App-Specific Rollups: A Trade-Off Between Connectivity and Control – Variant

An analysis of the decisions Ethereum app teams face when determining whether to launch their own rollups.

App-Specific Rollups: A Trade-Off Between Connectivity and Control – Variant App-Specific Rollups: A Trade-Off Between Connectivity and Control June 30, 2023 by Alana Levin --> Two years ago, app developers faced a fairly simple choice when determining where they wanted to deploy their application: Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, or maybe a few additional layer-1 chains. Rollups weren’t yet operational, and few had ever heard the phrase “modular stack.” The differences between the L1s (throughput, fees, etc.) were stark and relatively easy to grasp. Today, the landscape looks quite different.

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