Solana Validators Made Over $25M in Fees on TRUMP, MELANIA Memecoins

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Of the 4.5 million daily active users on Solana, 1.5 million were unique tippers, showcasing interest in token sniping on platforms like Meteora and Orca.

By Shaurya Malwa|Edited by Parikshit Mishra

Jan 22, 2025, 8:03 a.m. UTC

What to know:

Solana’s validators experienced a record influx of over 100,000 SOL in fees and bribes.
The trading activity briefly raised passive income for stakers to 7.14% annually, while inflation rates fell below 5%.

Solana’s validators experienced a record influx of over 100,000 SOL, worth nearly $25.8 million, in fees and tips due to intense trading activity of the TRUMP and MELANIA tokens.

The peak occurred on Jan. 20, with validators receiving over 87,000 SOL, driven largely by the TRUMP token’s rally, before MELANIA attracted bets. The surge in activity led to 24.7 million transaction bundles to ensure success.

Of the 4.5 million daily active users on Solana, 1.5 million were unique tippers, showcasing interest in token sniping on platforms like Meteora and Orca.

Bundles on Solana refer to collections of transactions that are grouped together and sent to validators for processing. Tippers are users or bots who include additional fees (or tips) in their transactions to incentivize validators to prioritize their transactions in the block.

The trading activity briefly raised passive income for stakers to 7.14% annually, while inflation rates fell below 5%. TRUMP was trading at $42 on Wednesday morning, up 25% in the past 24 hours, while MELANIA registered slight losses trading at $4.

Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.
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