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2️⃣L2

Layer 'two' is additional infrastructure built on top of layer one.

L2 facilitates more transactions, helps scale layer one blockchains and allow higher transactional throughput.

Notably, there are a few different L2 'solutions' but no single solution can solve every problem.

L2 Types

  • Roll ups

  • Zero Knowledge Proofs

  • Side Chains

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