Ethereum (ETH) continues to out-earn Solana (SOL) on network fees despite an extended period of ultra-low per-transaction costs, underscoring a widening split in how the two leading smart contract blockchains monetize activity. As of Wednesday ET, Ethereum posted roughly $8.07 million in 24-hour fees versus Solana's $5.03 million—about a 60% gap that analysts increasingly read as a proxy for where high-value settlement is taking place, not which chain processes the most transactions.