According to TechFlow, why are there so many L2s in the market? The increase in these L2s will eventually have a positive impact on users. First of all, technical experiments are the most interesting aspect of L2s. L2s settled to Ethereum can modify their VMs at will as long as they can prove to L1 that the state transition is valid. For example, the number of Rollups using alternative VMs such as Arbitrum Stylus, Movement, Aztec, etc. has increased, providing different benefits, such as writing contracts in other programming languages, providing additional security, privacy, cheaper fees, or higher throughput.
Secondly, 'cultural extension' is also an important factor. Each successful blockchain has its own identity/use case. For example, Polygon has achieved success through cooperation with mainstream companies and a high-quality ZK ecosystem. Optimism has a strong cultural interest in concepts such as traceability financing and token-based governance. Metis focuses on DAOs. Arbitrum has built a brand around high-quality developer tools and technologies.
End users will be the winners and will continue to see lower fees, faster block times, and a more optimized experience with L2s in the future. In addition, applications built for specific VMs will emerge that were previously impossible on the standard EVM.
