What Are "Layer 2 Solutions?" - Crypto Whiteboard 101

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Sending value through cryptocurrency has many advantages. It is quite secure, permissionless, decentralized, etc. Despite these many advantages, sending cryptocurrency transactions can also be somewhat costly and time-consuming depending on the specific blockchain network. For example, it takes about 10 minutes to send a Bitcoin transaction, and the fee for a simple ERC-20 token transfer can cost several dollars depending on network congestion. In this video, I’ll discuss how “Second Layer Solutions” (sometimes called off-chain settlement) bring greater speed and lower-cost to blockchain transactions.


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