Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling Debate

The Rollup · May 1, 2024 · 47m

Horizontal or vertical scaling...which way, western man? In today's discussion, we're taking a closer look at Nil's strategic approach to blockchain scalability, focusing on the integration of horizontal scaling for Ethereum. We discuss the core idea behind Ethereum as the ultimate arbiter of truth for L2s, ensuring that any layer that claims to be an L2 can verify its activities through Ethereum's data availability and settlement guarantees. We also discuss the state fragmentation situation at hand—an inherent issue when new chains are created, which leads to a lack of a unified global…