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<p dir="ltr">On May 12, <a href="https://u.today/finally-shiba-inu-shib-on-verge-of-breakthrough-solana-sol-to-get-squeezed-is-bitcoin-btc-getting" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Solana</a> generated more Total Economic Value (TEV) than Ethereum in a single day. This marks the first time Solana has outpaced Ethereum in its history, but there is always a <a href="https://twitter.com/cburniske/status/1790433076167712905" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">catch</a>.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" id="breaking-down-the-data">Breaking down the data</h2>
<p dir="ltr">According to Blockworks Research, <a href="https://u.today/solana-sol-skyrockets-1966-in-fund-flows-is-solana-etf-possibility" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Solana</a> generated $2,248,681 in TEV on May 12, surpassing Ethereum's $1,977,416. TEV combines transaction fees and miner/extractor value (MEV). TEV is often used to analyze the utility and adoption of a blockchain network.</p>
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 <p lang="en" dir="ltr">For the first time ever on May 12, Solana generated more Total Economic Value than Ethereum in a single day <a href="https://t.co/nrCe7pMNjb" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/nrCe7pMNjb</a></p>— Dan Smith (@smyyguy) <a href="https://twitter.com/smyyguy/status/1790429003553165393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">May 14, 2024</a>
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<p dir="ltr">Chris Burniske, the former Ark Invest analyst, commented on the whole thing, stating that we should keep an eye on L1s that are keeping up their annual expansion in the form of TEV.&nbsp; Higher TEV can indicate greater usage and demand, which can, in turn, provide more flexibility in the economic policies of the network.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" id="there-s-a-problem">There's a problem</h2>
<p dir="ltr">However, the achievement has sparked some debate between Solana and Ethereum users. Critics argue that comparing Solana's TEV with <a href="https://u.today/ethereums-gas-crisis-over-vitalik-buterin-presents-new-solution" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ethereum's</a> without considering layer-2 (L2) solutions is misleading. L2 solutions are built on top of Ethereum to enhance scalability and reduce fees, effectively offloading some of the activity from the main Ethereum blockchain (L1), while remaining a crucial part of it. As one commentator pointed out, "Since some ETH activity has moved to L2s, wouldn't we include that? Come on Chris, this is just disingenuous if you don’t take L2s into account."</p>
<p dir="ltr">Despite the criticism, comparing TEV across blockchains remains valuable. As Burniske explained, each L2 operates in its own blockspace environment, and TEV comparisons are typically made on an L1-to-L1 basis. However, some may disagree with such an approach and consider L2s an inseparable part of larger ecosystems like <a href="https://u.today/parity-wallet-hacker-moves-9-million-in-ethereum-leaving-246-million-in-limbo" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ethereum</a>, which has struggled due to high fees in the past. For now, Ethereum fees sometimes drop even below Tron's.</p>

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