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Ethereum Mainnet Averages Record 2.16M Daily Transactions in 2026
Ethereum's main network experienced record-breaking daily transaction volumes of 2.16 million in 2026, up from the previous year's 1.8 million. This surge in activity, coupled with a significant drop in transaction fees, highlights the network's role as a key infrastructure for digital finance. However, the decrease in fee revenue has raised concerns about the network's sustainability. The article also notes that most of the day-to-day traffic now runs on layer-2 networks, which handle 23.3 million daily transactions. Total fees paid on the mainnet fell by about 58% year over year, coming in at roughly 67,665 ETH over the 10-month period. The mainnet's daily activity now stands at around 1.8 million transactions and 535,000 active addresses, below the year's averages of 2.16 million transactions and 899,000 addresses.