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by rglullis 1511 days ago
> contraptions existing for years

No, they did not. Loopring NFT marketplace was launched just a couple of months ago. The optimistic roll-ups are just now getting out of alpha/beta status. Raiden finally got their mainnet release in March.

> Ethereum L1 since that has the most liquidity there

- It's not going to be an overnight transition.

- It shouldn't be

- "Liquidity" does not need to relate to usage.

Sort like "savings" vs "checking" accounts, the base-layer will hold the majority of the assets, and people should keep on the layer-2 system "just enough" for what they plan to use in the short term.