➥ Solana Ecosystem Report H1 2025 Key Takeaways @heliuslabs has just released the latest ecosystem report on @solana, and I found it quite interesting, especially with the upcoming $SOL ETF. If you think Solana is merely a meme chain, you're mistaken. Here are the key takeaways, so you don't have to read the entire report: ... — Network Performance and Technical Infrastructure ➠ 15 continuous months of uptime s/ February 2024 ➠ 162M+ average daily transactions processed ➠ ~390ms average slot time ➠ ~$0.0003 median transaction fees, even when TRUMP-MELANIA token launch ➠ Alpenglow consensus rewrite set to reduce transaction finality to 100-150 ms and validator profitability requirements from ~$800,000 to ~$75,000 ➠ Multiple independent validator clients are in development ( @anza_xyz Agave, @jump_firedancer and @OverclockSol Mithril) ➠ Token Extensions enabled permissioned tokens on a permissionless network ... — Economic Dominance ➠ $551M Real Economic Value (REV) ATH on January 2025 ➠ 42-66% monthly REV comes from @jito_sol tips = mature MEV infrastructure ➠ 81% DEX transaction across chain in 2024 ➠ $890B in DEX trading through May 2025 ... — DeFi & TVL Metrics ➠ $8-9B+ average TVL in H1 2025 (up 18% QoQ) ➠ $1B+ daily perps volume on @JupiterExchange (79% Solana's on-chain perps) ➠ 39% LSTs are from jitoSOL ➠ 7x grow on stablecoin supply in 18 months ➠ $1.75B $USDC minted on May 2025 alone ... — Ecosystem Growth & Developer Momentum ➠ 83% YoY increase of developers on Solana (7,625 new devs joining) ➠ 1,412 submissions of @colosseum Hackathon ➠ 19+ countries participated in @superteam global events ... — Institution Adoption ➠ @FTI_US CEO called Solana as the First Institutionally Focused Chains ➠ Multiple SOL ETF applications from prominent asset managers ➠ ~91% of SOL ETF odds of approval according to @Polymarket ➠ @CMEGroup launched Solana Futures ➠ @inside_r3 with $10B+ AUM in RWAs chosen Solana for its enterprise blockchain convergence ➠ Major TradFi players launched their tokenized flagship money market such as @BlackRock BUIDL, @FTI_Global FOBXX and @vaneck_us VBILL ➠ The Solana Policy Institute was established to formalize policy engagement ... — Real-World Applications ➠ 300,000+ @helium new subscribers in Q1 ➠ 1/3 of global road network (540M km) mapped by @Hivemapper with 160,000+ contributors ➠ 11,500% increase in crypto payments and 50x growth in overseas buyers for tokenized luxury spirits by @BAXUSco ... — Wrap-Up Solana has accomplished a rare feat in the crypto world: delivering on its promises. Its blend of technical reliability, economic activity, developer adoption, and institutional recognition establishes it as the foundation for the future of finance. I am confident we will see a surge of innovative updates and developments throughout the rest of 2025, further solidifying Solana's position as the leading blockchain infrastructure.