# L2Beat for Bitcoin L2 By [msfew](https://paragraph.com/@msfew) · 2024-03-23 --- > [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d0b3953035b71c81bf8e954eae4e52e892de67f412340a2ffdb027cc1fb91a8d.jpg)](https://twitter.com/ProofOfTrack) > > [Proof Of Track](https://twitter.com/ProofOfTrack) > > [@ProofOfTrack](https://twitter.com/ProofOfTrack) > > [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/ProofOfTrack/status/1771437525376127293) > > ![👀](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f440.png) Since Inscription and Ordinal, Bitcoin L2 is proliferating, even more so than Ethereum L2. > > ![🥺](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f97a.png) We need a neutral and reasonable mechanism to analyze these Bitcoin L2s. > > ![✨](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2728.png) Fortunately these "[@l2beat](https://twitter.com/l2beat) 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝟐" 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠. ![🧵](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f9f5.png) > > ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f9e9455d31389e3e0cff243f9a16463cf6e35c4dff7719a72aea1d821b68d069.jpg) > > [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 4](https://twitter.com/ProofOfTrack/status/1771437525376127293)[ > > 2:23 AM • Mar 23, 2024 > > ](https://twitter.com/ProofOfTrack/status/1771437525376127293) 👀 Since Inscription and Ordinal, Bitcoin L2 is proliferating, even more so than Ethereum L2. 🥺 We need a neutral and reasonable mechanism to analyze these Bitcoin L2s. ✨ Fortunately these "@l2beat for Bitcoin L2" are emerging. 🧵 ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/956372b52cf4e6ac964bc4448475d642934db4b388779a5b753a3f7ab3cbd401.jpg) * * * 🫡 The security analysis and decentralization evaluation of Ethereum L2 has been led by @L2beat, and recently @growthepie. These guys are doing legendary work on publicizing informations on Ethereum L2 for anyone. * * * 🧠 Bitcoin L2 enters the realm of L2 as a brand new species. 🤯 The paradigm of Bitcoin L2 is completely different from Ethereum L2, so we need a new way of analyzing it. * Bridge Security * Degree of decentralization * Execution / DA Layer Difference * …… * * * 👀 Today, we see the following projects focused on analyzing the progress of the Bitcoin L2 ecosystem: * @BitcoinRollups * @BitcoinLayers * @Blockchair’s L2 Watch * * * 1. @BitcoinRollups is an educational resource covering Bitcoin rollups. You can find educational materials here. This can help you get the general ideas and concepts of Bitcoin Rollup and L2. [https://www.bitcoinrollups.io/](https://www.bitcoinrollups.io/) * * * 2. @BitcoinLayers further explores the different layers (or protocols) of Bitcoin L2. You can know more about the L2 paradigms and designs of Bitcoin L2. [ Bitcoin Layers -------------- Documenting Bitcoin Layers https://www.bitcoinlayers.org ](https://www.bitcoinlayers.org/) * * * 1. @Blockchair’s L2 Watch tracks the booming L2 Bitcoin ecosystem. You can find almost all the Bitcoin L2 projects and their basic intro here. This is a super helpful landscape view for Bitcoin L2. [https://l2.watch/](https://l2.watch/) * * * 👀 Additionally, there are some public views and opinions on categorizing Bitcoin L2: * @BitcoinMagazine’s Editorial Policy * @hosseeb’s discussion * @januszg\_’s view * * * 1. @BitcoinMagazine published editorial policy on Bitcoin L2 coverage. @BobBodily’s TLDR, and he also listed a few evaluations on Ethereum L2 perspective for implementing them on Bitcoin: 1. L2 cannot have its own token 2. Must be able to bridge back to L1 3. Cannot function without Bitcoin 4. Meta-protocols are ok (Ordinals, BRC-20) [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/feda60272b54dcf24cc7c3021d62a0cd4dd31dc0aad4fc173dd0e05ba8cf990d.jpg)](https://twitter.com/BobBodily) [Bob Bodily / Bitcoin DeFi 🧙🏽‍♂️](https://twitter.com/BobBodily) [@BobBodily](https://twitter.com/BobBodily) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/BobBodily/status/1760350951691755909) Interesting new policy for Bitcoin Magazine regarding their Bitcoin L2 coverage: 1\. L2 cannot have its own token 2\. Must be able to bridge back to L1 3\. Cannot function without Bitcoin 4\. Meta-protocols are ok (Ordinals, BRC-20) Let's do a quick analysis to see what this means [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 110](https://twitter.com/BobBodily/status/1760350951691755909)[ 11:09 AM • Feb 21, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/BobBodily/status/1760350951691755909) * * * 1. @hosseeb raised the question “What are your feelings on Bitcoin L2s?” @BobBodily in the discussion gave a clear picture on what we can build for Bitcoin L2, and what’s not possible right now. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/feda60272b54dcf24cc7c3021d62a0cd4dd31dc0aad4fc173dd0e05ba8cf990d.jpg)](https://twitter.com/BobBodily) [Bob Bodily / Bitcoin DeFi 🧙🏽‍♂️](https://twitter.com/BobBodily) [@BobBodily](https://twitter.com/BobBodily) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/BobBodily/status/1758368653081530778) True L2s ZK Rollups - can't build yet Optimistic Rollups - can't build yet State Channels - possible, Lightning Network Plasma - can't build yet Off-chain DA Validium - can't build yet Optimium - can't build yet Other Sovereign rollups - not a true L2, user-verified proofs w/ [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 29](https://twitter.com/BobBodily/status/1758368653081530778)[ 11:52 PM • Feb 15, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/BobBodily/status/1758368653081530778) * * * 1. @januszg\_ pointed out the cool stuff happening in the Bitcoin scaling space, along with scams and noises. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4ccaae34bfe5996a60df6ec9bc1b85e5fca4aa3015c3ac4ef4f53053163c7c50.jpg)](https://twitter.com/januszg_) [janusz](https://twitter.com/januszg_) [@januszg\_](https://twitter.com/januszg_) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/januszg_/status/1767929460202901779) I’ve been following the Bitcoin rollups space for a few years now. There’s a lot of new attention to “Bitcoin L2s”, but also a lot of confusion. So here's some context on what's going on... and why we're getting a new Bitcoin L2s every week. First some clarifying points: \-No, ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3069978bffc53b3033e1a70179f98dedc4b565b59f37bac281bcdc5d353bb12b.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 19](https://twitter.com/januszg_/status/1767929460202901779)[ 10:03 AM • Mar 13, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/januszg_/status/1767929460202901779) * * * 🥺 Go back to @L2Beat. They extends to spaces outside L2 (the rollup layer) itself, such as L2’s Bridge, and probably Validium ([https://twitter.com/bkiepuszewski/status/1768362982457639031](https://twitter.com/bkiepuszewski/status/1768362982457639031)). Wen L2Beat for Bitcoin L2s by L2Beat? * * * 🫡 All in all, we definitely need more public resources and education in any space in Crypto, especially L2! 🔥 Bitcoin L2 is going great! --- *Originally published on [msfew](https://paragraph.com/@msfew/l2beat-for-bitcoin-l2)*