Layer 2 Economics

What it costs to operate an L2, where the fees go, and how value accrues to the chain.

186 talks

• Why most Ethereum Layer 2s may not survive
• L2 Panel Discussion
• MegaETH Just Had Its Public Sale. Can It Succeed in Building a Web2-Like Experience?
• We Got a Rate Cut and QT Pause. Why Did Crypto Markets Fall?
• Interview with Guillaume Dechaux, Managing Director at Consensys | EBC11
• ETH Earnings Report Q3 2025
• Why Manta Network Is Pivoting From Being a Layer 2 to Building Apps
• Ethereum, Solana and whether apps are overtaking chains
• Bits + Bips: Could a Base Token Be Coinbase's Key to a Super App?
• Base Will Likely Have a Token: Why Now, Who Wins, and How Big It Gets
• Revert. Retry. Profit? The Rise of Spam-Based MEV on Rollups
• Fireside Chat with Steven
• Building Sustainable L2 Liquidity: Overcoming Fragmentation and Deployment Challenges for Stablecoins
• Jesse Pollak on Why JPMorgan and Shopify Are Using Ethereum L2 Base
• How To Achieve Real Revenue, PMF, and Distribution - Kenny Li
• Empire Cross-Post: The Bull Case For Ethereum | Tom Dunleavy & Ryan Berckmans
• Should Ethereum Tariff The L2s?
• The Bull Case For Ethereum | Ryan Berckmans & Tom Dunleavy
• Is Base capturing Ethereum's value?
• Expansion Cross-Post: Arbitrum’s Future as a Digital Sovereign Nation | AJ Warner
• Fireside Chat with Vitalik Buterin and Kartik Talwar
• Can Ethereum reclaim its dominance?
• Ethereum’s Future, Berachain’s Q5 Launch, and App Revenue | Analyst Round Table
• Should you sell your ETH? Fundamentals, L2s and Solana