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![Hagen_web3 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1773313885304729600.png) Hagen ⨀ [@Hagen_web3](/creator/twitter/Hagen_web3) on x 5782 followers
Created: 2025-07-18 06:33:49 UTC

A great Layer-1 is just an app store full of solid apps and NFTs.

For users, the real measure of an L1’s tech is in its dapps and whether they can attract and keep people long-term.

Ethereum defined the game with icons like Aave, Uniswap, Kaito, Lido, Opensea, Blur plus NFTs like Pudgy Penguins, Bored Apes, CryptoPunks.

Solana brought speed and scale with Phantom, Jupiter, Magic Eden, Drift, Marinade and NFTs like MadLads, Solana Monkey Business.

Monad is next combining EVM dev-friendliness with Solana-level speed and costs. The place where the next wave of solid apps and iconic NFTs will thrive.

Ethereum had the icons.
Solana made them accessible.
Monad is going for both.

At the end of the day, no one remembers a blockchain for its whitepaper. We remember it for the apps we actually use. 

Fingers crossed Monad delivers

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**Related Topics**
[pudgy penguins](/topic/pudgy-penguins)
[drift](/topic/drift)
[cryptopunks](/topic/cryptopunks)
[penguins](/topic/penguins)
[pudgypenguins](/topic/pudgypenguins)
[pudgy](/topic/pudgy)
[lido](/topic/lido)
[uniswap](/topic/uniswap)

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