Ethereum transaction fees have reportedly plunged 87% from April’s $0.72 peak to around $0.095, even as ETH continues trading at significantly higher levels.
That’s an interesting shift for the network. Lower fees mean using Ethereum has become considerably cheaper, reducing one of the biggest complaints users had during periods of heavy congestion.
The catch is that lower fees also mean less fee revenue being generated by the network. Current data shows Ethereum’s average transaction fee remains far below the levels seen during previous periods of congestion.
Cross-chain swapping can sound straightforward until you actually try it.
Different networks, assets, routes and transaction steps can make the process confusing, especially for someone who hasn’t moved assets between chains before. Reading about it only gets you so far.
That’s the approach behind stonfi’s “One Swap. Across Chains” campaign, which has now entered its six-week main stage.
Instead of treating cross-chain activity as something users simply watch, the campaign turns it into a series of missions. Participants can complete cross-chain swaps and partner tasks, earn miles and gradually get more familiar with how these routes work.
There’s also a practical incentive built around the progression system. Miles can unlock weekly Flight Deals, with the available rewards changing every seven days.
What I find more interesting is the learning-by doing aspect. The easiest way to understand cross-chain execution is often to actually go through the process and see what happens at each stage.
The main stage is now live, so the next six weeks should give a clearer picture of how users engage with cross-chain DeFi when learning is built directly into the experience.
The main stage of the campaign: https://cross-chain.ston.fi/