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