Is Ethereum a zero layer?

Layer 2 scaling. This category of off-chain solutions derives its security from Mainnet Ethereum. Layer 2 is a collective term for solutions designed to help scale your application by handling transactions off the Ethereum Mainnet (layer 1) while taking advantage of the robust decentralized security model of Mainnet.

Blockchains in this layer have limitations such as scaling, developers have to make compromises when designing the applications and when there is an issue in the Layer 0 protocol, it will also affect Layer 1 as well. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Ripple are some examples of this type of Blockchains .

Two major examples of layer 2 solutions are the Bitcoin Lightning Network and the Ethereum Plasma . Despite having their own working mechanisms and particularities, both solutions are striving to provide increased throughput to blockchain systems.

A layer-1 network is another name for a base blockchain. BNB Smart Chain (BNB), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC), and Solana are all layer-1 protocols . We refer to them as layer-1 because these are the main networks within their ecosystem.22 Şub 2022