Solana has become the first blockchain network to achieve 107,540 transactions per second (TPS) during a recent stress test, according to Helius co-founder Mert Mumtaz. On August 17, one block processed 43,016 transactions, with only 50 failing. Most operations were “no-op” transactions, designed not to perform real computations but to test the network’s capacity.
Mumtaz explained that even when accounting for these conditions, Solana is theoretically capable of sustaining 80,000 to 100,000 TPS for standard operations such as transfers, oracle updates, and other core functions.
Real-World Capacity vs. Theoretical Limits
Actual throughput on the blockchain is significantly lower. Data from Solscan shows current activity near 3,700 TPS, with two-thirds of these transactions consisting of validator consensus operations. This inflates headline figures, leaving the estimated effective throughput between 1,004 and 1,050 TPS. By comparison, this remains 59 times higher than the main Ethereum network.
These performance levels reinforce forecasts that Solana could maintain a dominant position in scaling solutions for DeFi and other high-volume use cases. Crypto market analysts predict that while the practical numbers may never match the stress test peak, the technology’s efficiency ensures continued adoption.
Growing Ecosystem and On-Chain Activity
The Solana ecosystem has experienced rapid growth in network activity. Over the past month, active addresses reached 80.9 million, while transactions totaled 2.4 billion. Much of the activity has been concentrated in memecoin trading and decentralized finance platforms.
Two projects have emerged as particularly dominant. Pump fun, a launchpad for meme tokens, continues to attract new users, while Jupiter, a leading decentralized exchange aggregator, has become a central hub for liquidity flows.
According to DeFi Llama, Solana’s total value locked (TVL) now exceeds $10.4 billion, down 11% from the all-time high of $11.7 billion reached in January. Market observers forecast that if DeFi momentum sustains through the remainder of 2025, TVL could revisit record territory.
SOL Market Performance
At the time of writing, Solana’s native token, SOL, trades at $181, representing a 5.7% decline over the past 24 hours amid broader market correction, according to CoinGecko. On August 14, the asset briefly surged above $205 for the first time since July, highlighting its volatility and investor sensitivity to broader crypto sentiment.
While current conditions show short-term weakness, analysts predict that the combination of scaling capacity, user growth, and DeFi adoption provides a strong long-term outlook for Solana. The latest throughput results may serve as a foundation for future forecasts that position Solana as a leader in high-performance blockchain infrastructure.
