The latest articles on DEV Community by nyublockchainlab (@nyublockchainlab). https://dev.to/nyublockchainlab https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3569037%2F874b99eb-b9c8-49c9-910c-e605b22c2761.png https://dev.to/nyublockchainlab en nyublockchainlab Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:16:45 +0000 https://dev.to/nyublockchainlab/nyu-blockchain-lab-research-understanding-how-users-choose-between-ethereum-layer-2s-3e3i https://dev.to/nyublockchainlab/nyu-blockchain-lab-research-understanding-how-users-choose-between-ethereum-layer-2s-3e3i <p>Hey devs 👋</p> <p>We’re researchers from the NYU Blockchain Lab (<a href="https://blockchain.stern.nyu.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://blockchain.stern.nyu.edu/</a>), and we’re exploring one of the most important questions shaping the future of Ethereum and blockchain development:</p> <p>💭 Can blockchain platforms overcome the scalability trilemma and achieve mainstream adoption?</p> <p>Layer 2 solutions — like Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, zkSync, StarkNet, Polygon, and Loopring — are key to that future. They enable scalability, lower fees, and improved UX across the Ethereum ecosystem.</p> <p>We’re reaching out specifically to the Dev.to blockchain developer community because your firsthand experience building, deploying, and experimenting on L2s provides critical insight into how developers evaluate trade-offs between cost, security, tooling, and ecosystem maturity. Understanding these decision patterns helps connect technical scalability efforts with real-world developer behavior and adoption.</p> <p>We’re conducting a short survey (~12 minutes) to learn more about how users and developers choose which Layer 2 ecosystems to engage with — and what truly drives those choices.</p> <p>⸻</p> <p>Survey Details:<br> • ⏱️ Takes about 12 minutes<br> • 💻 Best completed on desktop or laptop<br> • 💎 Participants receive an exclusive NYU Blockchain Lab NFT (POAP) as a thank-you<br> • 👉 <a href="https://nyublockchainlabsurvey.sawtoothsoftware.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nyublockchainlabsurvey.sawtoothsoftware.com/</a></p> <p>⸻</p> <p>Your feedback will contribute directly to open academic research at NYU and help inform improvements in the design, accessibility, and developer experience of Ethereum’s scaling solutions.</p> <p>We’ll publish summarized, anonymized findings once the study concludes — so the insights can benefit the broader Web3 community.</p> <p>Thanks for helping advance research at the intersection of blockchain scalability and real-world developer adoption 🙏</p> <p>— Prof. Daniel Obermeier, NYU Blockchain Lab</p> blockchain ethereum web3 discuss