Layer3

Layer3 operates a consumer crypto application built around a smart wallet that users can create in one click without browser extensions or gas fees. Within the app, users discover protocols through curated "activations," complete onchain tasks, and mint CUBEs (Credentials to Unify Blockchain Events) — omnichain credentials that record a user's onchain achievements and accrue toward rewards, airdrops and status. Additional consumer features include trading, social and competitive elements, and staking of the L3 token to boost rewards and unlock governance participation.

On the supply side, Layer3 Builder lets protocols create activations, distribute tokens and rewards, rank power users and run cross-chain growth campaigns without code, with tracking of completions and wallet analytics. Layer3 Intel extends this to agent-driven automation, deploying tasks and rewards for both human and AI participants. The platform positions itself as an omnichain distribution layer that addresses fragmented user attention across blockchains by combining credential-based identity with incentive distribution.

Earlier descriptions of the product emphasized short, lesson-style quests covering topics from NFTs to smart contract development, alongside tools letting other developers embed quests and loyalty-program mechanics into their own platforms.

Founding story

Layer3 was co-founded by Dariya Khojasteh and Brandon Kumar, who set out to make blockchain applications approachable for a mainstream audience through bite-sized quests. Khojasteh, a former iOS developer and marketing agency founder, entered crypto in 2016; Kumar has a background in cryptographic asset management and helped build and scale a $500 million crypto fund at Accolade.

Business model

Layer3 sits between crypto protocols seeking users and retail participants seeking rewards: projects pay to distribute incentives and run quest-based campaigns, while users complete tasks to earn credentials and token rewards. The L3 token is central to the model, with staking for yield, governance and boosted rewards, and burn mechanisms tied to network access.

Communities and protocols acquire access to the Layer3 network — posting quests, deploying incentives and accessing CUBE credentials — by buying and burning L3 tokens; users can also burn L3 for partner-ecosystem perks such as early access, fee discounts and exclusive NFTs. Builders using Layer3 Builder are described as earning revenue as usage scales.

Traction

The website reports more than 3 million users, over 500 million transactions, 40+ chains and 500+ apps. Other sources cite more than 20 million paid omnichain credentials minted, 120 million quests completed and users across more than 120 countries; a January 2024 profile cited 250,000 monthly active questers.

Latest developments

The current product centers on the Layer3 Wallet, curated activations, staking of L3 for governance and boosted rewards, and the Layer3 Builder and Layer3 Intel tools for protocols and agents to deploy tasks and rewards to human and AI participants. The L3 token trades publicly with a circulating supply of roughly 1.48 billion of a 3.33 billion maximum supply.