Bankless Is the Ethereum Roadmap Off Track? | Max Resnick
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Sep 4, 2024 
Max Resnick, an Ethereum researcher at Special Mechanism Group, shares his contrarian views on Ethereum's roadmap. He raises concerns about Layer 2 solutions potentially diverting users from the primary chain and critiques the prioritization of these over essential Layer 1 upgrades. Resnick suggests that Ethereum's vision of decentralization and censorship-resistance is in jeopardy and calls for a reevaluation of community priorities. The discussion also touches on the urgency of enhancing Layer 1 infrastructure to support decentralized finance.
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Layer 2 Decentralization Stages
- Layer 2s start centralized and gradually decentralize through stages.
- This progression takes time and is necessary for user safety.
Censorship Resistance on L2
- Implement censorship-resistant, credibly neutral sequencing on Layer 2.
- Forced inclusion on Layer 1 isn't sufficient for true censorship resistance.
Tech for Decentralized Sequencers Exists
- The technology for decentralized sequencers already exists.
- Layer 2s can achieve this by using permissionless consensus for block building.