# Standalone L1s Consolidate Onto Ethereum L2s

Projects that launched as independent layer-1 chains or rival-ecosystem parachains will increasingly migrate onto Ethereum layer-2 networks, concentrating liquidity and activity around a few dominant settlement hubs.

- Conviction: 34 / 100 (weakening)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-07-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-07-07T14:00:01.950Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/trends/chain-consolidation-onto-ethereum-l2s
- Publisher: Polylog
- Affected regions: Global

## Recent score history

- 2026-07-06: 36
- 2026-07-07: 34

## Recent evidence

- [confirms] Moonbeam Abandons Polkadot and Moves Its Token to Ethereum's Base Network (2026-07-04): Moonbeam will migrate its GLMR token one-for-one to Ethereum's Base network as a standard ERC-20, wind down its own chain, and abandon Polkadot.