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# Scaling

[What it is?](/393zlu1nRZmRvA37yBSQ9A)
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[Goals of Scaling](/4-bJTDgpS86YPu10PArIGA) 
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Categories of Scaling 
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- [On-Chain Scaling](/_ys_g6aFRKijUEnhkcvvsg)
   
  - [Sharding](/Y5jYsW1WTCuzh0MtsHwEVA)


- [Off-Chain Scaling](/FngvvazwTXKsBQKGT6wBnQ)
   
    
     - [Inherits Security from L1](/9zo485wXQ5qX625j0UAVtg)
        -  [Optimistic Rollups](/oAb-YoyFQ0S_8HOH1kxqBA)
        - [Zero-Knowledge Rollups](/gR0Z0OXFRlWj-mNwjF5nEA)
        - [Channels](/NoDnv9DQRVONf8shuZlVYQ)
            - [Payment Channels](/cuhM-As7T92l5VIt5lllXA)
            - [State Channels](/zzX6wLXuS9K7HjUlRM6lHg)
    - [Have their own Security](/EAK8di-wSFm9sy-TQR9ouA)
        - [Sidechains](/URn5wvFVR6O6Wzt2k2rbvQ)
        - [Plasma Chains](/x7LqTtMPTv6V6ydqfvvGuA)
        











