Swell and Optimism layer-2 blockchain networks show promising growth with significant challenges. Swell experienced exponential wallet growth from 1 to 11,499 addresses and massive smart contract deployment, increasing from 2 to 17,392 contracts (869,500% expansion). Optimism demonstrated transaction volatility, with daily transactions spiking 279% to 11,071, but also faced network reliability issues with 4,510 failed transactions. The Ethereum layer-1 blockchain showed steady activity, with non-empty block ratios increasing from 0.007% to 5.15% and users spending 24.7b gas units, indicating substantial network engagement.