🤔What is the state of modular eco now?

Crestal Network is the Web3 Infrastructure Lego Platform, enabling seamless integration, management, and performance benchmarking of modular services for developers. Imagine managing and testing different components - like DA or settlement layers - with quantifiable metrics.

🧩 Co-founder Marouen Zelleg shared his insights on the current modular landscape and how Crestal aims to redefine it during L2con last July.

Also, Crestal is planning to launch its public Testnet soon!

🔍 There are 3 main challenges in the Modular landscape
1️⃣ Too many choices: Crestal ran an experiment asking what’s needed to build a rollup. They started with 10 categories, but the responses grew to 66 providers across 19 categories. The takeaway? Devs often miss crucial solutions in this crowded ecosystem.

2️⃣ Unique use cases: every application has its own demands. Crestal’s chatbot, trained on Web3 architecture, showed that while DeFi remains dominant, trends like meme coins emerge. Staying up-to-date with evolving needs is critical.

3️⃣ Preconceived preferences: 74% of builders come in with a preferred solution. But the real focus should be on outcomes like performance and security. Crestal’s mission is to break down these assumptions and guide developers more effectively.

🛠 Crestal’s solutions
Crestal built a dashboard categorizing modular services, starting with data availability providers. They identified over 20 metrics, but collecting this data was harder than expected - highlighting how marketing often overshadows objective insights. Crestal is here to fix that.

🤝 Crowdsourcing for better results
Crestal is crowdsourcing application design, deployment, and maintenance. The idea? Let the best experts with cutting-edge technology propose solutions, and give developers the freedom to choose the right provider.

📈 Proof of Performance
To keep everything transparent, Crestal is exploring an on-chain proof-of-performance system. It ensures providers deliver what they promise—like sub-dollar transactions or 99% uptime—by generating verifiable performance proofs.

🎯 The end goal?
Crestal wants to simplify the modular journey so developers can focus on what matters: the success of their projects. A single, transparent marketplace where experts deliver high-quality services—letting builders concentrate on outcomes, not tech complexities.