Deeper Analysis of @base Network Onchain Costs

1. Key Changes After EIP-4844
 • 🔵 CallData was dominant before March 2024, making transactions expensive.
 • 🟠 Blobs replaced CallData, reducing overall costs but increasing over time due to higher usage.

2. Trends & Growth
 • 📈 Rising 🟠 Blob costs indicate growing Base adoption.
 • 🔺 Cost spikes suggest network congestion or high-demand events.

3. Comparison with Other L2s
 • Similar cost trends as Optimism & Arbitrum, but Base shows steadier growth.
 • ZK-rollups still rely more on CallData, but may see future cost reductions.

4. Conclusion

EIP-4844 lowered Base’s costs while enabling growth.
Increasing usage is driving up Blob costs over time.
Further optimizations could help keep fees low.