Ethereum L2 networks evolve beyond scaling into specialized roles, while L1 remains the core settlement and DeFi hub.

Wed, November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM UTC Ethereum's (CRYPTO: ETH) price story in 2025 has been shaped by Layer 2 networks. These scaling solutions made transactions faster and cheaper, but they've also ...

This guide will provide an overview of Base, one of the leading Layer 2 chains, which is compatible with the Ethereum ecosystem. The network uses the Optimistic Rollups technology, which bundles ...

The Celo blockchain's long-awaited plan of becoming an Ethereum layer-2 chain has been completed, ending an almost two-year process, the main organizations behind the network said Wednesday. The ...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sparked debate this week when he said layer-2 networks should move away from their original purpose as scaling solutions. Teams behind major L2 platforms were quick ...

Gnosis and Zisk proposed a framework for aligning infrastructure within the Ethereum ecosystem, specifically layer-2 scaling ...

Base is an Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by Coinbase that uses optimistic rollups to execute transactions off-chain while settling and securing them on Ethereum. As Ethereum activity increasingly ...