Ethereum Gas fee fell to $0.02, but this L2 is actually more expensive.

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2025-12-02 14:56:16

[Chain News] Ethereum Mainnet's Gas fees have hit a new low!

Now transferring a transaction only costs $0.02, with Gas as low as 0.1 Gwei. Do you remember the days when the fees were often dozens or even hundreds of dollars? That painful feeling is finally over.

I took a glance at the fees of several mainstream L2s: • Transfer 0.004 USD on ARB • OP is $0.006 • BASE is 0.03 USD

Interesting news — BASE as a Layer 2 has gas fees that are actually more expensive than Ethereum's mainnet? This twist was truly unexpected. It seems that the level of network congestion and technical architecture has an impact on costs that can sometimes be more direct than the Layer 1/Layer 2 labels.

ETH10.54%

ARB15.14%

OP13.58%

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HodlTheDoor

· 3h ago

Wow, with this ETH price I can transfer freely again, finally don't have to calculate so much.

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UnluckyValidator

· 3h ago

0.02 USD for a transfer? Is this for real? It should have been like this a long time ago.

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TooScaredToSell

· 3h ago

Wow, is Gas this cheap now? What about those fees I lost before...

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PumpAnalyst

· 3h ago

Wait a minute, the Mainnet is $0.02 and L2 is still expensive? Something's not right, there might be a story behind the technical chart. --- 0.1 Gwei is indeed a low price, but the numbers for ARB and OP look a bit inflated, what are the market makers up to again? --- Damn, it's really cheap now, the previous fees were indeed unbearable, but be careful everyone, low fee periods are often a good time for them to lie in ambush. --- I laughed when the Mainnet dropped to $0.02, but it's interesting that L2 is even more expensive, this scenario has some substance, we need to take a good look at the technicals. --- To be honest, this drop in fees is indeed favourable information, but don't be fooled by this illusion, suckers, whether the support level can hold is another question.

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StakeTillRetire

· 3h ago

Wait, I can understand that L2 is cheaper, but why does it feel like no one is using the ETH Mainnet instead?

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ForeverBuyingDips

· 3h ago

0.02 USD transfer? LOL, I'm still waiting for the day when the Mainnet is truly cheap.

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ConfusedWhale

· 3h ago

Wow, a transfer of 0.02 dollars? I still haven't settled that transaction from last year with over a hundred dollars in fees.