Polygon just had a “wait… WHAT?” day. ⚡️
For a moment, Polygon out-earned Ethereum in daily fees — roughly $407K vs $212K in 24 hours. Not price. Not hype. Actual network fees.
And the catalyst wasn’t some mystery whale game… it was Polymarket going absolutely feral. Prediction trading spiked so hard that one weekend alone saw $15M+ poured into a single Oscars market. That kind of frenzy = nonstop transactions = fees stacking up fast.
What makes this flip even wilder is the contrast in cost:
• Polygon average tx fee: ~$0.0026
• Ethereum average tx fee: ~$1.68
So Polygon didn’t win by charging more — it won by processing a flood of tiny, rapid-fire activity at scale.
Even after the headline day, the momentum didn’t instantly vanish: Polygon kept posting strong fee days (around $303K vs Ethereum $285K) — enough to prove it wasn’t just a one-hour glitch.
Takeaway: Ethereum may be the main stage, but Polygon just showed it can run the busiest concession stand when the crowd shows up. 🟣🔥