Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain Base briefly noticed the variety of transactions it processed per second close to 1,000, bringing it nearer to the efficiency of layer-1 blockchain Solana.
On Could 29, Base creator Jesse Pollak mentioned on X that Base had sustained close to 1,000 transactions per second (TPS) throughout a launch on the agentic synthetic intelligence platform Virtuals.
The Ethereum scaling blockchain hit a most of 959 transactions a second and has a theoretical most of 1,429 TPS, in keeping with Chainspect.
Nonetheless, its real-time TPS is round 156, and these spikes are pushed by different platforms launching tokens on Base or memecoin buying and selling frenzies. Basescan reviews a present TPS of 137 for the community.
Comparatively, Solana’s throughput is at the moment 1,039 transactions per second, in keeping with Chainspect, which strips out knowledge corresponding to vote transactions. Solscan reviews the same determine of “true TPS” at 1,029.
Base’s temporary transaction throughput put it a lot nearer to Solana for a time, however the latter has remained extra in step with its TPS.
The Virtuals AI agent platform had a token launch occasion this week for what it known as an “emotionally clever, voice-native AI companion” named Solace. In accordance with DeFillama, the Virtuals Protocol generated greater than $60,000 in charges on Base on Could 28, in comparison with simply $4,000 on Solana.
There was a spike in Base charges on Could 29, however the common was nonetheless round 4 cents, in keeping with Dune Analytics.
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Base is the biggest rollup-based layer-2 community when it comes to worth locked onchain, with $15.3 billion, in keeping with L2beat. It has now surpassed each Arbitrum One and the OP mainnet and has a market share of virtually 34%.
Solana leads on DeFi TVL
Each Base and Solana have positioned themselves as platforms primarily used to mint and commerce memecoins, and each derive most of their community income from these sources.
Nonetheless, Base’s decentralized finance-derived whole worth locked is $3.75 billion, which is near its all-time excessive, in keeping with DefiLlama.
Comparatively, Solana has $9 billion in worth locked on DeFi protocols and is down 18% from its January all-time excessive of $11 billion, which was pushed by memecoin buying and selling.
Ethereum stays the king of DeFi, with virtually $63 billion in TVL, however its transaction throughput is much decrease, and its charges are greater in contrast with Base and Solana.
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