However, L1 settlement alone is an incomplete picture of what the rollup-centric roadmap aims to accomplish. Ethereum also serves as an affordable settlement and DA layer for rollups. I see rollups (and their corresponding rollup platform à la Optimism Superchain and Arbitrum Orbit) as independent fiefdoms. Each platform will compete to give users ... See more

There are clearly differences, but they have the same general shape. Let’s take it a step further. What if you wanted stronger pre-confirmations on your rollup (assume this is not a based rollup) rather than a centralized sequencer. Well then you may implement a PoS sequencer set, reintroducing economics that again look even closer to an L1. Or, wh... See more