2024 Crypto Startup Trends Report

Alliance, a crypto accelerator that receives over 3,000 applications a year, reports trends from its application data for 2021 to 2024, with Ethereum still the main chain for startups at roughly two-thirds. Within Ethereum, 59% of startups build on Optimistic rollups such as Optimism, Base and Arbitrum, while Solana rose to 18% after falling to 8% following FTX's collapse. Base grew to more than 28% of startup activity from zero in one year, and Infrastructure, DeFi, Payments and AI x Crypto are rising in popularity, while DAOs and NFTs are declining. Europe (31%), the US and Canada (29%) and Asia (27%) are the top regions, with US and Canada share steadily declining.