Solana Network Hits Theoretical 100K TPS In Latest Stress Test
The throughput for the Solana network briefly reached a theoretical TPS (transactions per second) rate of 100K over the weekend after a stress load hit the layer-1 blockchain. A block facilitated and written to the blockchain by a validator called “Cavey Cool” saw the network process 43,016 successful transactions and 50 failed ones. The peak TPS for this block reached 107,540 TPS. At 11:39:21 UTC today, the Cavey Cool validator produced several blocks on Solana Mainnet-Beta with a large number of transactions, resulting in a peak burst of 104,529 TPS. pic.twitter.com/CMjEFqt1qL — dr cavey phd ⏳ (@cavemanloverboy) August 17, 2025 Solana developer and Helius co-founder Mert Mumtaz commented on the milestone on X, and said that Solana has become the “first major blockchain with a recorded 100K TPS” on its mainnet. However, critics have debated the validity of the reported TPS, especially since the transactions in question were mainly ones...