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Solana Handles 100K Transactions Per Second in Test Run: Here's Why It Matters
Solana achieved a major accomplishment over the weekend, processing a massive amount of transactions per second. Here's how it went down.

By Logan Hitchcock
Edited by Andrew Hayward
Aug 18, 2025
3 min read

Solana is one of the top crypto assets by market cap. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt
In brief
A Solana validator processed blocks with greater than 100,000 transactions per second in an experiment.
The performance improvement was more than 25x the typical throughput of the Solana mainnet.
Key Solana backers suggest that it means the network is ready for much more.
The Solana network briefly processed more than 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) in an on-chain experiment Sunday. That’s more than 25 times the network’s typical throughput, according to data gathered by the network’s explorer.
Solana already massively outpaces O.G. blockchain networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum on that front, but the Sunday peak beats Visa's own high mark of handling up to 65,000 transactions per second.
The Solana validator operator behind the feat said that it showcases what’s possible if continued technical developments and efficiency improvements make their way to the popular layer-1 blockchain.
“The main point I want to get across is that Solana needs more efficient programs and an efficient token standard,” pseudonymous validator Dr. Cavey PHD told Decrypt.