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Rollup

A Layer-2 scaling technique that bundles transactions and posts compressed data to L1.

In depth

Two main types: Optimistic (assume valid, allow fraud proofs — Arbitrum, Optimism) and ZK (cryptographic validity proofs — zkSync, Starknet). ZK rollups offer faster finality; optimistic rollups currently have larger ecosystems.

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