Top 10 US Public Blockchains
1. Solana (SOL) — California, high TPS and low fees, active DeFi/NFT industry.
2. Avalanche (AVAX) — New York, subnet + multi-chain, developer- and institution-friendly.
3. Aptos (APT) — California, Move language, promoting compliant financial pilots.
4. Sui (SUI) — California, Move language, targeting low-latency, high-throughput scenarios.
5. Internet Computer (ICP) — Incubated by Dfinity, universal smart contracts and the vision of a "world computer."
6. Chainlink (LINK) — San Francisco, decentralized oracle, critical infrastructure for cross-chain data/asset bridges.
7. Kadena (KDA) — New York, PoW + Chainweb parallel development, claiming 10,000+ TPS.
8. Base — Coinbase (New York/California), Layer 2, Optimistic Rollup, low cost and high scalability.
9. Monad — United States, parallel EVM, EVM compatibility, and high-throughput path (mainnet launch pending).
10. Near Protocol (NEAR) — Core team based in the United States, excels at sharding and developer experience.