Overview
- Solana reported 8.92 billion successful non‑vote transactions for July–September 2026, a sharp rise from prior quarters that the company published using Allium‑sourced data.
- Independent indexing by Solana Compass broadly corroborated the scale with an 8.78 billion count, leaving a modest 140 million, or about 1.6 percent, discrepancy linked to differing measurement methods.
- The published totals do not separate human activity from programmatic or bot trading, so successful execution alone cannot establish how much growth came from retail users.
- SOL traded near $104 around the reporting window and market participants say the transaction surge may affect valuation even as recent ETF flows and short‑term price moves remain mixed.
- The network is set to activate the Alpenglow upgrade that introduces Votor to change voting and finality mechanics while keeping transaction execution and fee handling unchanged and Rotor remains scheduled for a later release.