2026-01-23 03:13:25

Interesting phenomenon has emerged. According to the latest data from Token Terminal, the number of daily active addresses on the Ethereum mainnet has actually surpassed the combined total of leading L2 networks such as Arbitrum, Base, OP Mainnet, Starknet, and Linea. In other words, the mainnet is heating up again.

What is the reason behind this? Security researchers point out that the recent increase in activity on the Ethereum network is partly due to a rise in address poisoning activities. Although this tactic appears quite sneaky, it can indeed artificially inflate on-chain activity data.

But what’s truly interesting is that this reflects a larger trend—users and projects are re-evaluating the value of the mainnet. Perhaps the narrative around L2s is booming, but the security, decentralization, and brand effect of the mainnet still attract a large number of participants. Whether this "Return to Mainnet" phenomenon is a short-term fluctuation or a long-term shift remains to be seen.

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SwapWhisperer

· 11h ago

Haha, even poisoning is being used now. The activity data is really full of water. Mainnet is mainnet; a sense of security is valuable. Return to Mainnet? I just want to see how the gas fees are. Address poisoning tricks are really top-notch, a work of art in the data falsification world. No matter how popular L2 gets, it has to kneel; mainnet is forever the god. This data should be viewed with a discount, but the trend is really shifting.

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UnluckyMiner

· 11h ago

Is the mainnet activity surpassing the combined L2? Haha, I suspect there might be some tricks in this data, I've seen enough address poisoning schemes. Wait, could it be that everyone is really starting to think the mainnet is attractive again? With such rampant poisoning activities, how dare they still boast about the mainnet's revival? Instead of worrying about short-term fluctuations, why not see when gas fees will drop? Honestly, security and decentralization are indeed the strongest points of the mainnet, but the cost... wallets are crying. With data so heavily inflated, how can we even see the trend? Mainnet is hot, but my USDC is still sleeping peacefully on L2.

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StableGenius

· 11h ago

nah this is just address poisoning theater, we've seen this movie before... mainnet "comeback" narrative hits different when you realize half the activity is literally just spam. but hey, at least it proves security > scalability memes still move the needle

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ApeEscapeArtist

· 11h ago

Wait, address poisoning and data flooding? These numbers on the mainnet can't be fake, right?

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YieldWhisperer

· 11h ago

Wait, poisoning can also be considered active? The data might be a bit inflated haha --- Mainnet is indeed Mainnet, the sense of security is just different --- L2 is still L2, but in critical moments, everyone still trusts the mainnet --- What does an increase in poisoning indicate? Arbitrage opportunities are still quite large --- Return to Mainnet sounds ridiculous, and next year it will be Return to L2 again --- The brand value of the mainnet is indeed irreplaceable, I have to admit that --- The inflated data needs to be thoroughly checked, otherwise it's really hard to tell anything --- To put it simply, the mainnet is the safest, just vote with your feet

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DeFi_Dad_Jokes

· 11h ago

Wait, is the number of active addresses exceeding the total of L2? This data definitely needs a question mark—are they poisoning so aggressively? Is the mainnet really strong, or are they just playing with the data? Honestly, I'm a bit confused. Did the L2 narrative collapse or did the mainnet bounce back? I can't quite understand this wave. Address poisoning is so skillful, on-chain data is becoming more and more unreliable. Mainnet security and branding are indeed hard to beat, but gas fees still scare off users, bro. This is the data game of Web3, it looks lively but it's all just tricks.

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