Did L2 Fragment Ethereum? - With Yuval Rooz, Co-founder & CEO of Canton Network
The Defiant
by Camila RussoFebruary 27, 2026
Layer 2 was supposed to scale Ethereum.
But what if it fragmented it instead?
In this episode, we break down:
• Why public chains are “expensive databases”
• Why composability is Ethereum’s real value
• Why stablecoins don’t need blockchains
• Why L2 may be weakening Ethereum’s core
Is scaling helping Ethereum — or hollowing it out?
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Originally published on The Defiant on 2/27/2026