Galaxy's Alex Thorn calls Ethereum L2s 'ETH extractive' amid fee retention concerns

Galaxy head of research Alex Thorn criticized the business model of many Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 (L2) blockchains as “ETH extractive.” In an Aug. 6 social media post, Thorn argued that L...

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Galaxy's Alex Thorn calls Ethereum L2s 'ETH extractive' amid fee retention concerns

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Galaxy head of research Alex Thorn criticized the business model of many Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 (L2) blockchains as “ETH extractive.” In an Aug. 6 social media post, Thorn argued that L2 networks retain most of the fee revenue while contributing relatively little back to the Ethereum L1. Thorn added that most L2s are controlled by single […]