Statistics show that most second-tier blockchain networks Ethereum no one needs them.
Judging by the size of the commission received for transactions, only three networks are in demand:
- Base, launched by Coinbase exchange;
- Arbitum, developed by employees of Offchain Labs;
- Starknet, created by employees of StarWare.
According to Happy Coin News, Base accounts for about 70% of the earnings of the operators of the second-layer networks of the ETH blockchain, Arbitum – 19%, while on Starknet it’s 4%. All other platforms combined receive only 7% commission.
The amount of commission earned by second-tier networks on January 14
Given the distribution of revenue across platforms, it is clear that the fragmentation of the Ethereum blockchain caused by the emergence of multiple second-layer networks is nominal, with the lion’s share of activity concentrated on three platforms.
However, it’s worth noting that second-layer networks are posing strong competition to the Ethereum blockchain. Over the past 24 hours, mainnet users paid validators $240,134 for processing transactions, while ETH-based platform operators earned only 12,5% less – $210,000.