In a conversation with Cointelegraph, Arjun expressed that although Ethereum and speed-focused competitors with monolithic structures are essentially different products, Ethereum’s choice to scale via numerous L2 solutions offers a frequently underappreciated advantage:

“The unnoticed charm of this rollup-centric architectural roadmap is that it enables numerous teams to experiment with diverse execution environments and block times.”

This leads to the emergence of a varied set of high-throughput sidechains, instead of a single architecture on any monolithic layer-1s, the executive added. Yet, he cautioned that without genuine interoperability, transitioning between L2s would remain as intricate as transferring assets between various blockchain ecosystems.

Arjun’s stance clashes with the numerous critics of Ethereum’s L2-centric strategy, who argue that the network’s scaling solutions compartmentalize liquidity and are ultimately detrimental to the base layer. Critics contend that L2s are a major factor in Ether’s ETHUSD subpar price performance over the past year.

Transaction fees on the Ethereum layer-1 network dropped to a five-year low in April 2025, averaging around $0.16 per transaction. Brian Quinlivan, the marketing director at the Santiment onchain analytics firm, suggests that the fee reduction indicates diminished demand for the base layer and falling investor interest in Ethereum.

“The significant reduction in fees aligns with fewer individuals sending ETH and interacting with smart contracts,” Quinlivan wrote in a blog post dated April 16. He further added that these smart contract interactions include transactions in decentralized finance, digital collectibles such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other sectors of the digital asset market.

The decline in Ether’s base layer transaction fees and dwindling retail interest also prompted numerous institutional investors to cut back their Ether allocations and revise their price forecasts for the second-largest digital asset by market cap.

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Earlier this year, Ethereum faced several challenges, including issues with the leadership at the Ethereum Foundation, developers leaving, and increasing levels of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD). Nevertheless, it remains the benchmark network for DeFi, stablecoins, the tokenization of real-world assets, and decentralized applications.

According to Hoffman, Ethereum, which was primarily research-oriented for several years, is now acknowledging the necessity to evolve in response to the competitive pressures that emerged around 2021. The Ethereum community is proactively tackling these issues through aggressive layer-1 scaling, with plans to augment gas limits by ten times within two years.

There’s been a transition from a protocol-first to a product-first approach, coupled with new leadership roles. Also, the Ethereum Foundation is playing a more active coordinating role with new co-executive directors. Furthermore, Hoffman highlighted the more inclusive culture as the “Ivory Tower” doors open, leading to a plethora of voices contributing to roadmap discussions.

Improvements are being seen in layer-2 integration and the development of interoperability standards, placing Ethereum layer-1 service provider in a strong position to serve L2s. Finally, there’s an increased sense of urgency in adopting shorter roadmap cycles and quicker protocol upgrades.

During a recent podcast, Ethereum Foundation researchers Ansgar Dietrichs and Dankrad Feist revealed that the organization is stepping up to facilitate these steps.

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams shared his thoughts on the Ethereum scaling debate, stating, “I’m all for scaling improvements to L1, the rollup-centric roadmap actually requires it,” but mentioned that if Ethereum ultimately relies on L1 to support DeFi, Solana may have a better roadmap, team, and scaling model. He insisted Ethereum should stick to its rollup-centric layer-2 scaling strategy, which has been in development for the past five years.

Adams added that he was also against “just do every approach,” which is probably the only thing worse than not choosing an approach. Meanwhile, Ethereum prices remain at March 2023 levels, failing to push much higher than $1,600 so far this weekend.

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