Institutional digital asset trading desks directed record capital flows into Layer-2 scaling solutions this month, seeking to reduce transaction friction and settlement delays inherent to base-layer blockchains. Daily active addresses across top-tier rollups expanded by 22% quarter-over-quarter, signalling sustained structural adoption by high-frequency liquidity providers.
Gas Fee Reduction Drives Volume
Average transaction fees on primary Layer-2 networks dropped below $0.01 following recent protocol upgrades, drastically lowering execution costs for automated market makers. Analysts project that over 60% of decentralized exchange volume will settle on secondary layers by year-end.