The Busted Dream of Scaling Ethereum Through Layer-2
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layer-2 solutions have become the holy grail of scaling the Ethereum Blockchain. Side chains such as Polygon, Ronin, or Gnosis permit users to interact with the Ethereum eco-system at a much lower cost, but at significantly lower security. Rollups provide much higher security guarantees,A study shows that given the current usage patterns, Rollups stray far from the expected scalability goals.