Bitcoin’s Lack of Layer 2s Is a Blessing in Disguise

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Bitcoin’s Lack of Layer 2s Is a Blessing in Disguise
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Bitcoin's lack of layer 2 solutions might be the key to fixing crypto's scalability woes, trustmachinesco’s renapshah writes. Layer 2s should be indistinguishable from the base layer for true success in crypto adoption. An opinion:

tokens and other unexpected use cases have resurfaced awareness of the blockchain's Achilles Heel: a lack of layer 2 solutions.If the original idea behind L2s was to create a pressure release valve for the base layer blockchain, then that is what Bitcoin builders can create.

After 10 years of layer 2 development – Omni Layer being the first-of-its-kind in 2013 – Bitcoin has the chance to be the leader in finding a permanent solution to network scalability. At least part of the problem stems L2s that distract and dilute the integrity of the base layer through additional tokens, like Ethereum developers have been. Similarly, having to bridge assets across L1 and L2 ecosystems can create an increasingly confusing and unsecure environment.

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