Layer 2s and Scaling
December 28, 2021, 10:07AM EST
• 12 min read

Growth of shard chain ecosystems

Arnold Toh

Quick Take

  • Shard chains are blockchains that scale by running processes in parallel
  • Some shard chains have seen significant developments in their ecosystems
  • However, the functionality of these applications does not guarantee their success
  • Many applications in shard chain ecosystems are still struggling to bootstrap liquidity and sustain growth in terms of user adoption

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