Bankless Nation, we’ve got the hottest debate in crypto right now: Are L2s extensions of Ethereum?

On one side, we’ve got Kyle Samani and Max Resnick proposing that the current Ethereum Rollup-Centric Roadmap is off-track. On the other side we’ve got David Hoffman and Jill Gunter defending L2s as successful extensions of Ethereum.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
8:54 Defending “Extensions of Ethereum”
16:33 Interoperability Standards
25:36 Are L2s Parasitic to Ethereum?
32:37 ETH Economics & Value Accrual
41:30 Solana vs Ethereum L2s
49:09 Closing Thoughts

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RESOURCES

Kyle Samani
https://x.com/KyleSamani

Max Resnick
https://x.com/MaxResnick1

Jill Gunter
https://x.com/jillrgunter

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