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Layer-2 scaling systems will eventually decouple from Ethereum and become independent

Olaf Carlson-Wee · Olaf Carlson-Wee – The Future of Crypto (EP.257, Crypto for Institutions 2 – EP.04) · Jun 23, 2022 · at 44:59

Polychain Capital founder Olaf Carlson-Wee explains the long-term evolution and incentives of Layer 2 rollup networks.

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“So yes, these systems are tightly coupled to Ethereum today, but once they get substantial use and substantial capital inside them and all sorts of app developers deploying straight to them, at some point they're going to say, wow, why don't we integrate to a different layer one too? Where people can roll up their assets. And you see where that goes very quickly. So I think layer twos long-term start to look and feel a lot like layer ones that just have a really good bridge.”

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