{"id":84633,"date":"2023-09-18T15:02:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T12:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=84633"},"modified":"2025-09-12T18:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:35:09","slug":"base-l2-activity-surpasses-ethereum-in-tps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/base-l2-activity-surpasses-ethereum-in-tps\/","title":{"rendered":"Base L2 Activity Surpasses Ethereum in TPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time in history, two Layer 2 networks<\/a> have surpassed Ethereum in transactions per second (TPS). Base topped the 24-hour ranking for the metric, independent researcher .<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jason Chen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Base
Data: L2BEAT<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Coinbase-backed L2 protocol reached 12.93 TPS, according to L2BEAT. The zkSync Era figure stood at 12.62 TPS, while the mainnet of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap \u2014 Ethereum \u2014 registered 10.18 TPS.<\/p>\n

Platform activity on Base over the past week rose by almost 50%. Chen noted that the project is actively drawing liquidity from other chains and appears to be on a growth trajectory.<\/p>\n

According to BaseScan<\/a>, on September 14 the network processed a record 1.88 million transactions in a day. By comparison, leader by TVL Arbitrum and Optimism posted 503,655 and 378,444 respectively, with TVL<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Base’s TVL over the past week has hardly changed and remains around $381 million. zkSync Era liquidity shows a similar trend, but at a higher level \u2014 $417 million.<\/p>\n

\"Base
Data: L2BEAT<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to DeFi Llama, almost half of Base-locked assets are on the decentralized exchange Aerodrome \u2014 $132 million. In second place on the list is Web3 social network Friend.Tech with $36 million.<\/p>\n

However the latter protocol leads in fee income \u2014 in the last 24 hours the figure stood at $0.98 million with a profit of $0.5 million. Overall, Friend.Tech, whose \u201cdeath\u201d was noted by some market participants at the end of August, earned $4.84 million in a week from transaction fees.<\/p>\n

The full Base mainnet launch took place on August 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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