Decrypt: Layer 2 Networks are 'Consolidating' Around Tech Stacks as Pectra Upgrade Looms

Layer-2 (L2) networks are coalescing around dominant tech stacks rather than working toward universal standards, research from onchain explorer Blockscout reveals.

Speaking with Decrypt in a video interview, Ulyana Skladchikova, head of product; and Kirill Fedoseev, head of research at the open-source explorer, revealed how a shift toward technical "clustering" is happening, despite overall transaction growth.

"We see chains kind of get together around some big players and establish interop within those groups of chains," Skladchikova said.