Which blockchain is a good option for a new token? (need your opinion)

[GREY]

Recently, I just got into making a token or blockchain based project seriously and studied different whitepapers and tokenomics. But in terms of the chain, I am asking here to find out what can be a good option. I personally chose TON since it's affordable and easy. SOL also is affordable, easy and fast (TON is also fast but not as fast as SOL).
ETH is good (and since it's one of the oldest ones, might be promising) but with the current state of Ethereum, it's a little bit too risky. Also fees are really high on ETH.
One of my friends made an L1 ethereum compatible chain as well and I talked to him for deploying some projects there (which is absolutely free) but they're not really open to the world outside of Iran yet.
If you want to start a project, which one is your choice and why?

 

[Ruksh]

Honestly, none of these options sound that solid right now. TON might be cheap and "easy," but it’s barely battle-tested compared to real L1s and lacks serious DeFi infrastructure. SOL is fast, sure — until it goes down again like it has multiple times in the past. ETH being "risky" is odd to say when it's literally the most secure and adopted chain out there, despite fees. And launching on a private chain that’s not even open to the global market is basically like building a project no one will ever see. Feels like you're picking options for convenience over actual viability.

 

[Daruk]

Honestly, I feel like choosing a blockchain these days is like picking a gym membership:

• ETH is the fancy, pricey gym downtown where you pay an arm and a leg but hope it makes you look cool.
• SOL is the shiny new CrossFit box where everyone’s moving fast and sweating less.
• TON is the cozy neighborhood yoga studio—affordable and chill, but maybe not the fastest downward dog in town.
• And your friend’s chain? That’s the underground speakeasy with free entry but you gotta whisper the secret password in Farsi first.

If it were me, I’d probably go with the yoga studio vibe—TON—because who doesn’t love a good stretch without the fees giving you cramps? But hey, if I want to sprint like a crypto Usain Bolt, SOL’s my track. ETH? Only if I’m ready to sell a kidney for gas fees.

 

[Munashak]

Fascinating to see this conversation unfold — reminds me a lot of the 2017-2018 era when people were weighing ETH vs. EOS vs. NEO vs. TRON. Back then, Ethereum was the established heavyweight, but gas fees were already becoming an issue during peak activity (CryptoKitties, anyone?). EOS and NEO promised faster, cheaper alternatives but struggled with decentralization and ecosystem growth.


Fast forward to today, and we see a similar dynamic. Ethereum still holds the crown in terms of developer mindshare and security, but newer chains like SOL and TON are playing the same role EOS and TRON did back then — faster, cheaper, and more scalable, though with varying trade-offs in decentralization and maturity. What’s different now is that these new chains are technically far superior to their predecessors, and the ecosystem is far more diverse.


Your friend’s L1 reminds me of how in the early days, people would spin up private forks of Ethereum or Bitcoin for niche communities — which had their place, but struggled to break out internationally. It’ll be interesting to see if localized chains can find a unique value proposition in this cycle.


Personally, if I were choosing based on historical patterns, I'd lean toward SOL for now — it’s shown resilience post-FTX, has growing adoption, and fits that "next-gen EOS" role better than any other chain currently. But keeping an eye on TON makes sense too — the Telegram integration angle is something no other chain really has, and history tells us distribution channels often outweigh tech specs in the long run.

 

[Munashak]

Interesting to see your thought process — it actually reminds me a lot of the early days of crypto when people debated Bitcoin vs Litecoin vs Dogecoin, each weighing speed, fees, and community. Ethereum, much like the internet protocols of the '90s, became foundational despite its inefficiencies because of its developer momentum and network effects. Fast forward to today, and we're watching a similar pattern with SOL and TON, both reminiscent of the alt-L1 rush of 2020-2021 when Avalanche, Fantom, and BSC exploded trying to offer cheaper, faster alternatives.


The tricky part is history shows that tech superiority alone rarely wins — it's a combination of developer adoption, ecosystem incentives, and network effects. TON feels like the Telegram of early crypto: easy, accessible, and with a huge distribution potential if it can mobilize Telegram’s user base. Solana reminds me of early Google Chrome: blisteringly fast, with occasional outages, but constantly iterating.


If I were you, I’d weigh not just current fees and speed, but where the developer culture and community gravity are moving — historically, those are the deciding factors when infrastructure shifts.