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Bitcoin layer 2s are failing by design, lacking true security, decentralisation, and scaling. Most are sidechains built to extract value, not improve Bitcoin.
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Most Bitcoin “layer 2s” aren’t real L2s. They rely on bridges, tokens and new consensus, adding risk instead of scaling Bitcoin. True solutions must inherit Bitcoin’s security.