Bitfinex: Ethereum's "high throughput and low fees" coexist, possibly indicating a transition to a modular settlement layer.

PANews reported on January 25th that a Bitfinex report indicated that Ethereum previously set a new record by processing approximately 2.88 million transactions in a single day, yet average transaction fees remained low, exhibiting the unusual characteristic of "high throughput and low fees." This demonstrates that its long-term technological roadmap, especially Layer 2 scaling, is gradually taking effect. With increasing usage and stable mainnet operation, the Ethereum mainnet is gradually transitioning to a neutral settlement and coordination layer. This modular architecture is closer to the layered logic of traditional financial infrastructure: the lower layers focus on security, determinism, and final settlement, while the upper layers handle innovation and execution complexity. However, the report also cautioned that recent transaction volumes may contain low-value activities such as address poisoning, especially evident in stablecoin transactions. Therefore, relying solely on transaction volume to measure real economic use requires caution.