Solana’s blockchain network reached a technical milestone this weekend by achieving over 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) during a high-volume stress test, confirming its capability as one of the fastest blockchains in operation.
The test, coordinated by Mert Mumtaz, co-founder of Solana tooling firm Helius, saw the network handle 107,540 TPS on a single block late Sunday. This surge was driven by “noop” program calls—lightweight, no-operation transactions designed solely to test network throughput without executing meaningful computations or state changes.
While this TPS level is unprecedented and makes Solana the first major blockchain to breach the six-figure TPS mark on its mainnet, the real-world transaction throughput is significantly lower. Current normal activity measures approximately 1,050 TPS after excluding consensus vote transactions, which inflate the TPS figures reported by analytics like Solscan and Chainspect.
Most on-chain activity originates from the memecoin sector, with platforms such as Pump.fun dominating with 62% of the total value locked on Solana. Despite a softening of the SOL token price from $208 to $187 recently, decentralized finance applications on the network have grown to hold about $10.7 billion in value, nearing their all-time highs from earlier this year.
Solana’s unique proof-of-history (PoH) consensus mechanism facilitates efficient transaction sequencing and timestamping, which supports its high throughput potential. The stress test demonstrates the network’s ability to remain stable and fast even under extreme transaction loads, offering an on-chain native alternative to Layer 2 solutions.
For investors and developers aiming for high-throughput blockchain infrastructure, Solana’s performance this weekend provides a strong signal of its ongoing relevance and innovation in the smart contract ecosystem.
In another development, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the review period for proposed Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from Bitwise and 21Shares to October 16, 2025, stating that the extension provides sufficient time to consider the proposals for listing and trading Solana-based commodity trust shares on the Cboe BZX Exchange.
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