Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Calls on Power Users to Move to Layer 2 Scaling
Talking at CoinDesk's invest: ethereum economy event, the Ethereum founder called for users of the second-largest blockchain to move over to scaling solutions that are “already here."
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