# SoLanà

Solana DEX Volume Topped Ethereum For 5 Days As Pump.fun Fees Hit $8.2 Million
Solana turned the chain into a 24 hour bazaar and volume proved it. For five straight days this week, Solana DEX volume topped Ethereum mainnet with $4.6 billion daily vs $3.1 billion, driven by Pump.fun and Jupiter. Pump.fun alone did $1.9 billion swaps and $8.2 million fees in seven days after its new creator fee share went live. $bonk and $WIF pairs added $420 million daily.
The trigger was simple economics. Pump.fun now gives 50% of swap fees to token creators, so 14k new creators launched tokens this week versu

$4.15 Billion in One Day. What Is Solana Getting Right?
Most traders chase price.
I pay more attention to where the money is moving.
That’s why Solana posting $4.15 billion in 24-hour DEX volume matters more than another green candle.
Volume is hard to fake.
People don’t move billions of dollars on-chain unless the network makes trading easy.
Low fees help.
Fast execution helps.
Deep liquidity keeps traders coming back because large orders can be filled with less slippage.
That’s how a network builds momentum.
Another thing I watch is consistency.
One strong day means very little.
But when hig