The rapid expansion of Ethereum’s Layer 2 (L2) ecosystem, with solutions like Arbitrum and Optimism handling 80% of transactions, may indeed trigger price differentiation for ETH. L2s reduce mainnet gas fees—now under 10 Gwei per Etherscan—boosting DeFi and NFT adoption, as @ETH_Daily notes with a 67% Optimism address surge. This scalability could drive ETH demand long-term, supporting prices above $1,600. However, lower mainnet fees cut ETH burns, easing deflationary pressure, per web data. Fragmented L2 liquidity and competition from Solana’s low fees may cap upside, potentially stabilizing or pressuring ETH’s price short-term.