Ethereum Layer 2s Are Growing Fast — Here's Why It Matters
An episode of the Collective Shift podcast, hosted by Collective Shift, titled "Ethereum Layer 2s Are Growing Fast — Here's Why It Matters" was published on April 20, 2023 and runs 11 minutes.
April 20, 2023 ·11m · Collective Shift
Summary
Our Senior Research Analyst, Nick, explains the recent growth of layer-2 (L2) solutions on the Ethereum blockchain. Examples of L2s are Optimism (OP) and Arbitrum (ARB). Among other things, Nick talks about the significance of L2 networks increasing their demand for Ethereum blockspace. Continued adoption of L2s is crucial to Ethereum's plan to scale to the masses while keeping transaction fees low. Full post for Collective Shift members: https://collectiveshift.io/ethereum/a-glimpse-into-the...
Episode Description
Our Senior Research Analyst, Nick, explains the recent growth of layer-2 (L2) solutions on the Ethereum blockchain. Examples of L2s are Optimism (OP) and Arbitrum (ARB).
Among other things, Nick talks about the significance of L2 networks increasing their demand for Ethereum blockspace. Continued adoption of L2s is crucial to Ethereum's plan to scale to the masses while keeping transaction fees low.
Full post for Collective Shift members: https://collectiveshift.io/ethereum/a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-ethereum/
L2BEAT video: https://youtu.be/I1CNDzCUqOs
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Ethereum L2s
01:35 Demand For Blockspace
02:30 L2s Consuming More Blockspace
05:50 Future of Interacting With Ethereum
08:00 L2BEAT
09:45 Other L2s: StarkNet, zkSync Era, Polygon zkEVM, Base & Linea
11:05 Outro
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