#OvernightV-ShapedMoveinCrypto The Great Ethereum Realignment of 2026
1. From Scaling Helpers to "Parasitic Bloodsuckers"
The original promise of Rollups was to pay "rent" to the Ethereum mainnet in the form of gas fees for data availability. However, as you noted, the implementation of EIP-4844 (Proto-Danksharding) and the rise of alternative Data Availability (DA) layers meant that L2s could scale without significantly benefiting ETH holders.
The Growth Trap: High TPS on L2s no longer triggers the "burn" mechanism of EIP-1559 on the mainnet.
Liquidity Fragmentation: Instead of a unified ocea