10 hype protocols to position for before launch. February 2026.
Berachain (EVM)Bartio Testnet LiveProof-of-Liquidity L1 · Raised $142M · Expected Q2-Q3 2026
Eclipse (SVM on Ethereum)Mainnet Beta LiveSVM L2 on Ethereum · Raised $65M · Expected Q2 2026
MegaETH (EVM)Testnet ActiveReal-Time EVM L2 · Raised $20M · Expected Q3 2026
Initia (Cosmos)Testnet ActiveInterwoven L1 + L2s · Raised $14.5M · Expected Q2 2026
Movement (Move VM)Testnet ActiveMove-based L2 · Raised $41.4M · Expected Q2-Q3 2026
Fuel (FuelVM)Mainnet BetaModular Execution Layer · Raised $81.5M · Expected Q2 2026
Story (EVM)Testnet ActiveIP Tokenization L1 · Raised $140M · Expected Q3 2026
Espresso (Shared Sequencer)Cappuccino TestnetShared Sequencing Layer · Raised $60M · Expected Q3 2026
Abstract (ZK)Mainnet BetaConsumer Crypto L2 · Raised $11M · Expected Q1-Q2 2026
Citrea (Bitcoin ZK)Devnet ActiveBitcoin ZK Rollup · Raised $14.8M · Expected Q3 2026