Exploring Ethereum's Layer 2 Economics and Opportunities

This is part one of a two part Ryan and David masterclass on the trillion dollar L2 opportunity. L2 summer is right around the corner. Start preparing now. Part two will be airing tomorrow!

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 5:30 Why to be Excited About L2s 8:38 Do L2s Cannibalize ETH? 16:33 L2 Fees 20:55 Difference in Rollups Fees 22:55 L1 Fees 29:29 The L2 Paradigm 32:05 Burning Explained 40:32 ETH Stake Rate 42:55 The Demand for ETH 51:55 L2’s Narrative Opportunity 56:45 The Security Budget 1:01:30 L2 Summer is Coming 1:06:10 Liquid Mining & Tokens 1:08:10 Summarizing Part One 1:12:30 Disclaimers

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L2 GDP Map https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1521503349773946882 

Burn Leaderboard https://ultrasound.money/ 

ETH Isn’t Expensive  https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1521471900836372481 

Money Printer https://moneyprinter.info/ 

Crypto Fees https://cryptofees.info/ 

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