Looking at SOL's performance, it's indeed quite interesting.

The Solana network makes a hefty profit through on-chain transaction fees. The latest 2025 data projections show that this public chain's network revenue is truly impressive. According to estimates from Blockworks Research, Solana's network revenue this year is expected to exceed $1.5 billion. At first glance, this number might be hard to grasp, but when compared to Ethereum, the differences become clear.

Ethereum's network revenue during the same period is approximately $690 million. In other words, Solana has already doubled that figure, and under certain statistical standards, its advantage is even more apparent. What does this reflect? It indicates that transaction activity, user base, and application ecosystem on the Solana chain are continuously growing.

From a revenue structure perspective, high throughput indeed gives Solana such a public chain a natural advantage. Although transaction fees are not high per transaction, the large number of users—daily transaction volumes reaching tens of millions—accumulates into substantial network revenue. Moreover, this income directly flows to validators and stakers, forming a relatively healthy economic cycle.

However, don't be overly optimistic. High revenue doesn't mean everything is perfect; the sustainability of the ecosystem and the real value creation of applications are the long-term focus. But regardless, this set of data clearly shows that SOL is delivering a solid performance in 2025.