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Author: haotian
Recently, the @Solana Foundation also sounded the horn of “network expansion”, which was interesting. It banned the name of “Layer2” and named its network expansion scheme with Network Extension.Can’t help but ask, is Ethereum Layer2 really the target of the criticism?According to solana, can GM Layer2 be fully transformed into a Specific-Purpose chain to solve the difficulty of layer2?Next, let me talk about the view:
1) Layer2 is one of the most popular narratives in the past two years.It stands to reason that the expectations of this round of bull market should become another summer other than the Ethereum outside the Defi Summer. However, the reality of the bleak currency price cannot support the expectation, resulting in the entire track that is suffering from emotional reaction and strong sings.
But aside from emotions, I always think that Layer2 is relatively successful.Criticized blood -sucking, parasitic clouds ….);
But essentially, I think Layer2’s biggest success is to eliminate the Alt-Layer1 narrative of Killer1 Killer1.At least to now, Ethereum is still the best choice outside the blockchain world Bitcoin. Other high -performance Layer1, parallel EVM, modular, and chain abstraction are all replenished by preset Ethereum as the “center” position supplementEssenceLeaving aside the price of the currency, this is the success of the Rollup-CENTRIC strategy.
2) Layer2, or Network Exhibition, is based on the outward ability of the main network.Layer2 of Ethereum is a chain state network with a more intensive calculation, high and low GAS, and a faster transaction rate, which focuses on “functional” extension; Solana’s network expansion emphasizes more SPECIFIC’s specific problem solutions, such as the new newA variety of schemes including the execution environment and professional processing capabilities: State Compression state compression, neon compatible with the EVM environment, large -scale processing CNFT, privacy transactions, and so on.
I don’t think the two are different. If you have to say differentiation, you can barely summarize the two points:
1. Ethereum’s own performance is inherently limited, but “passive” seeks expansion, and the Solana chain focuses on high performance. Expansion is actually “active” embrace other solutions to compatible solutions to expand the radiation front.
2. Ethereum Layer2 track foundation Infra is very mature, and it has even been developed in the application market for the development of Infra. The recently criticized Blobs space shows this point that it has not been fully used.In contrast, the expansion plan of Solana is still a blue ocean. Recently, the proposal of the Solana pushing OP Stack business stacking style and Network Extension is to promote the prosperity of this B -end business narrative.
In the final analysis, it is just the first and then the distinction.After all, if you don’t think of the successful strategy of Ethereum’s Layer2, and how do you think that Solana is trying to recover Ethereum business?
3) Disputes of General-Purpose universal chain and Specific-Purpose specific chain.I heard a saying that Ethereum’s universal chain absorbs liquidity from the main network like a vampire, and some of the SpeceFIC chains that can make up for the lack of shortcomings of the main network are worthy of promoting.At first glance, it makes sense and makes people feel that Ethereum’s “general chain” has become the original sin, as if Layer2’s strategic path goes wrong.
But in fact, Ethereum’s initial Layer2 solution includes: @Loopringorg, Starkex, @DegateDex, etc. Early Layer2 series projects are SPECIFIC specific case categories.Ethereum Layer2 has always been developed with two legs and Specific legs. In addition, there are various Layer2 categories such as Validium, Plasma, Parallel.
Therefore, the problem is not that the general chain has become the original sin, and essentially the Specific chain has not been effectively developed.
Moreover, there is no obvious boundary between the Specific chain and the general chain, such as: Starknet can be regarded as a specific chain at the beginning. Its Cario programming language, its parallel execution capabilities, its starks algorithm -intensive calculation, etc.exist.
However, after further development, Starknet did not consciously become a general chain in expectations after sitting on the throne of the four heavenly kings.Therefore, whether it is a specific chain or a general chain, it is entirely the key to market expectations and application scenarios, not the key to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of Layer2 strategy.
