Network activity falls 72%, exposing the massive fee gap behind Cardano’s staking rewards

What happened

Leios can add capacity, but Cardano still needs enough paying demand to close a roughly 150-fold gap. Cardano collected 3.3 million ADA in transaction fees while recording 493.7 million ADA in staking rewards across the 73 epochs ending Sept. 1, 2026, according to Bitquery's.