Offchain Labs proposes that Ethereum L2 needs to introduce a responsive pricing mechanism to support large-scale scaling

Gate News message, April 3, Offchain Labs co-founder Edward Felten said at EthCC 2026 that Ethereum Layer 2 networks need to introduce a “responsive pricing” mechanism to support a scale of billions of users and reduce fee volatility caused by network congestion. Felten pointed out that although EIP-1559 reformed the fee mechanism, current Gas price volatility is still the main tool to prevent network overload, and this volatility is not conducive to mainstream users’ acceptance. Responsive pricing can process more transactions at lower Gas prices without exceeding the network’s carrying capacity. Fee instability has long been seen as a key barrier to large-scale adoption, especially compared with the more predictable cost structure in traditional financial systems. The industry’s focus has now shifted from simply increasing throughput to how to make fees more predictable while truly reflecting congestion costs. Arbitrum One introduced a dynamic pricing mechanism in January this year as the first practical exploration to balance fee stability and network security.