2026-01-17 04:36:00

Ethereum Gas fees have dropped to an absurd level, now costing less than $0.01 to $0.20 per transaction, basically free. Network activity hasn't decreased either. In this situation, how many people still really need L2 solutions to address cost issues? It's quite interesting to think about—the fees are so cheap now, maybe it's time to reevaluate the competitiveness between the mainnet and Layer 2.

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DefiOldTrickster

· 8h ago

Hey, I told you, with Gas fees so cheap, sooner or later a bunch of L2 projects will die out, and the arbitrage opportunities will be completely eaten up. --- Now this is interesting. The mainnet is at bargain prices, so what’s with all the big tail wolf talk on L2? --- Honestly, when fees drop, I actually start to look down on those "low-cost" pretenses. Real returns are the true king. --- Wait, Gas fees are so low, but the mainnet activity hasn't decreased? Does that mean L2 really needs to exist? I need to recalculate this. --- Haha, I saw this coming. Sooner or later, the mainnet will blow up all Layer 2 marketing. Now is just the beginning. --- From $0.01 to $0.20 per transaction—damn, I’ve lost all my arbitrage costs. Who can stand that? --- Looks like I need to switch to complex DeFi portfolios. The era of just being an L2 judge is coming to an end.

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OnChainDetective

· 8h ago

ngl, gas this cheap usually means something's off—checked the transaction patterns and wallet clustering suggests either a major liquidity event or... yeah, suspicious activity detected tbh. based on historical data, these dips rarely stick around without a catch. l2s aren't going anywhere regardless—economics shift but the infrastructure stays.

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GasFeeNightmare

· 8h ago

Forget it, forget it. The mainnet is really at a bargain price now, and L2 is still selling sentimentality.

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GasFeeCrier

· 8h ago

Seeing the gas fees drop so dramatically with my own eyes feels a bit unreal. The mainnet is so cheap now, what are L2s still fighting over? Wait, who will cry when gas prices rise again? It's only been a few days, don't get too excited. Will the mainnet ecosystem surpass L2s because of this?

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GasFeeTears