2021–2022
Scaling Wars
Rollups, bridges, MEV, and alt-L1 surges.
Part 8
Chapters in this part
- 8.1 Layer 2s rise Optimistic and zk rollups move from theory to mainnet.
- 8.2 Bridges burn Cross-chain bridges become honeypots; exploits reshape risk models.
- 8.3 MEV era Sandwiches, builders/relayers, and PBS debates.
- 8.4 Alt-L1 surges Solana outages, Avalanche subnets, NEAR sharding, Fantom season.
- 8.5 Wallet UX race Metamask dominance challenged; seed phrases questioned.
- 8.6 Regulation tightens Infrastructure bill tax language, SEC vs Ripple, OFAC vs mixers.