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Demand for Ethereum blockspace is currently at an all-time high, with common transactions like executing a trade on Uniswap frequently costing over $100 in gas. Efforts to scale Ethereum have been the subject of active research and development for years, and while layer 1 scaling may still be years away, layer 2 scaling may be approaching a major inflection point.