Ethereum: “backups” are no longer needed—they’ll have to find a new job
Imagine a busy road that’s constantly jammed with traffic. About five years ago, someone came up with a solution: build a bunch of detours alongside it—L2s, in other words. The idea was to ease the load on the main road. Each “detour” was billed as something like a branch of Ethereum, with its own logo.
But things didn’t go according to plan:
The main road unexpectedly got wider. Ethereum became faster than anyone expected.
The detours turned out to be less reliable than hoped. Many are still controlled by a small group of people, rather than by their communities.
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin said something along these lines: “Guys, the old model doesn’t work anymore. Just being a cheaper copy isn’t enough. If you want to survive, come up with something that makes you special.”
What this means for L2s:
Become truly decentralized, or you won’t earn people’s trust.
Find your own niche: privacy, identity verification, lightning-fast speed.
In other words, L2s aren’t being buried—they’re being sent back to retake the exam. The era of “just a cheaper copy” is ending, and the era of “so, what can you do?” is beginning.
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Imagine a busy road that’s constantly jammed with traffic. About five years ago, someone came up with a solution: build a bunch of detours alongside it—L2s, in other words. The idea was to ease the load on the main road. Each “detour” was billed as something like a branch of Ethereum, with its own logo.
But things didn’t go according to plan:
The main road unexpectedly got wider. Ethereum became faster than anyone expected.
The detours turned out to be less reliable than hoped. Many are still controlled by a small group of people, rather than by their communities.
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin said something along these lines: “Guys, the old model doesn’t work anymore. Just being a cheaper copy isn’t enough. If you want to survive, come up with something that makes you special.”
What this means for L2s:
Become truly decentralized, or you won’t earn people’s trust.
Find your own niche: privacy, identity verification, lightning-fast speed.
In other words, L2s aren’t being buried—they’re being sent back to retake the exam. The era of “just a cheaper copy” is ending, and the era of “so, what can you do?” is beginning.
$ETH
#ETH #Ethereum #ETH🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥