Layer 2 Performance & Economics - zkSync spent $100 million - $300 million in grants to achieve 15,000 transactions per second (TPS) with 1-second finality [1] - zkSync generates $1 thousand daily revenue [1] Project Migration & Token Performance - Aave shut down operations due to insufficient revenue [1] - Treasure migrated to Base after receiving grant money [1] - ZK token is down 62% at $0.027 [1] Industry Observation - Superior technology does not guarantee success if funded projects leave for chains with more users [1]