# Layer 2 as the main beneficiary of the alt-season
The alt-season is always accompanied by a sharp increase in transactions. It is at this moment that it becomes clear which solutions can scale and which cannot. Layer 2 solutions find themselves at the center of this process as they handle the main flow of activity.
When users massively transition to DeFi, NFT, and trading, fees on L1 quickly rise. L2 solutions address this problem: they process transactions outside the base network, maintaining its security while reducing costs for users.