The Good Tech Companies - Why Dymension’s ‘Beyond’ Upgrade Could Change Rollup Settlement Forever

Episode Date: April 28, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-dymensions-beyond-upgrade-could-change-rollup-settlement-forever. Dymension now enables universal rollup settlement for Ethereum, Solana, and any L1, offering 1-second blocks and faster scaling. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #web3, #dymension, #blockchain, #cryptocurrency, #rollapps, #defi, #good-company, #dymension-news, and more. This story was written by: @ishanpandey. Learn more about this writer by checking @ishanpandey's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Dymension now enables universal rollup settlement for Ethereum, Solana, and any L1, offering 1-second blocks and faster scaling.

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Why dimensions, beyond, upgrade could change rollup settlement forever? By Ashan Pandey, hash hash can a single settlement layer power rollups across Ethereum, Solana, and any L1? The blockchain ecosystem has long grappled with fragmentation, each layer one chain building its own scaling solutions, often with incompatible technologies. But what if rollups could settle on any base chain without modifying it? Dimension, a modular blockchain project, is positioning itself as the first to offer this

kind of universal settlement layer with its latest upgrade, Beyond. Released today, Beyond, allows developers to launch rollups using Ethereum, Solana, or any other L1 as a data layer, while Dimension handles the rest, security, bridging, and dispute resolution. The underlying chains remain untouched, but now benefit from faster, more scalable applications layered on top. This move could reshape how L1s approach scaling, shifting the focus from isolated roll-up ecosystems to a more connected, interoperable future. What are roll-ups and why do they matter? Roll-ups play a crucial role in scaling blockchain

networks by processing transactions off-chain and settling them on-chain, which reduces congestion and lowers fees. This leads to faster, cheaper transactions, enabling more users to interact with decentralized applications efficiently. By inheriting the security of the underlying layer-1 blockchain, rollups maintain trust while improving performance. Their widespread adoption has accelerated the growth of DeFi, NFTs, and blockchain gaming, making it possible for ecosystems like Ethereum and Solana to support more use cases without compromising decentralization. Rollups also pave the way for greater interoperability and cross-chain functionality.

AS developers look for solutions that connect different blockchains while maintaining speed and cost efficiency. From Rollup Platform to Universal Infrastructure Dimension originally launched as a platform to support its own ecosystem of rollups, known as roll-ups. With the Beyond upgrade, the team extends ITS functionality beyond its own network. In a blog post accompanying the announcement, Yishui Haro, CEO of Dimension, said, by decoupling settlement from execution, were enabling developers to choose the best L1 for their use case without compromising on speed or security.

This means that instead of building a roll-up that must settle on Ethereum or Solana specifically, developers can choose their preferred base chain for data availability while relying on Dimension for critical functions like verification and bridging. For example, a DeFi app could use Ethereum's data layer for its ecosystem benefits, while leveraging Dimension for faster block times and low-latency settlement. One second blocks and a new speed standard for ROLL UPSA key part of the Beyond upgrade is the reduction in block times from 5 seconds to 1 second. In practical terms, this results in quicker deposits, faster trades, and an overall smoother experience for end-users. This speed enhancement,

while significant, doesn't sacrifice the core ethos of Web3. Users still retain self-custody over their assets. According to Dimensions technical team, the faster block times are achieved through optimized consensus and streamlined dispute resolution, but the underlying security model remains robust. Implications for L1 scaling and ecosystem growth dimensions move opens up new possibilities for L1 chains that lack native rollup support or seek to scale without deeply modifying their architecture. EIT effectively turns dimension into a shared settlement layer, akin to how Ethereum rollups rely on Ethereum mainnet but in this case, for any blockchain.

This could also reduce development time for teams looking to launch rollups, as they don't bypass some of the more complex integrations traditionally required when building custom scaling solutions for different L1s. It remains to be seen how this will impact rollup adoption on Ethereum and Solana, which already have established scaling roadmaps. Final thoughts. A step toward interoperable scaling, dimensions beyond upgrade represents an interesting shift from isolated rollup environments to a more universal, modular approach.

Whether this model becomes widely adopted depends on developer interest, base chain compatibility and user demand. However, the idea of choosing any L1 as a data layer while settling roll-ups elsewhere could pave the way for more experimentation in Web3 infrastructure. As more applications seek to scale without compromising decentralization, solutions like Dimension could play a pivotal role, provided they deliver on performance and security

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