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Podcast: Unchained
Episode: ETH Is Down Bad, While Layer 2s Are Ripping. Are L2s Parasitic to Ethereum?
Description: Ethereum's Layer 2 solutions are booming, but are they inadvertently holding back the value of ETH itself?In this episode, Justin Bons and Ryan Berckmans engage in a heated debate over whether L2s are enhancing Ethereum's ecosystem or siphoning off its potential. They discuss the impact of L2s on decentralization, network effects, and whether Ethereum L1 can scale on its own or if the base layer and the rollups now have different incentives. Has Ethereum scaled appropriately for future usage, or was scaling via L2s the wrong roadmap for Ethereum?Show highlights:
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