Security
Evaluate Layer 2s with Institutional Rigor
A structured framework for comparing L2 and rollup environments through operational risk, custody integration, uptime, and compliance.
This guide introduces a structured framework for comparing L2 and rollup environments through the lens of operational risk, custody integration, uptime guarantees, and compliance alignment. It supports infrastructure leads, protocol operators, and custody teams tasked with making long-term platform decisions.
What’s Inside
A framework built for institutional DeFi infrastructure evaluations.
This guide helps your organisation:
- Assess rollup architectures and proof systems
- Understand data availability and offchain assumptions
- Map withdrawal delays and recovery paths
- Evaluate sequencer design and failover strategies
- Benchmark uptime, compliance posture, and custody readiness
Why It Matters
Not all L2s meet the same operational or regulatory expectations. Institutions need more than throughput metrics. They need assurance around data retrievability, fund recovery, and service stability. This guide helps your team identify the criteria that matter before committing capital or engineering resources.
Who It’s For
This guide is designed for:
- Custody and infrastructure providers integrating L2s
- Protocol foundations deciding where to deploy
- Risk and compliance teams evaluating rollup behaviour
- Institutional investors seeking clarity on operational security
Who Made This Guide
Cantina delivers structured security audits and operational resilience assessments for high-value protocols and infrastructure. We support institutions preparing for integrations, risk reviews, and governance exposure across L2 and rollup environments.
Our work includes evaluating not just code, but the ability to operate securely under stress: assessing data availability, withdrawal mechanisms, sequencer design, and compliance posture to help institutions make informed platform decisions.
Need Structured Support?
If your organization is preparing for due diligence, integration, or regulated engagement, we can help apply this framework to your architecture and operations. Cantina scopes institutional reviews that cover both code and resilience.