Ethereum Blob Fee Market: When Rollups Go Silent
When rollup sequencers pause at once, EIP-4844's blob fee market doesn't freeze, it craters, then whipsaws. Here's exactly how the mechanics play out.
№ 002EthereumEthereum Blob Fee Market: Target Usage and Repricing
Blob fees on Ethereum run a separate EIP-1559 loop from gas, compounding at 12.5% per block. The arithmetic behind rollup cost spikes, explained.
№ 003EthereumEthereum Blob Pruning and the Fraud Proof Timing Risk
Ethereum deletes blob data after ~18 days, a pruning schedule that creates a concrete asymmetry for anyone challenging a rollup fraud proof.
№ 004EthereumEthereum Blob Fee Market: Rollup Competition Explained
A fixed six-blob cap per block forces rollups into a live auction every twelve seconds. The mechanics, the incentives, and the numbers behind fee spikes.
№ 005EthereumEthereum Calldata Repricing and Layer-2 Economics
EIP-4844 and earlier calldata repricing reshaped what Layer-2 rollups pay to settle on Ethereum, the precise mechanics, the numbers, the limits.
№ 006EthereumEthereum Blob Fee Market vs Base Fee: The Split Explained
Ethereum's blob fees and base fees run on separate meters and diverge sharply during peak rollup demand. The mechanics, with numbers.
№ 007EthereumEIP-4844 Blob Expiry and Data Availability Gaps
Blob data prunes after ~18 days. For fraud provers running multi-round disputes, that window is tighter than it looks, and the archiver gap is real.
№ 008EthereumEthereum Blob Pruning and Rollup Data Availability
Ethereum deletes blob data after ~18 days. What that means for rollup security, fraud proofs, and the assumptions baked into Layer 2 design.
№ 009EthereumEthereum's Blob Fee Market, Explained
Ethereum runs two separate fee markets simultaneously. Blob fees and base fees move independently, and that split is what keeps rollup costs low.
№ 010EthereumLayer-Two Networks and Ethereum Security Inheritance
Not every L2 borrows Ethereum's security guarantees, the mechanical gap between those that do and those that only borrow its liquidity, explained.
№ 011EthereumDecentralized Sequencers and Optimistic Rollup Trust
One company controls transaction ordering on most rollups today. Decentralized sequencers redistribute that power, and introduce tradeoffs worth understanding.
№ 012EthereumEthereum Blob Transactions and Layer-2 Data Costs
Blob transactions reshaped how Layer-2 networks pay for data on Ethereum. Here's the exact mechanic, with numbers, that changed the math.