The Great Debate: L1 vs. L2 in Ethereum’s Future

The essay argues that a strategic focus on Layer 2 solutions can address Ethereum's scalability issues while preserving decentralization, with PeerDAS cited as a key development that strengthens L2 scalability. It says Ethereum currently handles about 13 transactions per second, with a maximum of 24, and that L2BEAT counts at least 116 rollups scaling a cumulative total of about 337 transactions per second. PeerDAS, introduced through EIP-4844 as part of the March 2024 Deneb-Cancun upgrade, lets nodes download an estimated 12.5% to 18.75% of blob data instead of the full amount, which the text says lowers bandwidth requirements for node operators.