Blockchains can scale in a monolithic or modular fashion. Those who select the modular approach, such as Ethereum L2s, can opt for a separate tool for storing transaction data. This can result in lower transaction costs and higher transaction throughput. However, there is typically a tradeoff in lower accessibility of the transaction data onchain and more centralization of the data availability service.
Selecting the correct data availability solution is an important decision as a later migration can be costly. Below are some of the most popular.
Ethereum, the most popular blockchain, has seen scaling issues for quite a long time now. With high gas fees due to congestion being the primary pain point. Here we explore one solution, Rollups.
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