Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has re-upped his post from 1.5 years ago on “Layer 3s”, saying that L3s won’t magically increase throughput. They can still reduce some fixed costs related to batch publishing, deposits and withdrawals.
His statement comes amid concerns that Layer 3 networks are taking away from Ethereum’s value and security.
L3 Doesn’t Magically Increase Throughput
According to Buterin’s X post, there are alternative, potentially “lighter” approaches to achieve similar cost savings as those offered by Layer 3 solutions.
However, there are other, potentially “lighter”, ways to get the same cost savings that you get from L3s. pic.twitter.com/WTijiTAOE1
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) April 2, 2024
Buterin described models for Layer 3 solutions in his previous post. In one of these, Layer 2 takes care of scaling while Layer 3 concentrates on customizing features. While this doesn’t directly enhance scalability, it allows applications to scale through L2s while dissecting layers to meet specific operational requirements for diverse use cases.
Layer 3 handles customized scaling. This can be accomplished through…
