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Are layer 2 networks trending today?

Scaling networks that batch transactions and settle them on a base chain. Membership comes from CoinGecko's own category data, so nothing here is guesswork; the trend, signal and risk columns use the same model as the rest of the site.

Coins in category41
Trending today5
Median 24h+1.5%
Combined value$9.13B

Trending members

Same scoring as the global list

CoinPrice24h7dMoveCountriesSourcesSignalHype risk
DeriveDRV$0.2663-0.4%+70.0%▼17
CGCMCBN
Strong buy*
62
ArbitrumARB$0.1790+6.8%+24.4%▼35
CGCMCBN
Neutral
35
COTICOTI$0.0264+51.2%+36.8%▲79
CGCMCBN
Strong buy
72
OptimismOP$0.1009+5.2%+6.3%▼81
CGCMCBN
Neutral
29
LiskLSK$0.4722-7.4%+279.1%▼621
CGCMCBN
Neutral
65

Layer 2 networks map

Tile size = market capitalisation · colour = 24-hour price change

24h−15% or worse+15% or better

What the category looks like today

The category holds 41 coins we track, 5 of them trending right now. Half the category is above +1.5% on the day; 29 of 41 are up at all. Total size of the category: $9.13B. Derive is the highest-ranked trending member today, at global position 12 with a trend score of 22. COTI scores highest for hype risk here, 72 points. Islamic Coin is the strongest member today at +94.0%, Lisk the weakest at -7.4%. Value is not evenly spread — OKB holds 26% of it, the top three 60%. The technical split is 8 buy, 9 sell, 16 unscored. Binance lists 25 of them against USDT; the rest trade on smaller venues or on-chain only.

Every layer 2 networks we track

#CoinPrice24hMarket capTrend
43OKB OKB$111.72+0.6%$2.35B
50Mantle MNT$0.5683+2.9%$1.88B
69Arbitrum ARB$0.1790+6.8%$1.21BTrending
72POL (ex-MATIC) POL$0.0976-0.1%$1.05B
112Stacks STX$0.2504+2.7%$466.6M
148Derive DRV$0.2663-0.4%$265.3MTrending
163Optimism OP$0.1009+5.2%$231.7MTrending
171Starknet STRK$0.0288+2.2%$211.5M
257Lisk LSK$0.4722-7.4%$110.5MTrending
264Immutable IMX$0.1203+0.8%$105.8M
280Prom PROM$5.44-0.6%$99.3M
287ZKsync ZK$0.00929415+4.2%$96.3M
313ADI ADI$8.86+1.5%$83.6M
325COTI COTI$0.0264+51.2%$78.7MTrending
399SOON SOON$0.1819+0.7%$61.8M
400Linea LINEA$0.00251191-0.5%$61.6M
426Astar ASTR$0.00625443-1.1%$54.8M
428Nervos Network CKB$0.00110082+1.5%$54.5M
464Celo CELO$0.0792+0.9%$48.1M
478AltLayer ALT$0.00653492+2.5%$46.6M
532MegaETH MEGA$0.0353+2.3%$39.8M
541Aztec AZTEC$0.0134+4.0%$39.2M
550Islamic Coin ISLM$0.0199+94.0%$38.5M
571Hermez Network HEZ$3.30-0.2%$36.6M
588Status SNT$0.00730166+0.8%$35.2M
612Zora ZORA$0.0075596+0.6%$33.8M
641Merlin Chain MERL$0.0227+1.7%$31.6M
669OpenLedger OPEN$0.1364+0.1%$29.3M
676KiiChain KII$0.0810-3.5%$28.4M
679Manta Network MANTA$0.0588+3.6%$28.3M
722PHALA PHA$0.0310+12.3%$26.0M
725Metal DAO MTL$0.2776-6.3%$25.9M
750Blast BLAST$0.00034448-0.9%$24.0M
760Cartesi CTSI$0.0250+2.6%$23.6M
761Metis METIS$2.98+3.3%$23.6M
813Tokamak Network TON$0.3251+0.2%$21.1M
825Aevo AEVO$0.0218+3.4%$20.3M
903BSquared Network B2$0.4244-0.7%$17.6M
908Lumia LUMIA$0.0731+2.1%$17.5M
913Citrea CTR$0.0116-0.4%$17.4M
918CYBER CYBER$0.2807+2.9%$17.1M

Questions about layer 2 networks

Answered from today's category data

Are layer 2 networks trending right now?

5 of the 41 layer 2 networks we track appear on a trending list today, led by Derive at global rank 12. That count is recalculated every night from the CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap and Binance feeds plus the national lists.

How did layer 2 networks perform over the last 24 hours?

The median member moved +1.5%, with 29 of 41 in positive territory. Islamic Coin was the strongest at +94.0% and Lisk the weakest at -7.4%.

How is this category defined?

Scaling networks that batch transactions and settle them on a base chain. Membership is taken from CoinGecko's own category data rather than assigned by us, so a coin appears here if its issuer or CoinGecko classifies it that way. We track 41 of them, filtered to exclude stablecoins and wrapped or staked derivatives, which would otherwise distort every average on this page.

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