In Q2’25, Tezos fees rose to over 109,000 XTZ across L1 and Etherlink, marking a 324% QoQ increase. Etherlink processed 20.5 million transactions, up 474% from Q1, and reached $41.7 million in TVL, overtaking L1 in activity. L1 transaction throughput climbed 63%, while total contract deployments surged to 209,000, driven by Etherlink. Validator count declined 7.5% to 271, but active stake rose 10% to 122.7 million XTZ, sustaining protocol security. With Rio shortening cycle times and incent...
