In the current landscape of rapid development in fintech and blockchain technology, the competitive situation between Solana and NASDAQ is undoubtedly a focal point of market attention. Some have claimed that 'Solana will never flip the NASDAQ,' however, a series of data and development trends compel us to reassess this viewpoint.
From the perspective of trading data, Solana has demonstrated remarkable potential. Its daily trading volume has surpassed the total of all regional stock markets, highlighting Solana's strong advantage in trading processing capability. Meanwhile, Solana's weekly trading volume has reached 92% of NASDAQ's weekly trading total, and its daily trading volume is typically 66% of NASDAQ's, peaking at 90%. Furthermore, Solana has achieved a transaction processing speed of 400 transactions per second, a figure that continues to grow. Such rapid development undoubtedly shows us the possibility of Solana catching up to or even surpassing NASDAQ in terms of trading scale and speed.
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From the perspective of technological innovation and ecological development, Solana has been dedicated to building a fast and low-cost blockchain network since the launch of its mainnet beta in March 2020. Today, the Solana ecosystem is continuously improving, covering eight key areas including DeFi, NFTs, gaming, wallets, and Dapp applications, involving nearly 15 subfields such as Dex, derivatives, trading, analytics, and visualization, and continuously expanding into new tracks like DePIN and AI. Recently, CCB International moved its flagship public fund to the Solana chain, making it the world's first on-chain public fund. This move not only proves the maturity of Solana's chain technology but also signifies its beginning to accommodate large funds and institutions from the real world, injecting strong traditional financial power into Solana's ecological development.
Although NASDAQ, as the world's largest electronic stock trading market, has a solid market foundation and mature operational system, Solana is gradually narrowing the gap with NASDAQ thanks to its innovative technical architecture, high-speed trading processing capability, and thriving ecosystem. In an industry that continually pursues efficiency, low costs, and decentralization, Solana has the potential to surpass NASDAQ one day in the future, reshaping the global financial trading landscape. Let us watch for more miracles created by Solana in the future financial field.