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Layer 1

Also called L1, base layer

What crypto means by it

The base blockchain that settles everything, such as Ethereum. Maximum security, and the most expensive place to do anything small.

What you already know this as

A central bank's real-time gross settlement system. Everything ultimately settles there, and you would not use it to split a taxi fare.

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