2026-01-18 02:29:05

Layer 2 if it does not share transaction fees with applications that attract users, indicates a problem with its economic model design, and will ultimately lack competitiveness in the long run.

The game theory behind this has been clear from the start—if you want a thriving ecosystem, the fee mechanism must have incentives; otherwise, applications have no motivation to migrate. This kind of misjudgment is entirely avoidable.

Project teams must either clarify their ecosystem positioning or watch helplessly as they are surpassed by other Layer 2 solutions.

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LayerZeroHero

· 5h ago

That's right, this is a classic case of shooting oneself in the foot. Trying to attract applications without sharing costs? Dream on. The fee mechanism has been played out long ago; while others subsidize the ecosystem, you're still charging. No wonder you're being crushed. Really can't see the situation clearly. Don't wait until Arbitrum and others surpass you before waking up. When it comes to designing economic models, either put in effort or fail—there's no middle ground. Sigh, another project that wants to scalp some wool but doesn't give any benefits, destined to be ordinary.

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shadowy_supercoder

· 5h ago

Basically, the benefits come from the users, not the applications. If there are no incentives, why would they migrate over? The Layer 2 economic model really needs to be reconsidered, especially given how competitive it has become. No incentive in the fee mechanism? Then just wait to be outperformed by Arbitrum/Optimism.

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TestnetNomad

· 5h ago

Honestly, if L2 doesn't share fee revenue with applications, it's basically suicide. Who designed this economic model... --- No incentive in the fee mechanism? How could any application be willing to migrate? Have the project teams really thought about this? --- Being crushed by Arbitrum and Optimism is well-deserved. L2s that don't share the pie with the ecosystem have no future. --- Wake up, project teams. The obvious game theory is right here, what are you still thinking? --- If all the fees are taken by the ecosystem, how can it survive? And you still expect it to be competitive? That's laughable. --- Watching other L2s take off while you're still penny-pinching on fees—this kind of decision is truly absurd. --- The problem is obvious—why are some projects just lying flat? Ecosystem incentives must be implemented. --- There are many project teams that don't understand economic models now. They can't even grasp basic logic like fee sharing. --- No incentive mechanism, and applications won't migrate—most of the death of L2 ecosystems comes from this.

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DegenRecoveryGroup

· 5h ago

In plain terms, L2 solutions that don't charge fees for applications will eventually die. This is not a prophecy, but a rule. The fee mechanism is really self-destructive. It's not difficult, so why insist on shooting yourself in the foot? Watching other L2s take off while you're still idling in place, you can only blame yourself for not thinking things through.

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