Are Layer 2s Failing Ethereum? A New Proposal Advocates for Native L2s

Ethereum’s scalability challenges are no secret, but are current layer 2 solutions living up to their promise? Martin Köppelmann argues they fall short in inheriting Ethereum’s core strengths. 🔥 EPISODE LINK 🔥 CHECK OUT THE EPISODE LINKS AND DETAILS HERE 👉 unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/ar... 👈 Martin Köppelmann, co-founder of Gnosis, has proposed that Ethereum should have native rollups—a vision aimed at addressing scalability and decentralization. Köppelmann critiques the current state of layer 2 solutions, highlighting their limitations in fully inheriting Ethereum’s security and composability. He proposes a bold alternative: 128 Ethereum-native rollups designed to expand block space, strengthen alignment with Ethereum’s core principles, and ensure long-term viability for developers and users. Plus, Martin tackles the controversies: Are L2s parasitic? Could native rollups spell the end for existing solutions? And why should they rely on zero-knowledge proofs instead of Optimism? Show highlights: 🔹 Whether the Ethereum scaling roadmap is accomplishing its goals 🔹 Why based rollups are not a full solution, according to Martin 🔹 What Martin proposes instead 🔹 Why Martin is proposing these rollups to be ZK-rollups instead of optimistic 🔹 Whether the proposed solution would focus on privacy 🔹 What it is about chain abstraction that Martin doesn’t like 🔹 How he envisions that these native rollups will solve many composability issues across L2s 🔹 Whether the community has embraced this proposal and how likely it is to be implemented 🔹 What would happen to current L2s if native rollups get implemented 🔹 Why, despite being against the current state of L2s, Martin says that they are not parasitic to Ethereum Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! ➡️ Polkadot polkadot.network/ecosystem/com... ➡️ Robinhood & Arbitrum robinhood.com/web3-wallet ➡️ iYield go.iyield.com/unchained Guest: ⭐️Martin Köppelmann, Co-founder and CEO of Gnosis x.com/koeppelmann Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:47 Is Ethereum’s scaling roadmap meeting its goals? 04:07 Why Martin believes based rollups aren’t the full solution 08:11 Martin’s bold proposal for native rollups 12:07 Why ZK-rollups over optimistic rollups 15:56 Whether these rollups should also preserve privacy 17:11 Martin’s issue with chain abstraction 22:35 How native rollups could solve L2 composability problems 26:49 Has the community embraced Martin’s vision? 30:52 What happens to existing L2s if native rollups win 36:06 Whether Martin thinks L2s are parasitic to Ethereum _______________________________________________________ #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subscribe to our channel! CHECK OUT THE CRYPTOPIANS → www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFzunC... WEBSITE → unchainedcrypto.com UNCHAINED DAILY NEWSLETTER → unchainedcrypto.substack.com LAURA'S TWITTER → twitter.com/laurashin UNCHAINED TWITTER → twitter.com/unchained_pod FACEBOOK → www.facebook.com/unchainedwith... INSTAGRAM → www.instagram.com/laurashin/?h... LINKEDIN → www.linkedin.com/in/laurashin MERCHANDISE → unchainedpodcast.company.site ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEW EPISODES OF UNCHAINED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY! ALONG WITH BITS & BIPS AND THE CHOPPING BLOCK Apple → podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/... Spotify → open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY... RSS Feed → feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML476194... YOUR NO-HYPE RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS CRYPTO!