethereal Data. https://dataset.aethereal.top/datasets/l2-projects. Accessed 2026-10-21.

Columns

NameTypeDescription
namestringProject.
typestringlayer2 or layer3.
host_chainstringChain it settles to.
categorystringOptimistic Rollup, ZK Rollup, Validium, ...
stackstringTechnology stack, separated by '; '.
stagestringMaturity stage.
purposesstringUse cases, separated by '; '.
tvs_usdnumberTotal value secured, USD.
native_usdnumberNatively minted assets, USD.
canonical_usdnumberAssets bridged through the canonical bridge, USD.
external_usdnumberAssets bridged externally, USD.

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nametypehost_chaincategorystackstagepurposestvs_usdnative_usdcanonical_usdexternal_usd
Base Chainlayer2EthereumOptimistic RollupOP StackStage 1Universal15,695,689,7287,751,222,0792,891,028,8105,053,440,833
Arbitrum Onelayer2EthereumOptimistic RollupArbitrumStage 1Universal10,493,006,8482,886,943,3323,455,643,9424,150,427,231
Hyperliquidlayer3Arbitrum OneOther-Not applicableExchange6,738,989,56806,738,989,5680
Polygon PoSlayer2EthereumOther-Not applicableUniversal3,804,032,768184,601,6472,302,263,4091,317,168,902
Robinhood Chainlayer2EthereumOtherArbitrumStage 0Universal; RWA2,403,276,800556,059,480658,494,5851,188,722,570
OP Mainnetlayer2EthereumOptimistic RollupOP StackStage 1Universal2,039,109,888380,250,8541,333,297,291325,561,303
Mantlelayer2EthereumZK RollupOP StackStage 0Universal1,335,553,92037,084,451659,284,508639,185,025
Lighterlayer2EthereumZK Rollup-Stage 0Exchange1,124,857,60001,124,857,6340
World Chainlayer2EthereumOtherOP StackStage 0Universal; Identity532,110,2080513,547,65618,562,548
Starknetlayer2EthereumZK RollupSN StackStage 1Universal521,117,152139,632,098296,320,85085,164,205
Inklayer2EthereumOptimistic RollupOP StackStage 1Universal396,768,064056,855,638339,912,422
Linealayer2EthereumZK Rollup-Stage 0Universal356,757,6641,651,082128,764,543226,342,057
ZKsync Eralayer2EthereumZK RollupZK StackStage 0Universal292,908,832167,761,467113,041,75212,105,519
Gnosis Chainlayer2EthereumOther-Not applicableUniversal281,076,99218,363,604262,713,4150
Celolayer2EthereumOptimiumOP StackStage 0Universal263,030,688243,956,9612,388,27816,685,453
Roninlayer2EthereumOtherOP StackStage 0Universal226,070,67266,623,8690159,446,779
X Layerlayer2EthereumOtherOP Stack; Agglayer CDKNot applicableUniversal170,018,97604,007,083166,011,896
Morphlayer2EthereumOptimistic Rollup-Stage 0Universal159,911,680014,824,609145,087,073
Fraxtallayer2EthereumOtherOP StackStage 0Universal154,850,0800154,295,693554,378
Lighter on Robinhoodlayer3Robinhood ChainOther-Stage 0Exchange105,783,6240105,783,6200