Recently, I’ve seen a lot of people talking about modular blockchains—how they break the data availability (DA) layer, execution layer, and settlement layer into clear, separate components. For me, though: what does this actually change for end users? Honestly, most of the time you can’t really feel it—you still have to pay gas to trade, block production speed depends on the chain itself, and the interaction experience still depends on your wallet and the front-end.

But there’s one point I find pretty interesting: modularization lowers the barrier for “custom chains.” In the past, if you wanted to launch a new chain, you had to build consensus and set up the network from scratch. Now you can just plug modules in and out, like building with LEGO bricks. As a result, one batch of new L1s/L2s pops up after another—each one offers incentives, pulls in TVL, and old users immediately have a laugh: the “mine, cash out, sell” three-part set—same plan, different ingredients.

Honestly, modularization is liberating for developers, but for regular users there’s no fundamental difference in experience. You’ll still get “taken for a ride,” and the slippage is still slippage. Forget it—plainly speaking: modularization makes it easier to build chains, but it doesn’t make you better at earning money. The truly useful part might have to wait until those chains put together with modularization can finally break the cycle of “mine, then withdraw and exit.”