Ethereum's Base Layer Reclaims Settlement
As Ethereum raises base-layer capacity through successive forks, institutional settlement and capital will keep migrating from general-purpose layer-2 networks back to mainnet, compressing the value those rollups secure.
forming · confidence 40 · Emerging (watchlist) · tracking since October 20, 2026 · updated October 20, 2026
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- Oct 20Strengthened +4
Ethereum set October 26 for Glamsterdam's final test run with a 200 million gas limit. In the same week JPMorgan moved JPM Coin to mainnet, and every major layer-2 except World Chain lost value. A large bank picking the base layer for its settlement token as rollup valuations fall is the migration this thesis predicts.
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Supporting · October 20, 2026
Ethereum Sets October 26 for Glamsterdam's Final Test Run With a 200 Million Gas Limit as JPMorgan Moves JPM Coin to Mainnet
Ethereum set October 26 for Glamsterdam's final test run with a 200 million gas limit. In the same week JPMorgan moved JPM Coin to mainnet, and every major layer-2 except World Chain lost value. A large bank picking the base layer for its settlement token as rollup valuations fall is the migration this thesis predicts.
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