TLDR:
- Development: Solana recorded an all-time high of 104,529 transactions per second (TPS) in a test during the August 17, 2025, weekend, very close to 25x its average of 3,600 TPS and well ahead of Visa’s record high of 65,000 TPS, paving the way for enormous scalability.
- Narrative: Under the guidance of validator Dr. Cavey PHD, the test showcases Solana’s ability to power web-scale applications and on-chain markets with highly efficient programs and token standards, spurred by a roadmap by the leaders of the ecosystem to catalyze financial infrastructure construction within months.
Solana shocked the industry on Aug. 17, 2025, by processing a record 104,529 transactions per second (TPS) during an unscheduled on-chain test, 25-fold its base 3,600 TPS, network explorer data indicated. Run by pseudonymous validator Dr. Cavey PHD, the throughput achieved surpassed Visa’s high water mark of 65,000 TPS and easily outclassed Ethereum’s 20.7 TPS and Bitcoin’s even lower throughput, which cements Solana’s position as a leading layer-1 blockchain. With a test crowded with “no-op” transactions and validator votes in place of fancy swaps, the test implies a theoretical ceiling, which would be 10,000-20,000 actual token transfers with current tech and 100,000 with optimized programs and token standards.
Cavey referred to the larger picture of the test, saying, “High capacity makes all of the world’s markets on-chain. Without the capacity, we can only ever hope to serve a handful.” This is epitomized by the Solana goal of being the infrastructure of internet capital markets, facilitated by a roadmap of July 2025 by leaders of the ecosystem such as Anatoly Yakovenko, Kyle Samani, and Mert Mumtaz. Multicoin Capital’s Samani elaborated, “It demonstrates that the network can scale ten times more than current usage,” conducive to web-scale applications and lower user fees. Helius Labs’ Mumtaz added that it had the potential to enhance on-chain finance, oracle updates, and market-making, with Samani emphasizing new design opportunities offered by developers.
The test’s success relies on future launches. Cavey anticipates those in around three to six months, sooner than the multi-year timeframe of the roadmap, in a world of high priority towards effective programs and token standards. But there is a concern regarding practical world usage, particularly in contrast with Solana’s current 3,700 TPS mean, Solana.com says. Critics can view it only as a demo setup and not a sustained ability, with previous network disruptions foreshadowing concerns about stability.
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