Solana’s Exponential Growth: Surpassing Ethereum in Transactions, DeFi, and Developer Adoption

In the first two months of 2025 alone, Solana achieved a staggering $364 billion in transaction volume, outpacing both Ethereum and Coinbase combined. This robust growth is fueled by the network’s lightning-fast processing speeds (sub-second finality) and remarkably low fees (under $0.01), attracting over 100 million monthly active users. Major institutions like Visa, Shopify, and Stripe are actively settling stablecoin transactions on Solana, while PayPal and First Digital reportedly hold substantial amounts of Solana-native assets.