Tag: Rollups
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Optimistic vs ZK Rollups: A Deep Dive into Ethereum’s Layer-2 Scaling Solutions
Optimistic rollups are a layer 2 protocol designed to increase the throughput of Ethereum’s base layer. They are called “optimistic” because they assume that off-chain transactions are valid and do not publish proofs of validity for transaction batches posted on-chain. Similarly, Zero-knowledge rollups bundle transactions into batches that are executed off-chain. ZK-rollup operators submit a…