Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how fintech is disrupting the financial industry. While blockchain technology promises transparency and ...

Layer 2 is an umbrella term to describe solutions that build on top of Ethereum mainnet (layer 1) to improve the scalability of the Ethereum network. There are a number of layer 2 solutions on ...

The term Layer 1 refers to the underlying blockchain architecture in the blockchain ecosystem. However, transaction speed suffers when the mainnet gets busy, causing costly transactions to the end ...

Scott Nevil is an experienced writer and editor with a demonstrated history of publishing content for Investopedia. He goes in-depth to create informative and actionable content around monetary policy ...

Most Bitcoin Layer 2s aren’t really Layer-2 solutions at all. But Lightning Network is, and zero knowledge based rollups could be. Soaring venture capital interest in Bitcoin layer-2 projects has ...

Several layer-2 rollup teams, including those for Linea, zkSync, Arbitrum and Optimism, claimed that full decentralization is coming soon. Full decentralization of Ethereum layer 2s will happen in a ...

Ethereum (ETH) is the 2nd-largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization at $200 billion. It performed exceptionally well in 2021, rising above $4,000 at its peak in May after beginning the ...