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Rollups Explained: How Ethereum Layer 2s Work

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Ethereum can process roughly 15 transactions per second, and at peak demand that ceiling creates congestion and high fees - transactions that cost pennies normally ran tens of dollars during the 2021 and 2022 activity spikes. Rollups fix this without changing Ethereum itself.

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