The complete guide to Ethereum — the world's programmable blockchain. Layer 2 scaling, staking economics, and DeFi ecosystem analysis.
6-month trend — Last updated March 2026
Total ETH locked in the beacon chain
ETH burned > ETH issued since EIP-1559
L2 blob space utilization post-Dencun
Validators securing the network
| L2 Network | TVL | TPS | Avg Fee | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbitrum One | $18.2B | 40 | $0.02 | Optimistic Rollup |
| Base | $12.8B | 33 | $0.01 | Optimistic Rollup |
| Optimism | $8.4B | 26 | $0.03 | Optimistic Rollup |
| zkSync Era | $4.1B | 50 | $0.02 | ZK Rollup |
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