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Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. For years, web3 developers have struggled to make their systems scalable. When new technologies hit the scene, they typically launch in a monolithic fashion, where everything is included in a single stack. However, as these technologies mature, they become more specialized, and different companies hone various aspects of the stack in order to enhance scalability.  This is now happening with blockchains. Each layer in the stack is being optimized in a modular fashion, and web3 developers are adopting these modular solutions to reduce their costs and improve the efficiency and maintainability of their systems.  For instance, execution is increasingly being handled by L2s such as Arbitrum and Optimism, which allow for much higher throughput and lower fees than executing on Ethereum’s L1. Likewise, the data availability layer is being optimized by modular projects like Celestia and EigenDA. As the web3 ecosystem matures, it becomes increasingly clear that the future lies in specialization and optimization at each layer of the stack. By allowing specialized teams to perfect different components of the stack, we can achieve levels of scalability and cost-efficiency that were simply not possible with monolithic designs. ZK-rollups as the endgame for blockchain scalability The journey to scalability really starts coming into focus when factoring in the rise of ZK-based technologies like zero-knowledge rollups.  ZK-rollups have emerged as the optimal scaling solution for blockchains because they use zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to validate transactions without revealing sensitive information, but most importantly, they can also validate transactions faster and with minimal gas fees, provided they’re built with the right tools. zkVerify, a tool we’ve built for this exact purpose, is a perfect example of this.  With a ZK-rollup L2…

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