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August has proven to be the best performing month for many top cryptocurrencies, including Solana. Not only did the asset witness a notable price breakout during the month, it also crossed a major milestone in its network activity.
While momentum from the mid-month rally still remains, Solana has just achieved an all-time high in the number of non-vote transactions ever processed in a month.
Solana network activity intensifies
Latest data showcased by the blockchain firm today shows that Solana has processed 5.2 billion non-vote transactions over the last month, the highest figure ever recorded so far.
Notably, this marks a 19% increase from the value recorded in July, when Solana had already achieved a transaction record in the previous month.
It is important to note that non-vote transactions are a very crucial metric that helps to measure the actual network activity because they exclude validator voting transactions.
Considering Solana's already strong foothold in the DeFi ecosystem, the network is seeing a rapid surge in the level of activity taking place across the network.
As such, this implies that the massive 5.2 billion milestone reflects how aggressively users and applications are actively engaging with Solana-based protocols.
Solana in August
Apart from its record network activity surge in August, Solana also saw an impressive price breakout during the month, reclaiming its multi-month high around $109.
Following this rapid price surge, Solana achieved a massive monthly return of 41%, the highest monthly gain it has recorded since November 2024.