Solana daily transactions reach 285 million, with a record high of 3300 TPS, but SOL on-chain revenue is only $620,000, and whale selling pressure is intensifying.

February 14 News, as high-throughput narratives continue to heat up, Solana is attracting market attention with its astonishing on-chain activity. Data shows that its daily transaction volume has reached approximately 285 million transactions, with a peak processing capacity of about 3,300 TPS, three times the combined scale of the Ethereum mainnet and all its layer 2 networks. Meanwhile, the number of active addresses has risen to around 2.6 million, giving Solana a clear advantage in DeFi matching, on-chain payments, and high-frequency applications.

However, differences in transaction structures are exposing potential issues. A large number of voting transactions are included in the total, while genuine user activity accounts for a relatively small proportion. The network success rate remains between 40% and 50%, reflecting noise from bot activity and congestion. High frequency does not equate to high value, and there is still a gap between usage scale and monetary transfer capability.

From a revenue perspective, Solana processes about 86 million non-voting transactions daily, but on-chain protocol fees amount to only about $622,000. In contrast, Tron, despite lower transaction activity, generates approximately $948,000 in daily fees through stablecoin transfers. Solana’s average transaction cost is only $0.003 to $0.007, which facilitates scalability but compresses protocol-level profit margins. Currently, total fees amount to about $7.57 million, with $6.66 million coming from the application layer, while the protocol itself still derives relatively low value through token burns and MEV.

On-chain data also indicates that capital behavior is becoming more cautious. A whale recently transferred about 100,000 SOL in batches, with a total value exceeding $9 million. This address previously withdrew over 110,000 SOL from staking, and this round of operations confirmed an unrealized loss of approximately $7.38 million. Phased transfers are typically used to control slippage but may also temporarily increase selling pressure.

Under the halo of high transaction volume, Solana faces a structural challenge of “large scale, weak monetization.” To solidify its position as a public chain competitor, improving network stability and protocol revenue conversion will be key in the next phase.