A common type of Layer 2 that bundles many transactions together, executes them off-chain, and posts a compressed summary to the Layer 1. Rollups cut costs while relying on the base chain for security. Optimistic and zero-knowledge (ZK) rollups differ in how they prove their results are valid.
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