Yakovenko Claims Solana Processes Ethereum's Lifetime Transactions in a Month
Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana, asserted that Solana’s single-layer design handles more transactions in a single month than Ethereum has processed across its entire history. The claim underscores Solana’s emphasis on raw throughput and low-cost transactions, positioning SOL as a high-performance Layer 1 option for high-frequency applications and micropayments compared with Ethereum (ETH). The statement is notable for the framing it gives the scalability debate, but it remains a claim from team leadership rather than an independently verified benchmark. Observers point out trade-offs behind different design choices — throughput versus decentralization and long-term security — and the claim is likely to fuel further discussion among developers, validators, and institutional users evaluating where to build or route high-volume crypto activity.