Justin Drake & Federico Carrone on Ethereum’s Native Rollup Roadmap

Native rollups and base rollups represent the next evolution in Ethereum’s modular scaling roadmap, shifting focus from complex, custom-built fraud-proof or ZK-proof systems toward standardized, L1-enforced execution. By utilizing L1 precompiles, native rollups eliminate the need for redundant VM implementations, significantly reducing security vulnerabilities and legal risks for developers. Meanwhile, base rollups leverage Ethereum’s L1 sequencer to achieve synchronous composability, enabling seamless interoperability between disparate appchains. While execution and storage are increasingly commoditized, data availability remains the fundamental bottleneck for scaling. This transition toward a "based" architecture allows developers to launch sovereign appchains that tap into Ethereum’s network effects without sacrificing security or decentralization. Ultimately, this design path aims to lower transaction costs and improve user experience by aligning infrastructure with the requirements of a global, verifiable world computer.