Layer 2 chains process new transactions faster while reducing the load on Layer 1 and typically taking lower fees. A connection (channel, bridge, etc.) is opened between Layer 1 and Layer 2 ...

Starknet, a layer-2 on top of Ethereum, is getting its first application-chain that settles on the network. The layer-3 app-chain, called Nums, is built off of the “SN Stack,” a customizable toolkit ...

Zoe Hansen / Investopedia Layer 1 and Layer 2 are both scaling solutions designed to improve the processing speed of blockchain networks. Layer 1 scaling solutions are changes made to a blockchain ...