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4 | 4 | "layer-2-optimism-note": "Fault proofs in development",
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5 | 5 | "layer-2-hero-title": "Layer 2",
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6 | 6 | "layer-2-hero-header": "Ethereum for everyone",
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| - "layer-2-hero-subtitle": "Scaling Ethereum without compromising on security or decentralization.", |
| 7 | + "layer-2-hero-subtitle": "Scaling Ethereum for mass adoption.", |
8 | 8 | "layer-2-hero-alt-text": "Illustration of transactions being rolled up on Layer 2 and posted to Ethereum Mainnet",
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9 | 9 | "layer-2-hero-button-1": "What is layer 2",
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10 | 10 | "layer-2-hero-button-2": "Use layer 2",
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30 | 30 | "layer-2-why-do-we-need-layer-2-2": "Ethereum has reached the network's current capacity with <a href=\"https://etherscan.io/chart/tx\" target=\"_blank\">1+ million transactions per day</a> and high demand for each of these transactions. The success of Ethereum and the demand to use it has caused gas prices to rise substantially. Therefore the need for scaling solutions has increased in demand as well. This is where layer 2 networks come in.",
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31 | 31 | "layer-2-why-do-we-need-layer-2-scalability": "Scalability",
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32 | 32 | "layer-2-why-do-we-need-layer-2-scalability-1": "The main goal of scalability is to increase transaction speed (faster finality) and transaction throughput (higher transactions per second) without sacrificing decentralization or security.",
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| - "layer-2-why-do-we-need-layer-2-scalability-2": "The Ethereum community has taken a strong stance that it would not throw out decentralization or security in order to scale. Until <a href=\"/roadmap/danksharding/\">sharding</a>, Ethereum Mainnet (layer 1) is only able to process <a href=\"https://ethtps.info/Network/Ethereum\">roughly 15 transactions per second</a>. When demand to use Ethereum is high, the network becomes congested, which increases transaction fees and prices out users who cannot afford those fees. That is where layer 2 comes in to scale Ethereum today.", |
| 33 | + "layer-2-why-do-we-need-layer-2-scalability-2": "The Ethereum community has taken a strong stance that it wants to avoid sacrificing decentralization or security in order to scale. Ethereum Mainnet (layer 1) is only able to process <a href=\"https://ethtps.info/Network/Ethereum\">roughly 15 transactions per second</a>. When demand to use Ethereum is high, the network becomes congested, which increases transaction fees and prices out users who cannot afford those fees. That is where layer 2 comes in to scale Ethereum today.", |
34 | 34 | "layer-2-why-do-we-need-layer-2-scalability-3": "More on Ethereum's vision",
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35 | 35 | "layer-2-benefits-of-layer-2-title": "Benefits of layer 2",
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36 | 36 | "layer-2-lower-fees-title": "Lower fees",
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41 | 41 | "layer-2-expand-use-cases-description": "With higher transactions per second, lower fees, and new technology, projects will expand into new applications with improved user experience.",
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42 | 42 | "layer-2-how-does-layer-2-work-title": "How does layer 2 work?",
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43 | 43 | "layer-2-how-does-layer-2-work-1": "As we mentioned above, Layer 2 is a collective term for Ethereum scaling solutions that handle transactions off Ethereum layer 1 while still taking advantage of the robust decentralized security of Ethereum layer 1. <strong>A layer 2 is a separate blockchain that extends Ethereum</strong>. How does that work?",
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| - "layer-2-how-does-layer-2-work-2": "A layer 2 blockchain regularly communicates with Ethereum (by submitting bundles of transactions) in order to ensure it has similar security and decentralization guarantees. All this requires no changes to the layer 1 protocol (Ethereum). This lets layer 1 handle security, data availability, and decentralization, while layer 2s handles scaling. Layer 2s take the transactional burden away from the layer 1 and post finalized proofs back to the layer 1. By removing this transaction load from layer 1, the base layer becomes less congested, and everything becomes more scalable.", |
| 44 | + "layer-2-how-does-layer-2-work-2": "A layer 2 blockchain regularly submits bundles of transactions to Ethereum. Once that happens, reverting layer-2 transactions requires reverting Ethereum. This is what is meant by \"inherited security\". Scaling via layer 2 requires no changes to the layer 1 protocol (Ethereum). This lets layer 1 handle security, data availability, and decentralization, while layer 2s handles scaling. Layer 2s take the transactional burden away from the layer 1 and post finalized proofs back to the layer 1. By removing this transaction load from layer 1, the base layer becomes less congested, and everything becomes more scalable.", |
45 | 45 | "layer-2-rollups-title": "Rollups",
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46 | 46 | "layer-2-rollups-1": "Rollups are currently the preferred layer 2 solution for scaling Ethereum. By using rollups, users can <a href=\"https://l2fees.info/\">reduce gas fees by up to 100x</a> compared to layer 1.",
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47 | 47 | "layer-2-rollups-2": "Rollups bundle (or ’roll up’) hundreds of transactions into a single transaction on layer 1. This distributes the L1 transaction fees across everyone in the rollup, making it cheaper for each user. Rollup transactions get executed outside of layer 1 but the transaction data gets posted to layer 1. By posting transaction data onto layer 1, rollups inherit the security of Ethereum. There are two different approaches to rollups: optimistic and zero-knowledge - they differ primarily on how this transaction data is posted to L1.",
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48 | 48 | "layer-2-optimistic-rollups-title": "Optimistic rollups",
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| - "layer-2-optimistic-rollups-description": "Optimistic rollups are 'optimistic' in the sense that transactions are assumed to be valid, but can be challenged if necessary. If an invalid transaction is suspected, a fault proof is ran to see if this has taken place.", |
| 49 | + "layer-2-optimistic-rollups-description": "Optimistic rollups are 'optimistic' in the sense that transactions are assumed to be valid, but can be challenged if necessary. If an invalid transaction is suspected, a fault proof is run to see if this has taken place.", |
50 | 50 | "layer-2-optimistic-rollups-childSentance": "More on optimistic rollups",
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51 | 51 | "layer-2-zk-rollups-title": "Zero-knowledge rollups",
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52 | 52 | "layer-2-zk-rollups-description": "Zero-knowledge rollups use validity proofs where transactions are computed off-chain, and then compressed data is supplied to Ethereum Mainnet as a proof of their validity.",
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