Vitalik Buterin says sub-one-hour withdrawal time is now more urgent than stage 2 L2 decentralization

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In a post on X, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that the goal of achieving faster withdrawal times is even more critical than achieving “Stage 2” L2 decentralization, noting that it will help Ethereum L1 remain the dominant economic center of the ecosystem. “Amazing to see so many major L2s now at stage 1,” Buterin wrote in response to a post on X that reported that all six rollups, Base, Optimism, Unichain, Scroll, Ink, and Kinto, affected by the Stage 1 requirements changes, have pe...