# Layer 1 Blockchain List: Activity, Fees and Staking

> A layer 1 blockchain list to sort: each chain's transactions, active addresses, fees, block time, validators, staked share and mainnet date, read on-chain.

Markdown copy of https://voltfincrypto.com/apps/layer-1-blockchain-list

**Question:** Which layer 1 blockchains have the most activity, fees and staked supply?

- Kind: Table in Voltfin Strata
- Topic: [Layer 1 chains](https://voltfincrypto.com/topics/chains)
- Chains: Multi-chain, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Tron, TON, Sui, Aptos, Avalanche, NEAR, Cardano, XRP Ledger, Stellar, Monad, Hyperliquid
- Status: Planned. The data is not published yet, so this page states no figure; each figure will open its receipt when it is.

A layer 1 is a blockchain that settles its own transactions and secures itself with its own validators or miners, rather than relying on another chain. This table lists the major layer 1 chains with figures read from each chain: how much it is used, what users pay, how fast blocks come, how many validators secure it, how much of its token is staked and when its mainnet began.

Sort it by the measure you care about, or filter by consensus or execution environment to compare chains of one kind. Activity and fees are 30-day averages counted with the same rules as the cross-chain boards, and every figure links to the reads and blocks behind it.

## Blueprint

One row: One row per layer 1 chain, over the 30 days to the latest complete UTC day

- **Chain** (`chain`): The layer 1 chain the row describes.
- **Mainnet date** (`mainnet_date`): The date of the chain's first mainnet block.
- **Consensus** (`consensus`): How the chain agrees on blocks: proof of stake, proof of work or another design.
- **Execution environment** (`vm`): The virtual machine contracts run in, such as the EVM, SVM or Move, or none.
- **Daily transactions** (`transactions_avg`): Average transactions per day over the 30 days, counted with the cross-chain rules.
- **Daily active addresses** (`active_addresses_avg`): Average distinct senders per day over the 30 days.
- **Median fee** (`median_fee_usd`, USD): The median fee per transaction over the window, in USD at day-end prices.
- **Fees, 30 days** (`fees_30d_usd`, USD): Total fees users paid over the 30 days, in USD.
- **Block time** (`block_time`, seconds): The median interval between consecutive blocks over the window.
- **Validators** (`validators`): Active validators in the chain's current set; empty for proof-of-work chains.
- **Staked share** (`staked_share`): Staked tokens as a share of total supply at the latest day-end block.
- **Receipt** (`receipt`): The blocks, reads and prices behind the row.

## How it will be measured

- Activity columns are 30-day daily averages of transactions and active addresses, counted with the same per-chain rules as the daily transactions and active addresses boards.
- Fees are the median fee per transaction and the 30-day fee total from each chain's own fee field, valued at day-end prices.
- Block time is the median interval between block timestamps over the window; the mainnet date is the timestamp of the chain's first mainnet block.
- Validators and staked share come from each chain's staking state: the active validator set, and the staked amount divided by total supply at the same block.
- USD values use on-chain oracle prices where they exist and off-chain reference prices otherwise, named in the row's receipt.

## Data it needs

- `chain_activity_daily` (to build): Transactions, active sending addresses, new addresses, contracts created and gas used on each chain per day, counted from blocks and transactions.
- `chain_fees_daily` (to build): Fees paid per chain per day in the native token: base fee and priority fee percentiles, total fees, and the share burned where the chain burns fees.
- `staking_networks_daily` (to build): Staked supply, staking ratio, validators and nominal rewards per proof-of-stake network per day.
- `native_prices_daily` (to build): Reference prices of major assets read from on-chain oracle feeds (Chainlink latestRoundData) at each day's last block, with each round's update time.
- Source: Each chain's daily transactions and active addresses over 30 days, from the cross-chain activity tables
- Source: Each chain's fee field per transaction, for the median fee and the 30-day total
- Source: Block timestamps over the window, for the median block time; the genesis or launch block, for the mainnet date
- Source: Each chain's staking state: the validator set and the staked amount, with total supply at the same block
- Source: Chainlink price feeds where they exist; off-chain reference prices otherwise

## Questions

### What is a layer 1 blockchain?

A base blockchain that orders, executes and secures its own transactions, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum or Solana. Layer 2 networks process transactions themselves but rely on a layer 1 for settlement and security.

### Which layer 1 has the most activity?

It depends on the measure, and the leaders change over time: transaction counts favour chains with cheap fees and many bots, while fees and active addresses tell a different story. Sort the table by each column to see the leaders on that measure.

### Why do staked shares differ so much between chains?

Chains reward staking differently, and some lock staked tokens for longer. A high staked share can mean more value securing the chain and less of the token in circulation. Bitcoin and other proof-of-work chains have no staked share.

### Is BNB Chain a layer 1?

Yes. BNB Smart Chain has its own validator set and settles its own transactions. Its layer 2, opBNB, is not in this table.

### Which chains are included?

Major layer 1 chains whose blocks and staking data can be read, from Bitcoin and Ethereum to newer chains such as Monad. Chains are added as their data is built, and each row states when its data starts.

## Glossary

- **Layer 1**: A blockchain that settles and secures its own transactions without depending on another chain.
- **Staked share**: The part of a token's total supply that is staked with validators at a given block.
- **Execution environment**: The virtual machine a chain runs contracts in, such as the EVM, the SVM or Move.

## Related apps

- [Daily Transactions by Blockchain: Leaderboard](https://voltfincrypto.com/apps/daily-transactions-by-blockchain)
- [Blockchain Fees by Chain: Daily Totals](https://voltfincrypto.com/apps/blockchain-fees-by-chain)
- [Staking Yield and Staking Ratio by Chain](https://voltfincrypto.com/apps/staking-yield-by-chain)
- [Ethereum Layer 2 List Ranked by Activity, Fees and Value](https://voltfincrypto.com/apps/ethereum-layer-2-list)
- [Blockchain Revenue Rankings: Monthly League Table](https://voltfincrypto.com/apps/blockchain-revenue-rankings)
- [Active Addresses by Blockchain: Daily and Monthly](https://voltfincrypto.com/apps/active-addresses-by-blockchain)

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