The Three Debates of the Layer Zero (L0) Wars

I discuss the foundational debate between universal v local security, how founders can use cross-chain infrastructure to build new native token yield for their dapps, and cost trade-offs.

Debate #1: The Modularity Vision: The Global v. Local view of Blockchain security Debate #2: A New Model of Tokenomic yield: Using dapp native tokens to secure the chain Debate #3: Comparative Costs Structures: Variable v. Fixed costs structures By now, most people would have heard of LayerZero and a large number of announcements in the cross-chain generalized interoperability space (“L0”). There are a thousand articles (Anti-Ape) about how powerful the L0 space can be, given its ability to abstract away every L1 in existence. I wanted to give some clarity on how to think about design…

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