DA Layers vs. Confirmation Layers vs. Settlement Layers - Have we all just built the same thing?

Protocol Berg 2025 · 12 Jun 2025 · 28:08

A talk at Protocol Berg 2025 compares data availability layers, confirmation layers, and settlement layers, three infrastructure categories in Ethereum's modular scaling stack, questioning how distinct their roles actually are in practice. Data availability is the guarantee that the data behind a block or blob is actually published and retrievable, which underpins how rollups and light clients can trust state they don't fully verify themselves.

Speakers

• Ellie Davidson

From Protocol Berg 2025, hosted by Department of Decentralization.