Different roles. Different assumptions.

A base chain, an oracle service and a lending protocol are not interchangeable categories.

Dimension	Bitcoin	Ethereum	Chainlink	Aave
Primary role	Monetary settlement	Programmable execution	Data and messaging	Pooled liquidity
Consensus	Proof of work	Proof of stake	Service-specific networks; host chains	Uses its host chains
Asset role	BTC: value and fees	ETH: gas, staking	LINK: service economics	AAVE: governance
Key dependencies	Hash power, nodes, keys	Validators, clients, contracts	Sources, operators, consumers	Contracts, oracles, liquidity

Bitcoin

Layer 1 networks

Monetary settlement

BTC · Explore ↗

Ethereum

Layer 1 networks

Programmable blockchain

ETH · Explore ↗

Solana

Layer 1 networks

Programmable blockchain

SOL · Explore ↗

Hyperliquid

Layer 1 networks

Network specialised in trading, with HyperCore and HyperEVM

HYPE · Explore ↗

Monero

Layer 1 networks

Payments with privacy by default

XMR · Explore ↗

Sui

Layer 1 networks

Programmable blockchain with an object model

SUI · Explore ↗

Arbitrum One

Layer 2 networks

Optimistic rollup on Ethereum

ARB · Explore ↗

Chainlink

Oracles and interoperability

Oracle and cross-chain services

LINK · Explore ↗

Aave

DeFi protocols

Lending and borrowing protocol

AAVE · Explore ↗

Uniswap

DeFi protocols

Token swaps through liquidity pools

UNI · Explore ↗

USDC

Stablecoins

Dollar-linked token issued by Circle

USDC · Explore ↗

USDT

Stablecoins

Dollar-linked token issued by Tether

USDT · Explore ↗

Ondo

Tokenization ecosystems

Ecosystem of tokenized financial products

ONDO · Explore ↗

Sources and references

References for the mechanisms described. Numerical examples are hypothetical unless stated otherwise. Check the applicable version, network and jurisdiction.

References reviewed on 21 September 2026. All sources →