The blockchain ecosystem is currently facing an interesting dilemma: the explosive rise of Layer 2 solutions has indeed pushed Ethereum's throughput to new heights, with Gas fees once falling to just a few cents and transaction speeds being extremely fast. However, problems have also arisen — liquidity has been dispersed across various Rollup ecosystems.

Imagine that Arbitrum, Optimism, Starknet, Polygon... these Layer 2s are each governing themselves, and users and funds need to flow between them, requiring cross-chain bridging. What was originally intended to reduce costs has instead increased operational complexity. The liquidity that was once concentrated on the Ethereum mainnet is now fragmented, like a river split into several tributaries, each competing, yet none able to gather the power of a torrent.

The victory and division of Layer 2 are two sides of the same coin. Performance has doubled, but the ecosystem has become fragmented. This may be an inevitable path for Blockchain scalability, but in the short term, it will indeed make developers and users feel overwhelmed.