2025-12-30 15:21:41

Ethereum's scalability challenges have always been difficult to overcome. Transaction congestion and skyrocketing Gas fees remain persistent issues. However, the emergence of Layer2 solutions has changed the game.

Optimistic Rollup and ZK-Rollup each have their strengths—one focuses on simplicity, the other on security. The Layer2 networks Arbitrum and Optimism are experiencing significant user growth, with more DeFi projects and NFT applications choosing to deploy here. Efficiency has improved, and costs have decreased.

This is not just technological progress but a process of the Ethereum ecosystem evolving from a flat to a three-dimensional structure. As Layer2 handles an increasing number of transactions, the entire ecosystem can truly scale. This momentum will be even stronger in 2025.

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OldLeekNewSickle

· 2025-12-31 03:18

Basically, Arb and Op are competing for the ETH mainnet's market share. The distribution of chips was decided long ago, and now that they realize they can't keep up, they are thinking about scaling. It's a bit late.

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LightningWallet

· 2025-12-31 02:44

Honestly, it should have been played like this a long time ago. Isn't Layer2 more attractive? Who still suffers on the mainnet with Arb and Op? Gas fees are already annoying as hell. A three-dimensional ecosystem sounds good, but in the end, it's about who can survive until the last. I bet Arbitrum can take out a bunch of competitors this year. ZK is indeed secure, but it's too complex. It's okay for big players to play around. If it's still congested in 2025, let's just go straight to Solana.

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WhaleSurfer

· 2025-12-30 15:45

Arb and OP should have been like this a long time ago; those gas fee schemes are really torturous. Layer 2 is the only way for Ethereum to survive, right? It really depends on who can capture more ecosystem in 2025; that's the key. ZK solutions are impressive, but right now, the Optimistic approach is still more mature. We've been talking about scaling for so long, and finally there's some progress. For the Ethereum ecosystem to truly take off, it depends on Layer 2; everything else is nonsense. Early supporters of L2 should be making a lot of money now.

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BugBountyHunter

· 2025-12-30 15:43

It should have migrated entirely to Layer 2 long ago. The ETH mainnet is now just a gold mine; ordinary people can't afford to play.

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TokenCreatorOP

· 2025-12-30 15:41

Really, only after Layer2 arrived do I dare to operate on the chain, otherwise Gas fees could eat up half of my profits. Arbitrum's user experience is definitely much more comfortable than the mainnet, but the ecosystem still needs to settle and mature. ZK solutions are safer, but the development difficulty is really high. When will this problem be solved? In 2025, I really hope Layer2s can handle this wave of traffic, otherwise Ethereum will face another squeeze. Honestly, Optimism and Arbitrum are now in fierce competition, and users are benefiting. From flat to three-dimensional? It feels more like from congestion to diversion; essentially, Ethereum is just too expensive. Getting off-topic, I just want to ask when our small tokens can also be on Layer2.

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