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Independent research site comparing Ethereum L2s and L3s by trust assumptions, liveness and value secured; it states it does not do security audits.
- Stages rate rollup maturity: Stage 0 is controlled by a few entities, Stage 2 by code, Stage 1 sits in between
- Risk analysis per chain: state validation, data availability, sequencer failure, proposer failure and exit window
- Tracks value secured, activity, liveness and costs for Ethereum L2s
- Interop section covers bridge types and cross-chain flows; privacy protocols are tracked too
- Open-source project with a public donation page
4 of 5
Six criteria, each 1 to 5 from the facts on this page, weighted into one score inside its category. How we score
- Depth
- Ethereum L2s and L3s only, in depth: stages, risks, liveness
- Cost
- Free and open; funded by grants and donations
- Ease
- No sign-up; one Summary table to compare chains
- Trust
- Read-only public goods research backed by Gitcoin and the EF
- Access
- Open, no account needed
- Rewards
- No rewards; free risk data helps avoid unsafe L2s and bridges
- Search the L2 you plan to bridge to
- Check its Stage and risk summary
- Check the exit window and what happens if the sequencer or proposer fails
- Compare value secured and activity across chains in the Summary table
Stages measure decentralization, not security: L2BEAT notes a Stage 2 project can still be unsafe, and it does not do security audits.
No security incidents found in our check of Oct 30, 2026.
