Solana has officially become the world's second-largest cryptocurrency by transaction volume — behind only Nasdaq ($647B), but ahead of Ethereum and Coinbase ($364B — Jan-Feb 2025).
📈 Key Facts:
— 100M+ monthly active users
— +600% growth in stablecoin usage
— +2000% growth in capital investment
— Partners: PayPal, Visa, Shopify, Stripe, First Digital
⚙️ Network Metrics:
— Up to 65,000 TPS
— $0.03 fee
— 0.44 sec. blocktime
— +83% dev inflow, outpaced Ethereum
🔍 According to 21Shares:
— SOL fair price: $520–$1,800
— Current price: $180
— Market cap = only a third of ETH
💡 What it means:
Solana is no longer just a “fast blockchain” — it is becoming a real foundation for the global Web3 payment infrastructure. After the collapse of FTX, the ecosystem not only survived, but took off: DeFi, AI, DePIN, memecoins — all this is developing right here.
If the trend continues, SOL has the potential to become one of the flagships of the next market cycle.