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Could 'Based Rollups' Solve Ethereum's Layer-2 Problem?

As layer-2 chains continue to proliferate, some Ethereum developers are pushing rollup tech that takes a new approach to interoperability: “based rollups.”

By Margaux Nijkerk|Edited by Sam Kessler

Updated Feb 12, 2025, 3:16 p.m. Published Feb 12, 2025, 3:10 p.m.

A new type of rollup technology might be able to solve Ethereum fragmentation.(Luigi Pozzoli/Unsplash)