Solana Dominates Throughput, But Base Emerges as Crypto's Fastest-Growing Chain

Solana (424.7M transactions) maintained its position as the busiest chain in crypto by a wide margin, despite a slight 1.7% dip in activity.

The biggest news came from Base, Coinbase's Layer-2 network, which saw the strongest growth. Base surged by 20% to 102M transactions, securing the third spot as its ecosystem, driven by social apps and stablecoin flows, rapidly accelerates.

BNB Chain (110.2M transactions) dropped to second place following an 8.2% decline in activity.

Key Chain Activity Highlights:

• Solana: 424.7M txns (-1.7%), continues to lead in throughput and active addresses (17.28M, +0.6%).
• BNB Chain: 110.2M txns (-8.2%), reflecting a cooldown in its DeFi and gaming sectors.
• Base: 102M txns (+20%), the fastest-growing major chain, also saw healthy address growth (+1.3%).
• Tron (@trondao): 73M txns and rising, supported by its strong position in USDT settlement in emerging markets, with a significant 10% increase in active addresses.

In summary: While Solana remains the performance leader, the data suggests Base is the chain to watch as the fastest-growing network heading into the end of 2025.

November 2025, Cryptoniteuae