Robinhood Chain booked $4.5 million in daily fees while paying Ethereum just $398

Robinhood Chain booked $4.5 million in daily fees while paying Ethereum just $398

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2026-09-20 03:03:41
A report from South Korean media outlet Digital Asset compared Robinhood Chain’s recent growth with the economic value captured by Ethereum, pointing to a wide gap between fee generation on the Layer 2 network and the amount ultimately paid back to Ethereum. Citing data from Bitquery, the report said Robinhood Chain collected about $4.5 million in transaction fees on Sept. 3, while its data publishing and proof costs paid to Ethereum were only $398. The analysis argues that rising Layer 2 activity does not necessarily translate into proportional revenue for Ethereum itself. Instead, a large share of fee income appears to remain within the Layer 2 ecosystem. The item was attributed to @WuBlockchain in the Techub News brief.

Techub News reported that South Korean media outlet Digital Asset published an analysis comparing Robinhood Chain’s growth with the economic value captured by Ethereum.

Citing Bitquery data, the report said Robinhood Chain collected about $4.5 million in transaction fees on Sept. 3, while paying only $398 to Ethereum for data publishing and proof costs.

According to the analysis, growth in Layer 2 activity does not necessarily bring Ethereum a proportional increase in revenue, with a large share of fee income remaining inside the Layer 2 ecosystem.

The brief was attributed to @WuBlockchain.

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