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Solana activity flips Ethereum amid memecoin craze, even as txs fail

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Tom Mitchelhill7 hours agoSolana activity flips Ethereum amid memecoin craze, even as txs failDegens were piling into Solana-based memecoins such as Book of Meme and SNAP as the network struggled to keep up with the surge of activity.10741 Total views11 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsOwn this piece of crypto historyCollect this article as NFTJoin us on social networksSolana network activity surpassed Ethereum over the weekend amid a scramble for Solana-based memecoins — causing the network to struggle to keep up.


On March 16, Solana’s total trading volume soared past Ethereum, reaching $3.52 billion and beating out the daily volume on the Ethereum network by more than $1.1 billion, per DefiLlama.Solana reached a new record of $3.79 billion in trading volume on March 15. Source: DefiLlama


However, the Solana network struggled to keep up with the influx of activity, with many users across X complaining about frequent instances of failed or missing transactions.


According to Solana validator data, cited by pseudonymous user “Dagnum” on X, Solana’s ping time ran between 20 and 40 seconds at 8 pm UTC on March 16, resulting in approximately 50% of transactions failing for around 20 minutes.Congestion on the Solana network also reached new highs. Source:@Dagnum_PI on X


The huge uptick in Solana network activity was driven by an outsized appetite for new memecoins. On March 14, degens began piling into a new memecoin called Book of Meme (BOME), which rallied from near-zero to a market capitalization of $1.45 billion in just 56 hours.


Another memecoin dubbed Nap (NAP) also garnered significant attention from traders, rallying from a market cap of around $20 million to over $330 million in less than 18 hours.


Related:Trader fumbles $1M bag after selling a Solana memecoin early


The price of Solana’s SOL (SOL) also rallied alongside the huge uptick in network activity, with SOL currently trading at $200, up 7.6% over the last week and 38.4% in the last month, per CoinGecko data.Solana’s market capitalization also notched a new all-time high. Source: CoinGecko


Solana’s recent gains have also allowed the coin to overtake Binance’s BNB (BNB) to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap at $88.5 billion.


Due to an overall increase in the total supply of Solana tokens, the network’s market cap is currently nearly $12 billion above its former top market cap of $76.5 billion — which it reached on Nov. 7, 2021.


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