Solana co-founder disputes layer 2s as better scaling option

The co-founder of Solana, Anatoly Yakovenko, challenged the need for layer-2 solutions, arguing that a well-optimized layer 1 can respond sufficiently to speed, cost and safety requirements.

The debate began when Rip.eth published on X that there is “no reason to build an L1”, because the layers-2 offer better speed, better security and better profitability without the load of new consensus mechanisms. He cited Eclipse, a Ethereum (Ethn) layer 2 which uses the Solana (GROUND) Virtual machine, as an example of an optimized scaling approach.

In response to The Lost, Yakovenko argued that a well-optimized layer 1 can be safer, faster and less expensive, pushing the idea that layers are the best scaling solution. He noted that the layer-2 frequently present security risks thanks to evidence of fraud and several multisigs and rely on a layer of slow data availability.

Asked about the blockchain data limits, he rejected concerns, claiming that Solana generates around 80 TB of data per year, too little to create a business, but too much for an individual to be able to store easily. In storage, he said that Solana’s big book is separated from its condition and can be discharged from decentralized storage suppliers like Falecoin.

Yakovenko’s comments differ strongly from those of the co-founder Ethereum Joseph Lubin, who considers the strokes of 2 as essential for scaling. Speaking during the recent summit of digital assets, Lubin argued that Ethereum is the best platform for Rollups because of its safety. He reaffirmed his conviction according to which the future of Ethereum is in the expansion of the Layer-2.

The knockouts already made their debut on Solana, despite the doubts of Yakovenko. Solaxy, a new scaling solution that raised 19 million dollars in February, treats transactions outside the chain before setting them up on Solana’s principal to reduce congestion.

The need for a layer 2 as a Solaxy comes from the important growth decentralized funding and mecoins on Solana, which has set out the network’s capacity and sometimes caused breakdowns.

Although the next Shoot The upgrade should increase Solana flow to one million transactions per second, congestion remains a problem. Some developers believe that to avoid congestion and ensure long -term scalability, layer 2 solutions will always be necessary.