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Morning Edition · Thursday, November 12, 2026Published at 12:46 AM EST · New York
Ethereum Research Post Proposes "Elastic" Scaling as Every Major Layer-2 Network Loses Value Secured in a Week
L2Beat data shows the ten largest layer-2 networks fell between 1.1% and 10.8% over seven days, and only four of them have reached Stage 1 decentralization.
An opinion post on Ethereum Research, titled "Elastic Ethereum", argues that the network should rethink scaling, data availability and finality according to principles of elasticity. Under that approach, capacity would expand and contract w…
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