Top Projects Expected to Launch Mainnet This Spring

Aster (Perp DEX/Layer 1) — Perp DEX offering on-chain high-leverage derivatives and unified yield products.

Beyond (Bridge/BTC Eco) — Bitcoin L1 interoperability protocol that securely bridges any token to, from and within Bitcoin.

Euclid Protocol (Infrastructure/Liquidity) — Consensus layer that allows any app to tap into a shared cross-chain liquidity framework.

Fluent (Layer 2) — Modular execution network designed to run multiple virtual machines on a single chain.

Gensyn (Network/AI) — Protocol that unifies the world's computing power into a single open network.

InterLink (Infrastructure/DID) — Identity infrastructure that verifies real humans using face scanning and liveness detection.

LayerDrone (Data Network) — Open protocol that standardizes ultra-high-resolution drone imagery and incentivizes pilots.

Midnight (Layer 1/Privacy) — Cardano-ecosystem privacy sidechain using zero-knowledge-proof-driven rational privacy.

Nexus (Layer 1) — Massively parallel proof-mining network built around the modular Nexus zkVM.

OP_NET (Metaprotocol/BTC Eco) — Metaprotocol operating outside the Ordinals envelope that integrates with Bitcoin.

Pharos (Layer 1) — Modular, high-throughput, EVM-compatible Layer 1 founded by former Ant Group leaders.

Qubic (AI-powered PoW) — Layer 1 offering instant-finality, feeless transactions and extremely fast smart contracts.

Rialo (Infrastructure/Dev Tools) — Real-world blockchain with configurable privacy and event-driven execution for modern finance.

Ritual (Layer 1/AI) — Layer 1 purpose-built for AI, allowing any protocol or smart contract to integrate AI.

Tempo (Layer 1/Payments) — Payments EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm.