# Mapping the Commodified Blockchain Market

*A quasi accurate map of the 300+ active chains on the market right now, and a good model for the inevitable multi-chain future*

By [An Explorer's Diary](https://paragraph.com/@jaack) · 2024-11-04

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**Type 1: The Corporate Etherscan Client**

*   They go to Etherscan, they have money
    
*   They look for a company with structured processes
    
*   They do due diligence on their partners
    
*   Examples: Kakao (Klaytn), Line (Finschia), Arbitrum, BNB
    

**Type 2: The Degen Etherscan Client**

*   They go to Etherscan because they don’t know about anything else
    
*   They want a good block explorer but maybe they don’t have all that much money or they’re simply cost-conscious
    
*   They build chains with a higher level of customization and knowledge
    
*   They’re skilled
    
*   Examples: Blast, Frax, Berachain, Taiko, Flare
    

**Type 3: The New L2**

*   They build a chain using a known rollup framework but don’t use a RaaS
    
*   Mostly OP Chains or Arbitrum Orbit L2s
    
*   They would like a block explorer for free or for very little money
    
*   They don’t know and understand the economics behind chain indexing (they don’t understand that db and server costs will go way up as transaction history goes up)
    

*   Examples: LightLink, Mode, Lisk, Zora, PGN, Ancient8
    

**Type 4: The L3**

*   They talk with a RaaS (Conduit, Caldera, Gelato, etc.) to build their chain
    
*   They don’t mind specifically about block explorer because they’re focused on their product offering
    
*   They have little budget or are used to spend little budget on infra
    
    *   Conduit starts from $3,000/month all-inclusive, Caldera a bit more than that
        

*   Example: Rari, XAI
    

**Type 5: The Commoditized L3**

*   They talk to chain infrastructure providers, that in turn talk to RaaS, that provide everything from chain build to block explorers, wallet support, etc.
    
    *   They don’t manage the ecosystem partnerships themselves, they just focus on their product
        

*   Example: Degen Chain talks to Syndicate that builds the chain through Conduit

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*Originally published on [An Explorer's Diary](https://paragraph.com/@jaack/mapping-commodified-blockchain-market-1)*