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A philosophical debate ensued about whether building Layer 2s or directly scaling Layer 1 is the best approach. Mert expressed skepticism about slowing down Layer 1 development, emphasizing relentless innovation. “We should push Layer 1 scalability as far as possible,” he urged, warning against a complacent slowdown that could hinder progress.
He highlighted the importance of hardware improvements, zero-knowledge proofs, and optimized consensus protocols as vital for future scaling, comparing hardware's exponential progress to Moore’s Law—insisting that soaring hardware requirements need to be matched by smarter verification solutions such as ZK proofs.