Two years ago, building a custom Layer 2 required a team of genius cryptographers, tens of millions in funding, and 1 to 2 years of development. It was a massive technical barrier. But now, with the advent of Rollups as a Service (RaaS), anyone can launch a Layer 2 Blockchain within 10 minutes without writing a single line of code.
๐ธ RaaS platforms provide Instant Noodle toolkits to deploy Blockchains. Imagine it like installing Windows or using WordPress to build a site:
You access the Dashboard of RaaS providers.
You select parameters from a Menu:
Which tech stack?.
Where to store data cheaply?
Use ETH for gas, or use your own project's Token?
Click Deploy. Done! You have a complete Layer 2 with a Block Explorer and Bridge included.
๐ธ Why Do We Need Thousands Of Layer 2s?
You might ask Why not just use a L2 instead of building a custom L2? The answer is Customization and Performance
GameFi ๐ A AAA game has millions of daily transactions. If running on shared L2, network congestion from DeFi makes the game lag. Games need a dedicated lane.
Gas Token ๐Projects want users to pay gas fees in the game token instead of forcing them to buy $ETH.
Economics ๐ App chain L2s allow projects to capture transaction fees instead of paying rent to the platform.
๐ธ Market Impact:
Infrastructure Commoditization ๐Creating a Blockchain is now dirt cheap. Infrastructure is no longer a competitive moat.
Money will flow to 2 places:
Shovel sellers like AltLayer or Dymension benefit as more chains are born.
Projects with real users will reign supreme.
๐น We are facing the explosion of Modular Blockchains. Millions of L2/L3 chains will emerge. Do not invest in Ghost Chains just because they are L2s. Invest in the tools that create them.
In the upcoming L2 gold rush, do you want to be the one digging for gold, or the one selling the shovels (RaaS)?
News is for reference, not investment advice. Please read carefully before making a decision
