- Solana hits record 107,664 TPS, though real user throughput remains closer to 1,050 TPS.
- Despite the move, the SOL price dropped 4.94% to $182.96, and the market cap fell below $99 billion.
- Trading volume jumps 66.71% to $5.99B, showing strong market activity amid price decline.
Solana just set a new processing record over the weekend, hitting a massive 107,664 transactions per second (TPS) in a single block. This is the highest throughput ever measured on the network, but there’s a big catch you need to know about.
A New Record, But What Does It Mean?
Data from SolanaFloor showed that one block late Sunday achieved the peak TPS. Mert Mumtaz, co-founder of the developer firm Helius, confirmed it was the first time a major blockchain had exceeded 100,000 TPS.
However, many of those transactions were identified as “noop” calls—program instructions that are used to stress-test the system without actually changing the state of the blockchain. This highlights the gap between the network’s theoretical capacity and its practical, everyday usage. In reality, data from Solscan shows that Solana’s actual user-facing throughput is closer to 1,050 TPS once you filter out the traffic from network validators.
It’s a familiar debate. The fight for TPS supremacy has been a long-running narrative. Here’s our past report on how Solana’s TPS numbers stack up against claims from Cardano.
Still, developers argue that this record shows the same architecture could support up to 80,000 TPS for real user operations like token transfers. Upcoming upgrades, like the Alpenglow proposal, also aim to cut block finality down to just 150 milliseconds, which would bring confirmation speeds more in line with the network’s raw processing power.
How the Solana Market Reacted
Despite the impressive technical milestone, Solana’s native token, SOL, faced downward pressure. At the time of reporting, SOL was trading at $182.96, a drop of nearly 5% in the last 24 hours. The token started the weekend near $192 before losing momentum and falling below the $184 level.
Interestingly, while the price dropped, Solana’s trading volume surged. Over the last 24 hours, activity hit nearly $6 billion, a 66.71% increase, showing that traders are actively participating in the volatility.
An ongoing story. Solana has been focused on TPS upgrades for a while. Here’s our earlier report on a previous Solana upgrade that promised a massive boost.
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