2025-12-30 09:24:15

This compliant platform's current hosting solution now resembles a payment layer rather than a truly neutral protocol network.

Some say the gas fees have disappeared? It's just a matter of who pays for them now.

On a certain Layer2, the cost of a single transaction seems negligible, just a few cents. But if we look at the long term—once it scales to 1 million API calls—that's tens of thousands of dollars in real costs right in front of us.

The core issue lies here:

Who ultimately bears this cost? Do merchants grit their teeth and absorb it? Or do users end up paying? Or is it simply passed on to the system operation layer, gradually worn down through some mechanism?

Thinking through this logical chain is essential to truly assess the long-term viability of Layer2 solutions.

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ForkItAllDay

· 7h ago

You're fooling yourself again, thinking the gas fee is gone, huh? That's hilarious—it's just someone else footing the bill.

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MechanicalMartel

· 7h ago

Basically, it's the same old trick. The gas fees haven't disappeared; they've just been hidden. Sooner or later, someone will have to pay this money.

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WalletAnxietyPatient

· 7h ago

Damn, I already felt from the beginning that the gas fee didn't disappear; it was just transferred as a cost.

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ser_ngmi

· 7h ago

The gas fee hasn't disappeared; it's just that a different entity is collecting the money. In the end, someone still has to pay the bill.

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rekt_but_vibing

· 7h ago

Really core, gas fees are like Schrödinger's disappearance—someone ultimately has to pay... Wait, no, why do I feel like this is just endorsing certain platforms?

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