Ethereum's Layer 2 solutions are booming, but are they inadvertently holding back the value of ETH itself?In this episode, Justin Bons and Ryan Berckmans engage in a heated debate over whether L2s are enhancing Ethereum's ecosystem or siphoning off its potential. They discuss the impact of L2s on decentralization, network effects, and whether Ethereum L1 can scale on its own or if the base layer and the rollups now have different incentives. Has Ethereum scaled appropriately for future usage, or was scaling via L2s the wrong roadmap for Ethereum?Show highlights: Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.comThank you to our sponsors!PolkadotMantleStellarCoinbaseGuests:Justin Bons, Founder & CIO of Cyber CapitalPrevious appearances on Unchained:Is Bitcoin Doomed to Fail? Eric Wall and Justin Bons Face OffRyan Berckmans, Ethereum community member and investorLinksPrevious coverage on Unchained of ETH and L2s:Are L2s 'Parasitic'? Analysis Shows Ethereum Only Gets a Tiny Percentage of FeesAre Solana's 'Network Extensions' Just Like Ethereum's Layer 2s But by a Different Name?Ethereum Has Had a Banner Year in Most Areas. Except Price.Should Ethereum Layer 2s Urgently Decentralize Their Sequencers?OthersJustin’s thread on whether L2s are parasiticTweet by Zach Rynes, aka ChainLinkGodAdam Cochran’s tweet on based rollupsEthereum Foundation September AMAVitalkin on L2sHow do layer 2s really differ from execution sharding?Layers 2s as cultural extensions of Ethereum  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices