ApeChain vs aelf

ApeChain provides developers and users with the best possible experience on the blockchain by focusing on ecosystem discovery, unique web3 rails, and top of funnel exposure.

ApeChain is a dedicated infrastructure layer to power the ApeCoin ecosystem. ApeChain utilizes $APE as its native gas token. This integration significantly enhances $APE's utility, fostering a robust and dynamic economy driven by $APE, and positioning ApeChain as a premier platform.

ApeChain at its core is an Arbitrum Orbit chain.

aelf is primarily a multi-chain parallel computing blockchain network which was created to address several of the limitations of traditional blockchain systems, such as performance bottlenecks and data complexity. aelf's vision is to be a 'Linux Ecosystem' equivalent for a blockchain that incorporates state-of-the-art IT design principles, which in particular allows developers to customise Chains to meet their own needs.