๐Ÿš€ Solana canโ€™t keep up with setting records anymore โ€” the second one in a week

On August 10, the network processed 171.9 million non-vote transactions in a day. For comparison: the previous high was on August 4 โ€” 169.9 million.

And this isnโ€™t just an attractive number being inflated ๐Ÿ‘€

After the SIMD-0286 update, the compute limit per block was increased from 60 to 100 million CU. The network gained roughly +66% additional capacity โ€” and the market almost immediately figured out how to keep it busy.

But thereโ€™s an interesting nuance ๐Ÿค”

๐Ÿ“ˆ transactions โ€” a record number;
๐Ÿ’ธ fees โ€” still microscopic;
๐Ÿ“‰ network revenue, however, isnโ€™t growing proportionally.

So for now, Solana is showing more about the scale of usage than the scale of earnings.

At the same time, more interesting signals are emerging: tokenized assets are growing, payment infrastructure is developing, and SOL ETFs continue to receive inflows.

So I wouldnโ€™t jump to the conclusion:

โ€œ172 million transactions = SOL will fly off right nowโ€ ๐Ÿš€

For now, Solana looks like a network that built a six-lane highway and is now wondering where all these cars came from ๐Ÿ˜„