Beyond Ethereum: The battle to own blockchain's 'layer two'

GUEST: Ethereum  --  as the current incumbent among general-purpose permissionless blockchains  --  has to date offered the best resources, tooling, and incentives for developers to build on top of its protocol. These “layer-two” projects combine off-chain software with some number of smart contracts (which may include a native ERC20 token) to create markets in which users […]