Solana News Today: Solana Hits 107664 TPS Record But User Throughput Remains At 1050

Solana achieved a historic benchmark by processing 107,664 transactions per second (TPS) in a single block, marking the highest throughput ever recorded on its network [1]. This performance surpassed all major blockchains and underscored Solana’s technical capabilities, particularly in scalability and speed. Mert Mumtaz, co-founder of Helius, confirmed the achievement and emphasized that Solana became the “first major blockchain” to break the 100,000 TPS threshold [1]. The record was enabled by a single block that included 43,016 successful transactions, though many of these were not user-initiated [1].

Despite this technical milestone, the actual user-driven throughput remains significantly lower. Data from Solscan indicated that, after removing validator vote traffic and non-executing calls, the real user TPS is around 1,050. This discrepancy is important because validator activities and “noop” calls—transactions that do not alter the blockchain’s state—can artificially inflate TPS numbers without contributing to real-world usage [1].

The disparity between theoretical capacity and practical application has raised questions about how Solana’s performance translates into meaningful user growth or economic value. While developers see the current architecture as a foundation for future scalability, including potential TPS targets of 80,000 for user transactions and oracle updates, these remain projections and not yet realized figures [1]. Governance proposals, such as the Alpenglow initiative, aim to enhance performance further by reducing block finality to 150 milliseconds, but outcomes depend on community votes and implementation.

In the market, SOL’s price has not responded proportionally to the technical achievements. As of the latest data, SOL is trading near $180, down 6.5% in 24 hours, with trading volume remaining strong at over $5.8 billion [1]. Analysts have identified $209 as a key resistance level, with a potential breakout expected to trigger upward momentum toward $218 and $230 [1]. On the downside, $180 is seen as a critical support zone for bulls to defend.

The broader network activity remains heavily influenced by speculative behavior. Pumpfun, a memecoin mint-and-trade platform, accounts for 62% of Solana’s total value locked, highlighting the speculative nature of much of the current on-chain activity. While this drives short-term demand, it raises concerns about the sustainability of network usage beyond high-risk, high-reward trading [1].

The situation reflects a broader challenge in the cryptocurrency market: technical innovation often outpaces real-world adoption. Solana’s low fees and high throughput are attractive to developers, but the network must demonstrate consistent, scalable use cases beyond speculative trading to justify a higher valuation for SOL [1]. Market participants are watching closely for signs that the network’s performance will translate into durable user growth and enterprise adoption in the coming months.

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[1] Solana Hits Record 107k TPS, But Network Reality Keeps SOL Price Near $180 (https://blockonomi.com/solana-hits-record-107k-tps-but-network-reality-keeps-sol-price-near-180/)