Ethereum Layer 2

Ethereum Layer 2 networks — particularly Base (Coinbase-backed), Arbitrum, and Optimism — processed the majority of Ethereum ecosystem transactions in 2025 with fees dropping to fractions of a cent. Layer 2 TVL exceeded $50B as DeFi, NFTs, and consumer applications migrated from expensive Ethereum mainnet.

Ethereum Layer 2 currently drives about 380K/mo in monthly search volume, +298% year over year. Common use cases include DeFi scaling content, L2 protocol analysis, Blockchain developer marketing.

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Tagged: Layer 2, Ethereum scaling, Rollups.