Top 10 Chains by Fees: Oct 2024 vs Oct 2025
Blockchain fee dynamics shifted dramatically over the past year, showing which networks adapted, and which lagged:
• @HyperliquidX: Fees soared 1,600% ($2.4M → $41M) after HIP-3 enabled permissionless perpetuals and fee cuts drove record trading volume.
• @BNBCHAIN: Jumped 977% ($3M → $32.3M) amid the ongoing memecoin season.
• @base: Rose 317% ($767K → $3.2M), driven by rapid user growth.
• @Bitcoin: Fees collapsed 73% ($11.4M → $3.1M) as Ordinals and Runes activity faded, slashing on-chain use and miner revenue.
• @ethereum: Dropped 48% ($42.1M → $21.6M) as users moved to faster, and lower-cost L2s
• @solana: Declined 34% ($10M → $6.6M) as memes cooled off

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