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Solana Processes Record 159.5 Million Transactions in a Day as MoneyGram Deal Expands Reach
08 Aug 2026, 09:48
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Solana hit a new daily transaction record on August 11, even as a validator routing fault briefly pushed delinquent stake close to a critical threshold.
Solana set a new network milestone on August 11, processing 159.5 million transactions in a single day, a figure that dwarfs the combined daily transaction counts of most other major blockchains. The record underscores Solana's continued positioning as the highest-throughput general-purpose chain in the industry, even as its token price has remained comparatively subdued, holding near $75.
The transaction surge coincides with an expanding list of real-world integrations. Global remittance giant MoneyGram is in the process of integrating its cash network with Solana, a move that would let users deposit and withdraw cash tied to blockchain-based transfers across more than 170 countries. If fully rolled out, the partnership would give Solana one of its most tangible bridges yet between on-chain activity and everyday cash transactions, potentially exposing the network to a far larger population of users who have never touched a crypto exchange.
The record day wasn't without friction. Roughly 28.83% of staked SOL briefly went delinquent due to a routing fault in the network's validator infrastructure, pushing dangerously close to the threshold at which transaction finality could have stalled. While the network avoided a full disruption, the episode renewed longstanding questions about Solana's resilience under extreme load, a criticism that has followed the chain since a series of outages in prior years.
Investor reaction has been mixed. Solana-linked ETFs saw a combined $859,455 in outflows over the period, with Fidelity's FSOL product accounting for the bulk of the redemptions, even as on-chain usage hit an all-time high. That disconnect between record network activity and softer fund flows is likely to remain a talking point among analysts trying to gauge whether Solana's price action will eventually catch up to its usage metrics, or whether the delinquent-stake incident has left institutional investors more cautious in the short term.
The record also arrives as Solana continues courting payments-focused partners beyond MoneyGram, part of a broader strategy to position the network as infrastructure for real-world transaction volume rather than purely speculative on-chain activity.
The transaction surge coincides with an expanding list of real-world integrations. Global remittance giant MoneyGram is in the process of integrating its cash network with Solana, a move that would let users deposit and withdraw cash tied to blockchain-based transfers across more than 170 countries. If fully rolled out, the partnership would give Solana one of its most tangible bridges yet between on-chain activity and everyday cash transactions, potentially exposing the network to a far larger population of users who have never touched a crypto exchange.
The record day wasn't without friction. Roughly 28.83% of staked SOL briefly went delinquent due to a routing fault in the network's validator infrastructure, pushing dangerously close to the threshold at which transaction finality could have stalled. While the network avoided a full disruption, the episode renewed longstanding questions about Solana's resilience under extreme load, a criticism that has followed the chain since a series of outages in prior years.
Investor reaction has been mixed. Solana-linked ETFs saw a combined $859,455 in outflows over the period, with Fidelity's FSOL product accounting for the bulk of the redemptions, even as on-chain usage hit an all-time high. That disconnect between record network activity and softer fund flows is likely to remain a talking point among analysts trying to gauge whether Solana's price action will eventually catch up to its usage metrics, or whether the delinquent-stake incident has left institutional investors more cautious in the short term.
The record also arrives as Solana continues courting payments-focused partners beyond MoneyGram, part of a broader strategy to position the network as infrastructure for real-world transaction volume rather than purely speculative on-chain activity.