The crypto asset titan Grayscale says Solana is positioning itself ahead of peers in users, transaction volume and fees. In a new research report, Grayscale highlights Solana as the leading smart contract platform in on-chain activity, with its ecosystem generating about $425 million in monthly fees, equating to over $5 billion per year. “Solana is […] The post Significant Demand for Solana Underway As Ecosystem Reaps $425,000,000 in Fees Per Month: Grayscale appeared first on The Daily Hodl.The crypto asset titan Grayscale says Solana is positioning itself ahead of peers in users, transaction volume and fees. In a new research report, Grayscale highlights Solana as the leading smart contract platform in on-chain activity, with its ecosystem generating about $425 million in monthly fees, equating to over $5 billion per year. “Solana is […] The post Significant Demand for Solana Underway As Ecosystem Reaps $425,000,000 in Fees Per Month: Grayscale appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Significant Demand for Solana Underway As Ecosystem Reaps $425,000,000 in Fees Per Month: Grayscale

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The crypto asset titan Grayscale says Solana is positioning itself ahead of peers in users, transaction volume and fees.

In a new research report, Grayscale highlights Solana as the leading smart contract platform in on-chain activity, with its ecosystem generating about $425 million in monthly fees, equating to over $5 billion per year.

“Solana is a component of the Smart Contract Platforms Crypto Sector, along with Ethereum, BNB Chain, Tron, Cardano, Sui, and other networks.

Among this group, Solana stands out for the depth and diversity in its on-chain activity. Today it’s the category leader in terms of users, transaction volume, and transaction fees.

Blockchains are network technologies, which means that, in general, bigger is better: more users and more economic activity typically equates to higher network value. These aren’t the only considerations that matter, but on these core blockchain fundamentals, Solana stands apart from its peers.”

Despite early challenges like the 2022 price drop and FTX ties, Grayscale says Solana’s economy supports future growth with its network speed and the more than 1,000 developers building on the platform.

Solana delivers transactions with finality in 12-13 seconds and fees averaging $0.02, with medians at $0.001.

The report describes Solana as a vibrant “financial bazaar” hosting over 500 unique applications across DeFi, consumer/social, and DePIN categories.

Key examples include Raydium, a decentralized exchange with $1.2 trillion in year-to-date volume, Pump.fun, a memecoin launchpad with 2 million monthly users and $1.2 million daily revenue, and Helium, a DePIN project with 1.5 million daily users and 112,000 hotspots.

Solana’s SOL token is trading at $184.67 at time of publishing with a $100 billion market cap, ranking sixth among all crypto assets.

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