Source: https://x.com/Syndica_io/status/1968770956710514824
1/ 🔥 Solana is squarely in the lead against all other chains.
In August Solana boasted 839 active TPS, 51M unique wallets, and over 97% of tokenized stock volume.
Here’s why Solana is dominating Layer 1 & 2 activity 🧵
https://blog.syndica.io/insights-layer-1-2-chains-august-2025/
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2/ u/Solana maintained the highest active TPS.
Solana achieved an 839 active TPS in August, outpacing @binance Smart Chain, the second-highest chain, by 6x.
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3/ @Solana led in unique wallets while @Aptos dominated multi-day active wallets.
In August 2025, Solana topped unique wallets at 51M, while Aptos excelled in multi-day active wallets, those transacting over two days.
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4/ @Polygon overtook @Solana as the fastest-growing chain for RWA.
By August 2025, Polygon’s RWA TVL surged 284% YTD, while Solana took second with 181% growth.
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5/ @Solana drove volume to tokenized stocks.
Since @xStocksFi launched on Solana June 30, 2025, Solana has dominated the sector, capturing over 97% of tokenized stock market volume.
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6/ Stablecoin supply hit a new ATH.
Stablecoin supply rose 7% to 260B, with u/Solana securing third place in supply rankings.
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7/ Stablecoin activity thrived in August with u/Solana leading transfers.
Most chains saw rises in volume and transfers in August, where Solana topped transfer counts and ranked third in volume.
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8/ @Solana maintained its DEX trading dominance.
Solana captured 35% of DEX volume, while @ethereum narrowed the gap at second place with 34% of market share.
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9/ @Solana hosts the long-tail of digital assets.
In Q3 2025, Solana consistently had at least 40% of DEX Volume from the "Others" category, unlike Ethereum, which was dominated by its own native currency and stablecoins.
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10/ @Solana widened its lead in $BTC trading activity.
In August 2025, Solana maintained its dominance in BTC traders and saw BTC utilization in trades relative to supply grow even stronger.
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11/ @base overtook @Solana in memecoin launches.
In August, there was almost 2x more memecoins launched in Base than Solana, overtaking Solana for the first time.
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12/ @Solana's memecoin market continued to attract more capital.
Solana had over 219x more memecoins, attracting at least $10k in trading volume than @base in August.
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13/ @Solana captured the majority of the memecoin marketcap vs @base.
In August 2025, Solana captured 80% of the total memecoin market cap at $133.3M, far outpacing Base’s $32.7M with a 4x advantage.
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14/ @Solana outpaced @base in memecoin longevity.
Memecoin survivors were those reaching at least $100k market cap by August’s end. Solana led monthly, widening the gap to hundreds of survivors versus Base’s handful.
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15/ @Solana ranked among top chains for NFT activity.
@ethereum led NFT trade volume while @base topped trader counts, with Solana securing third place in both.
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16/ @ethereum and @Solana dominated bridge volume YTD.
From January to August 2025, Ethereum and Solana captured about two-thirds of bridge volume across chains, peaking in July, driven by BSC.
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17/ Parallel chains outpaced EVM chains in STPS.
Parallel chains handle transactions simultaneously, while EVM chains process them sequentially via the Ethereum Virtual Machine.
Average STPS was 5x higher on parallel chains, showing their superior throughput and scalability.
