Why is Sovereign Layer 1 regaining attention?

Looking back at the blockchain scaling solutions over the past few years, the general approach has been consistent—sharing as much block space as possible. The emergence of Rollup technology, shared sequencers, and layered execution frameworks all aim to maximize versatility and reuse infrastructure. This strategy was indeed effective in the early days.

However, problems have gradually become apparent. When all projects compete for the same block space, congestion, fees, and censorship risks follow. A deeper issue is that—universal solutions may not fit all application scenarios. Some projects require proprietary features, some need customized governance, and others simply do not want to be constrained by general logic.

This is the background for the resurgence of sovereign L1s. These chains no longer obsess over "maximum compatibility," but make clear choices: I am optimized for a specific ecosystem. Whether in consensus mechanisms, validation logic, or application interaction, they can precisely meet the needs.

In other words, from "one chain rules all" to "each has its place," the market is re-evaluating what constitutes an efficient blockchain architecture.