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  "path": "/ethereum-fees-are-plummeting-so-fast-that-vitalik-buterin-says-most-layer-2-chains-now-lack-purpose/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T13:45:28.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Ethereum was cheaper than expected in 2020, and rollup decentralization was slower than promised in 2021. Those two realities are forced the ecosystem to rewrite what “a layer-2” is for. Vitalik Buterin's recent post on Ethereum Research bluntly frames the shift: the original vision of layer-2 (L2) blockchains as “branded shards” of Ethereum is no […]\n\nThe post Ethereum fees are plummeting so fast that Vitalik Buterin says most Layer 2 chains now lack purpose appeared first on CryptoSlate.",
  "title": "Ethereum fees are plummeting so fast that Vitalik Buterin says most Layer 2 chains now lack purpose"
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