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For a large-scale company to build in the blockchain space, picking the right tech stack is a pretty big deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you pick the wrong one, it\u2019s very hard to switch,\u201d podcast host Garrett Harper says. \u201cYou need that consistency and to know that it\u2019s going to be able to scale in the future to support your business.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eclipse founder Neel Somani says that some of the largest players looking to get into the crypto space, particularly game studios, have told him that they plan to build their apps directly on Ethereum<\/a>, where gas fees often act as a barrier to entry<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAnd in my head I\u2019m like, \u2018What are you doing?\u2019\u201d Somani says. \u201cNo one\u2019s going to use it \u2019cause it\u2019s going to be so expensive. But they\u2019re very risk-averse.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking to Blockworks on the Lightspeed podcast (Spotify<\/a>\/Apple<\/a>), Somani suggests that layer-2 rollups<\/a> offer the best building platform for businesses. \u201cThey don\u2019t have to pick a specific vendor if they\u2019re on their own rollup.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re on your own rollup, then that\u2019s a little bit less of a risk for you. Since, theoretically, your chain is still running, you can move elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n Celestia chief operating officer Nick White says the successful launch of layer-2 chains like Base<\/a> has \u201cincreasingly validated\u201d the modular thesis.<\/p>\n \u201cEnterprise users are actually the perfect customers for rollups and for modular blockchains<\/a>,\u201d according to White. \u201cThey want the things that rollups provide. Specifically, they want more control and they want more customizability.\u201d<\/p>\n White notes that enterprises have the money and the user base to take full advantage of rollups, without having to worry about being \u201cfragmented from an existing ecosystem.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBase doesn\u2019t need Ethereum,\u201d he says. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t really need to be part of Ethereum to get users.\u201d With an already existing user base, established companies can focus resources on development, White says. \u201cIn return, what they get is this dedicated instance that is customized for their app, providing a really good product experience.\u201d<\/p>\n White adds that dedicated rollups give enterprises more direct control over their product. They can \u201cbake in KYC<\/a> [know-your-customer],\u201d and make services free by paying fees on behalf of customers, for example, he says. \u201cThere\u2019s all these different customizations they can do.\u201d<\/p>\n Building on a Cosmos-based appchain<\/a> would also offer plenty of customization possibilities but introduces undesirable complications, White explains. \u201cThey\u2019d have to issue a token. They would have to run more of the infrastructure themselves,\u201d he says, which, in the current unclear regulatory environment<\/a>, is a \u201clegal gray area.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019d rather just avoid that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the beauty of doing a rollup,\u201d White says. \u201cYou don\u2019t actually have to issue a token. You don\u2019t have to run a [layer-1<\/a>]. In some ways there\u2019s still risks, obviously, but it\u2019s less risky.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to increasingly see more and more enterprises going the route of rollups<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Get the day\u2019s top crypto news and insights delivered to your email every evening.\u00a0Subscribe to Blockworks\u2019 free newsletter<\/a>\u00a0now.<\/strong><\/p>\n Want alpha sent directly to your inbox? Get degen trade ideas, governance updates, token performance, can\u2019t-miss tweets and more from\u00a0Blockworks Research\u2019s Daily Debrief<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Can\u2019t wait? 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