❓ What is Etherlink?
Etherlink is an EVM-compatible layer-2 blockchain with a decentralized sequencer, offering very low fees and MEV protection, powered by Tezos Smart Rollup technology.
- Decentralized 🌐: The decentralized sequencer reduces the risk of centralized control and manipulation.
- Secure 🔒: Built-in MEV protection protects users against exploitation.
- Low fees 💰 : Think $0.01 per transaction, not $20.
Etherlink uses Smart Rollups on the decentralized Tezos protocol for data availability and will expand to use the Tezos Data Availability Layer.
What does that mean?
- EVM compatible: Etherlink runs all Solidity/Vyper smart contracts just like any other EVM chain. All your developer tooling (including Hardhat, Foundry, and Viem) should work out-of-the-box with Etherlink.
- Smart Rollup: Smart Rollups are Tezos's permissionless L2 scaling solution. They are WASM applications, providing versatility in what language you write them in. They are optimistic and enshrined:
- Optimistic means that when rollup operators publish a claim about the state of the rollup, the claim is trusted by default. Other operators can easily verify and challenge the claim, and a single honest operator is enough to ensure that the rollup is running honestly.
- Enshrined means that they are implemented as a first-class operation at the protocol level within L1 Tezos, as opposed to using a smart contract on L1 like current Ethereum solutions.
- Data availability on Tezos: Smart Rollups store data on Tezos layer 1, making it available to everyone.
How do I start building on Etherlink?
Great question. Start with this documentation and also join our Discord.