Consensus take: L2 interop is broken today.
Narrative violation: Decent has actually solved Ethereum interop already (REAL)
Uma's core points (all spot on!!):
✅ Teams need to build embeddable UI widgets that enable instant cross-rollup transfers
✅ Existing solutions fail because they require users to leave dApps for external websites, killing retention
✅ Current solutions lack vertical integration across protocol, sequencing, bridging, and UI. Teams have historically focused on their narrow slice of the stack, resulting in a fragmented user experience
We agree - that's why we built
@decentxyz .
Decent enables 1-click cross-chain execution of any smart contract function. Our frontend SDK enables you to quickly integrate with our out-of-the-box widgets or flexible APIs, so your users can transact in your dApps with any token they hold across chains – COMPLETELY REMOVING additional or prerequisite bridging or swapping steps. It's simple; reach more users, and keep them in your app.
We’ve built a verticalized interop solution with the most mature developer platform to meet app devs where they are, and a transaction network underneath the hood that is compatible for routing with any intents messaging based bridge, DEX, and rollup framework.
✅Embeddable UI widgets ( APIs React Hooks)
✅Developer console for no-code configuration
✅Transaction network compatible with any rollup framework, bridge standard, and DEX
✅Can scale to any new network on day 1, and working with RaaS providers to provide native liquidity networks to unite all rollups
If you’ve ever used any of the apps below (non-exhaustive!), you’ve likely already used Decent. We power:
– 1-click cross-chain checkout (point of sale) in
@doodles stoodio,
@zora,
@sofamon_xyz ,
@bonfire_tweets ,
@UnlockProtocol ,
@scoutgamexyz ,
@t2wrld
– Claim your token rewards in the token of your choosing on
@layer3xyz @MosoHQ
–
@r3vl_xyz programmable cross-chain stablecoin infrastructure
– Execute actions across chains with natural language in AI agents like
@HoloworldAI @sphereone_
– Deposit into staking and LP pools with any asset balance you have
– Trade memecoins with assets from across any chain in
@artrun_io @enjoytech_
– Onboard funds into an embedded account/wallet without having to leave the dApp in
@TownsProtocol and
@STFX_IO
– Extend fiat onramp functionality to your rollup with our APIs, like
@onappchain
– Extend pay with credit card functionality to dApps built on new rollups/app chains like
@CoinflowLabs (lots of new customers have been asking for this, we’ve got you covered)
At this point if you’re not building with Decent, you’re at a disadvantage.
Consensus take: L2 interop is broken today.
Narrative violation: the solution is simple and does not need any fancy new protocols or infra.
The simple solution: a major L2 infra team needs to vertically integrate their existing stack from the protocol to UX layer, and enable 1-click user interactions across their ecosystem’s rollups.
The core product requirement is dead simple: Move assets between rollups in 1-click, in < 1 second, zero friction. No context switching.
What teams need to build: An embeddable UI widget that enables instant cross-rollup transfers across their ecosystem. The widget should: (1) auto-detect the best source rollup, (2) have configurable destination tokens (usually gas USDC), (3) complete in < 1 second (4) require 1-click, with 0 additional steps (5) live in the dApp UI (as a sidebar/modal).
Where existing “solutions” like bridge aggregators fall short: Existing solutions like bridge aggregators fail because they (1) require users to leave dApps for external websites—killing retention and (2) are slow, often taking minutes to settle, because 1-second finality is impossible without controlling the rollup’s sequencing infra (esp. given Ethereum’s slow finality).
The last 20% is the hardest part of the problem. While this idea sounds simple, try moving assets from Base to {insert Superchain chain} dApp today—it's impossible to do it in 1-click, < 1 second, while staying in-app. Current solutions nail the first 80% but miss the crucial 20% which requires deep vertical integration across protocol, sequencing, bridging, and UI. Teams have historically focused on their narrow slice of the stack, resulting in a fragmented user experience.
An existing rollup infra team is best positioned to build this if they vertically integrate their stack and distribution. A major L2 infra team (like OP, Arbitrum, ZK Sync, Conduit or Espresso) that controls the full stack, from protocol design, running sequencer infra, bridging and UI can build this product so that it Just Works TM for their entire ecosystem. They can push adoption through existing distribution and create a flywheel for onboarding more devs by solving the #1 problem for new rollups—onboarding new assets.
The killer GTM becomes “Deploy here for seamless liquidity across all our rollups”. This is more powerful than any grant program and has clear network effects.
The team that vertically integrates and builds this will solve Ethereum interop, create a GTM flywheel with clear network effects, and profit.
Can someone please build this and save Ethereum?