Ethereum Foundation Redefines the Relationship Between L1 and L2: Shifting from Scaling to Differentiation

Role Reassessment After Five Years

On the 23rd, the Ethereum Foundation (EF) released a new vision document on the relationship between L1 and L2 on their official blog. Authored by Josh Rudolf, Julian Ma, and Josh Stark, this document comes approximately five years after the advocacy of a rollup-centric roadmap, recognizing the need to reassess roles in line with the realities of the ecosystem.

According to the document, the primary purpose of L2 has shifted from the previous focus on Ethereum...