2026-01-23 03:15:54

Interesting phenomena have emerged. According to data from Token Terminal, the number of daily active addresses on the Ethereum mainnet has actually surpassed that of major Layer 2 networks such as Arbitrum, Base, OP Mainnet, Starknet, and Linea. This is what industry insiders call the "Return to Mainnet" — users are gradually flowing back to the mainnet.

What are the reasons behind this? Security researcher Andrey Sergeenkov recently pointed out that the increased activity on the Ethereum network is partly due to the "address poisoning" phenomenon. In simple terms, some people are generating addresses in bulk to manipulate data. Although this inflates the number of addresses, the actual interaction activity reflected may not be that high.

However, even considering these factors, the activity on the Ethereum mainnet still leads among various L2s, which indicates that user stickiness to the mainnet remains very strong.

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LightningClicker

· 17h ago

Address poisoning is really a brilliant tactic; the data suddenly appears inflated. --- Mainnet stickiness is surprisingly strong; I thought everyone had moved to L2. --- Wait, how credible is this data? The poisoning part needs to be filtered. --- Returning to Mainnet is real; just be careful with those Gas fees, it can be painful. --- Instead of competing over addresses, focus on genuine interactions—that's the real hard currency. --- Mainnet is still mainnet; no matter how fast L2 is, it can't replace that sense of security. --- Another poisoning attempt? Case closed. Watered-down data is an endless story. --- Strong stickiness is one thing, but what is the actual active interaction volume? That's the key. --- So, the pattern of watching L2 for market trends and mainnet for data still holds. --- With poisoning so widespread, I'm starting to doubt which data has truly not been tampered with.

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LightningAllInHero

· 17h ago

Why is address poisoning so rampant? No wonder the data looks so outrageous. Mainnet is still attractive, but we need to strip away the false data to see the real picture. L2 projects should be worried; cost savings can't prevent users from returning. There are so many contract platforms, yet none can truly replace the mainnet. What does that say? Wait, poisoning can generate so many fake addresses? The on-chain data must be extremely misleading. Forget it, mainnet has strong stickiness anyway. After all, gas fees are making full profits.

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HashRateHustler

· 17h ago

Address poisoning has gone a bit too far; the data still depends on genuine interactions. Oh my, how come L2 can't outperform the mainnet? Staking rewards are really attractive. The mainnet's strong stickiness sounds nice, but actually it's just because gas fees are cheaper. Wait, could this data also be manipulated? Who dares to guarantee? Return to Mainnet? It looks more like Return to Reality. People will always return to ETH; it's destiny.

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0xSunnyDay

· 17h ago

Wait, address poisoning can also be played around with? These data are a bit fake. --- Mainnet stickiness is so strong, L2s need to reflect on this. --- Back to the flow, it's actually because gas fees are cheaper, don't hype it up. --- Poisoning needs to be thoroughly investigated, otherwise the data can't be trusted. --- Mainnet is invincible, L2s are ultimately just a complement. --- It feels like this data has been hyped again, who really knows the actual activity? --- Strong stickiness? It's just because the ecosystem is well-developed; L2s are far behind.

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