This was one of Ethereum's famous technical debts in the past, and with the Fusaka upgrade, it's finally like 'central government reclaiming control from local state-owned enterprises' . Ever since the L2 roadmap began, Ethereum's gas market suddenly shifted from a single-track system to a dual-track system. For regular L1 EVM transactions, people use a public gas market—that's the gwei we all use daily. But L2 Blobs have always been on a privileged channel, the Blob gas market. As explained in Blue Fox's post, the fees in this market are ridiculously cheap, almost like it's free. However, with the Fusaka upgrade and the EIP-7892/7918 proposals, Blobs will no longer enjoy special privileges. From the consensus layer, it's now agreed that their price cannot be lower than the regular gas market. So, while it's still a dual-track gas market, at least the pricing has returned to a single-track system. (Check my screenshot—before and after the upgrade, it went from 1e-9 to 1.) In the past, ETH worked tirelessly to reduce costs for L2, so even though Blob fees have increased, L2 is still very cheap. It hasn't been affected, and it's even getting cheaper. Meanwhile, Ethereum has added some extra burning out of thin air, making L2 supporters stand even taller .