There can never be too many L2s

Opinion: Igor Mandrigin, co -founder and CTPO gateway.fm

Every few weeks it seems that another layer 2, a lot to the frame of some commentators of the web3 industry who are afraid of fragmentation. The recent report of Gemini Institutional Insights has actually noted how the new Ethereum L2 solution is launched approximately every 19 days. In response to the seemingly endless conveyor belt of new cloisters and optimistic summons coming to the market, the choir criticism is growing louder: “This is definitely saturated, no longer chains.”

Some of the most open critics L2S claim that L2 is redundant, but that is close thinking. In many ways, the idea that the creation of new L2 should slow down is like the claim that there were too many websites in 1998. L2S proliferation does not cause web3 space to become too inflated or fragmented. The number of chains is not too much today. It is laughs, and right now the early shifts of explosions are more tenl in the specialized modular blockchain infrastructure.

The L2S rise is not by far passing fad

While some argue that this increase in the L2 we have experienced is only temporary madness led by Debi degenerate, it is really an expansion of business infrastructure as a bank (including banks (including German bank), gaming studios (gaming activity on some blockchains L2 increased over 20 000% In February 2025) logistics networks and global manufacturers will reach on board.

The sectors such as banking and logistics, which are usually an aversion risks, do not make the main technological swelling easily. They do this because they have to and in many cases public blockchains do not meet their needs. Return to their inherent DNA aversion DNA, large businesses and institutions in these sectors will generally not want to build on shared, generally accounting L1. Instead, they will want to deploy their own chains, where they can enjoy their own performance, predictable costs, adherence to jurisdiction and privacy at granular level.

This focus on proprietary networks is not just web3. Let’s think about it. Were Facebook, Netflix and JPMORGAN to geocitia? Of course not, so why would web3 differ? Shared L1S and monolithic architecture could work for experiments with early token and composible definitives. Realistically, however, they cannot support the complexity of businesses in the real world, regulatory stress or contractual requirements.

Growing viability l2s

Thanks to the modular piles, the Rollup-As-AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadsDDoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa to seeful The cost of lowering and maintenance of specialized chains will also be reduced, so a significant increase in the number of L2S can be expected over time.

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Some viewers will argue that this future will be confused for users forced to jump between chains, while expressing concerns about fragmentation of liquidity and scattering of tradable assets on multiple platforms. This is a short -sighted concern. We put towards trouble -free interoperability through shared settlement layers, trusted bridges and unified account abstraction. Finally, the end user will not be interested in whether they are on Rollup #4 318 or the string #9 072; They will simply transact with ease and will be satisfied with it.

In the same way as cloud computing unlocked hyper scale by abstraction of hardware layers, modular blockchains unlock hyperscale to transfer value, release of assets and programmable trust. Regardless of what doubters say, specialized L2 does not distribute. They will serve various verticals, jurisdictions and cases of use. There is no reason why L2 for high -frequency trading cannot easily coexist with L2 for national land registers.

We do not realize in the chains-in the large scheme of things we are barely ankle deep. Anyone who seriously bet on consolidation or some magic chain “Winner-Take” just bet against scale and sovereignty. The real bet is hundreds of L2 and thousands of cases of use as part of one modular scalable future.

Opinion: Igor Mandrigin, co -founder and CTPO from gateway.fm.

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