Messari: Solana's Q2 revenue decreased by 15% quarter-over-quarter, and the number of validators decreased by 21.1% quarter-over-quarter
ChainCatcher news, on July 13, Messari released the Solana Q2 2023 report, which shows that Solana's revenue (total transaction fees paid in SOL) decreased by 15% quarter-over-quarter, the number of validators decreased by 21.1% quarter-over-quarter, the TVL in USD increased by 3.8% quarter-over-quarter, and the secondary market sales of NFTs in USD decreased by 41.5%. The number of independent buyers still exceeds that of independent sellers, with a total of approximately 539,000 buyers and about 524,000 sellers.
Additionally, Solana's market capitalization fell by 9.2%, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused SOL of being a security, and exchanges like Robinhood announced plans to delist SOL.
Furthermore, as of June 1, the total number of Solana network developers decreased from over 2,000 in 2022 to 1,475. (source link)