Fractured But Whole: Can Ethereum’s Fragmentation Challenge Be Solved?

L2 solutions emerged as Ethereum’s primary strategy to tackle scalability challenges, dramatically boosting network capacity and significantly reducing transaction fees. According to Ethereum Foundation reports, L2 rollups have scaled Ethereum’s transaction throughput nearly 17 times, decreasing fees from upwards of $50 per swap to mere cents. This shift has enabled rapid growth and the influx of millions of new users and applications into the Ethereum ecosystem.