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Ethereum
2026-07-21 11:47:08

Ethereum’s L1-L2 Recalibration Points to a Shared-Security, Multi-Execution Endgame

Ethereum’s scaling debate is moving past the old split between a secure-but-expensive Layer 1 and cheap execution on Layer 2. In an analysis published by imToken and carried by Foresight, the argument is that Ethereum is not abandoning L2s, but redefining what they are for as the main chain expands its own capacity through higher gas limits, statelessness work, wider data availability and zkEVM-related verification. In that setting, lower fees alone may no longer be enough to justify an L2 over the long run. The piece says value creation on L2 is likely to shift toward differentiated execution environments, including application-specific optimization, privacy features, and more flexible governance or economic designs. It also puts interoperability, native account abstraction and shorter finality at the center of Ethereum’s next phase, framing the goal as making the network “feel like one chain” again even as activity remains spread across many execution domains. It also highlights Ethereum researcher Barnabé Monnot’s view that, once proof systems become part of mainnet verification, Ethereum L1 could in some sense resemble its own rollup. The point is not that mainnet becomes an L2, but that execution and verification may separate in a way that blurs the old line between base layer and rollup.

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Ethereum’s L1-L2 Recalibration Points to a Shared-Security, Multi-Execution Endgame
Chainlink
2026-07-11 13:50:38

Chainlink says CCIP transfer volume has topped $21 billion

Chainlink said its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, has processed more than $21 billion in transfer volume and currently supports over $62 billion in cross-chain tokens. The protocol is designed to enable secure communication and value transfer across different blockchain networks. The latest figures point to continued adoption of CCIP in cross-chain infrastructure, according to the update cited by Cointelegraph. Chainlink said the milestone strengthens CCIP’s position as a key piece of infrastructure for interoperability between chains. The announcement adds another data point to the competition among projects building tools for moving assets and messages across blockchain ecosystems.

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Chainlink says CCIP transfer volume has topped $21 billion