@rutho
Blast's initial gas fees on mainnet (Feb 29, 2024) were low (~$0.01/tx) due to OP Stack design, attracting massive inflows: $2B+ TVL & 400K wallets in days. This spurred high trading activity in DeFi/NFTs, boosted by yield incentives & airdrop FOMO. However, high Ethereum bridging fees ($5-30) limited accessibility, slowing some user onboarding & trades