2021年繁荣后，以太坊气体费用下降到异常低的水平

以太坊气体费用曾经是2021年DEFI和NFT繁荣时用户臭名昭著的疼痛点，最近下降到异常低的水平。

The price of Ethereum gas, once a subject of heated discussion among crypto users during the 2021 DeFi and NFT booms, has dropped to unusually low levels in recent times.

最近，在2021年DEFI和NFT繁荣期间，以太坊气体的价格曾经是加密使用者中的激烈讨论的主题，最近的水平降至异常低。

As of February 26, 2025, the cost of a simple transfer on Ethereum’s mainnet has fallen to as little as $0.67. This occurs as several Layer 2 solutions are returning lower volumes of transactions to the main chain, despite handling a greater number of transactions overall.

截至2025年2月26日，对以太坊主网上的简单转移的成本已下跌至0.67美元。这发生在几个第2层解决方案中，尽管总体上处理了更多的交易，但仍将交易量较低。

The implication of this is that there is less demand for limited space in a block, which in turn keeps gas fees low.

这意味着块中对有限空间的需求较小，这又使汽油费低。

The average rate of network fees over the past year has peaked at $35.5M on March 5, 2024, the highest level of the year. However, just by this week, the network fees went down significantly to $12.6M.

过去一年中的平均网络费用率达到了2024年3月5日，这是一年中最高水平的3550万美元。但是，就在本周，网络费显着下降至1,260万美元。

This is a result of L2s returning low fees to Ethereum’s mainnet. Several criticisms about L2 returning low fee claimed Optimism paid just $14,000 to L1 in Q3 2024 while collecting $2.9 million in sequencer fees—a ratio showing L2s retain most revenue, remitting only about 0.5% to L1.

这是L2S将低费用返回以太坊的主网的结果。关于L2返回低收入乐观情绪的几项批评仅在2024年第三季度向L1支付14,000美元，同时收取290万美元的顺序费用，该比率显示L2S保留了大多数收入，仅汇出了约0.5％的L1。

Are Layer 2s Still Necessary When Gas Fees Are This Low?

当汽油费这么低时，仍然需要第2层？

Currently, Ethereum gas fees are super cheap and sometimes under $1 for a transaction. Layer 2s like Arbitrum and Optimism were built to fix high fees and slow speeds by handling transactions off the main Ethereum chain. They worked: fees dropped because L2s took the pressure off. But with mainnet fees already so low, you might wonder—do we still need L2s?

目前，以太坊的汽油费非常便宜，有时用于交易1美元以下。建立了第2层，例如仲裁和乐观，以通过处理主要以太坊链的交易来确定高费用和慢速。他们工作了：费用下降了，因为L2降低了压力。但是，随着主网费已经如此低，您可能会想知道 - 我们仍然需要L2吗？

This advantage is not as significant for basic tasks, as Ethereum can be used directly without incurring significant costs. However, L2s continue to be valuable for heavy users such as DeFi traders or NFT minters, where the need for fast and inexpensive transactions is paramount. So, while L2s aren’t as critical for everyone when fees are low, they’re still handy for keeping Ethereum scalable and speedy for the big players.

对于基本任务而言，这一优势并不那么重要，因为可以直接使用以太坊而不会产生大量成本。但是，L2s对于诸如Defi Traders或NFT Minters之类的重型用户仍然很有价值，在这种情况下，对快速和廉价交易的需求至关重要。因此，尽管当费用低时，L2对每个人都不那么重要，但对于使以太坊可扩展和快速的大玩家仍然方便。

Lack Of Trends To Drive Activity: Ethereum Vs. Solana

缺乏推动活动的趋势：以太坊与索拉纳

Compare this to Solana, which has seen successive waves of meme coin trends in 2024 and 2025, fueling network activity and revenue (e.g., $123.2M in monthly fees on February 26, 2025).

将此与Solana相比，Solana在2024年和2025年已经连续浪潮了Meme Coin趋势，这加剧了网络活动和收入（例如，2025年2月26日的每月费用为1.232亿美元）。

This is in contrast to Ethereum, which has seen a decline in activity due to the lack of a "big new trend" or popular application to engage users. While there was a surge in activity during the 2021 DeFi and NFT booms, that enthusiasm has since dampened.

这与以太坊相反，以太坊由于缺乏“大新趋势”或流行的用户应用程序，活动下降。虽然在2021年的Defi和NFT繁荣期间活动激增，但这种热情自此引起了抑制。

On the other hand, Solana has witnessed a hype from $TRUMP, which helps boost the performance of the overall network. On the day it debuted, Solana's price surged by 19.10%, reaching a monthly high of $295.34 on January 19. Over the course of the week, it saw a 33.1% increase, highlighting the strong correlation between meme coin launches and the performance of Solana.

另一方面，索拉纳（Solana）目睹了特朗普$ trump的炒作，这有助于提高整个网络的性能。在首次亮相的那天，索拉纳的价格上涨了19.10％，每月高点295.34美元。在一周的过程中，它增加了33.1％的增长，突出了模因发射与索拉纳的表现之间的牢固相关性。

On the contrary, Ethereum doesn’t have a big new trend or popular app to boost activity like Solana. The DeFi craze has died down, NFTs aren’t as hyped anymore, and nothing new has come along to replace them. Thus, without any key players, transactions have slowed, and gas fees have dropped as a result.

相反，以太坊没有大型新趋势或流行的应用程序来促进诸如Solana之类的活动。 Defi的热潮已经消失，NFT不再那么炒作了，没有什么新的来代替它们。因此，没有任何关键参与者，交易减慢了，因此汽油费也下降了。

A Sluggish Market Keeps Ethereum Stagnant

一个缓慢的市场使以太坊停滞不前

The overall crypto market slowdown is also a factor. Ethereum got a boost from ETF approvals and the Dencun upgrade, but by 2025, enthusiasm has faded.

总体加密市场放缓也是一个因素。以太坊得到了ETF批准和Dencun升级的提升，但到2025年，热情已经消失。

As the market adjusts to a new phase, we can expect to see how this will affect the price trends and trading activity in the upcoming months.

随着市场适应新阶段，我们可以期望看到这将如何影响接下来几个月的价格趋势和交易活动。