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Explaining Ethereum, Rollups and ZK and Optimistic rollups with memes (under 4min) TL;DW > Ethereum is decentralized but only moderately performant. Too many transactions slow the network and raise gas fees. > Rollups preserve Ethereum’s decentralization by handling execution and posting the data to Ethereum. > Different rollups vary...

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