After a long focus on Layer 2s, the Ethereum Foundation is finally turning its attention to scaling the base layer that underpins the ecosystem. There’s a simple reason for that, according to Mallesh Pai, senior director of research at Ethereum-focused blockchain and Web3 software company Consensys. “Ethereum settled upon the Layer 2 (L2) roadmap in the early part of this decade as its preferred way to achieve scale without centralizing the base layer,” Pai told The Defiant in an email. “Since then, L2s have scaled, and indeed, other newer Layer 1s (L1) also offer significantly higher performance,” like lower block times and higher transactions per second. To continue reading this as well as other DeFi and Web3 news, visit us at thedefiant.io