Rollup fees after the Merge: about 0.05 USD per tx on Optimism
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Puts Optimism tx costs at roughly 0.05 USD and argues that, post-Merge, rollup ecosystems can scale, with EIP-4844 reducing rollup fees by another 100x.
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Roughly 0.05 USD per tx on Optimism
EIP-4844 reduces rollup fees by about another 100x
roughly 0.05$ per tx on $OP & this is just the beginning
now that the #merge is behind us, $ETH & its rollup ecosystems can finally scale✨
EIP-4844 will reduce rollup fees by another 100x👇
buckle up, this will get wild frens🚀
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Pictured: 191 transactions executed on the L2 & settled on the L1, for a total cost of ~ $10 How many of these transactions would’ve never occurred if there was no L2 available? Hypothesis: L2 rollups expand the addressable market for the L1. Do you agree/disagree? 👇
Pictured: 191 transactions executed on the L2 & settled on the L1, for a total cost of ~ $10 How many of these transactions would’ve never occurred if there was no L2 available? Hypothesis: L2 rollups expand the addressable market for the L1. Do you agree/disagree? 👇
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