Cardano’s network fees covered only 0.7% of staking rewards during a period when transaction activity fell 72%, according to CryptoSlate. The figures highlight a wide gap between the rewards paid to stakers and the fees generated by network use. CryptoSlate said Leios could add capacity to the Cardano network, but additional capacity alone would not resolve the economics unless it is matched by sufficient demand from users willing to pay transaction fees. The analysis described the remaining shortfall as roughly 150-fold, indicating that fee revenue would need to increase substantially to close the gap with staking rewards. The development is relevant to ADA markets because it focuses on the relationship between network activity, fee generation and staking-related payouts. CryptoSlate’s report did not provide a forecast for ADA or specify when the gap could narrow.
