Economic Research

Blob Market Analytics

Long-horizon analysis of Ethereum's data availability layer — from EIP-4844 blobs through every BPO upgrade.

Institutional View

Blob Market BPO Upgrades All-Time History

All-Time History

Full historical view of the Ethereum DA layer from the Dencun activation (March 2024) to today. Each BPO daily record is shaded by BPO epoch — Dencun blue, Pectra purple, Fusaka slate. Use Alt + scroll or the slider to zoom in on any period.

All-Time Blobs

21.81M

Total EIP-4844 blobs since Dencun.

Days of Data

885

Calendar days indexed from Dencun to present.

All-Time Avg Fee

10.8698 G

Average daily blob base fee in Gwei.

Peak Day (blobs)

44,596

Highest single-day blob count (2026-02-05).

Cost History

Blob Base Fee — All Time

Daily average blob base fee since EIP-4844 Dencun activation. Log scale reveals fee dynamics across orders of magnitude. Background shading marks BPO epoch boundaries.

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Interpretation:Sharp fee spikes indicate periods of blob demand exceeding the target. Each BPO upgrade reset the supply curve, causing visible step-downs in the fee baseline.

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Volume History

Daily Blob Volume — All Time

Total blobs submitted per day from Dencun to present. Background shading marks BPO epoch boundaries.

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Interpretation:Rising blob counts following each upgrade demonstrate successful adoption of expanded capacity. Flat periods or dips often correspond to L2 protocol maintenance windows.