After months of bear stress and market interestSolana (SOL) reappears. A new report by Messari, a crypto market intelligence platform, shows that the network’s payment volume has increased by a significant 755%, indicating that users are finally re-entering the blockchain. In the midst of this growth, Solana also saw something remarkable exchange traded fund (ETF) growth despite its low price, it shows that users and institutional investors are returning to the market.
Solana 755% TPV point to user return
In the new one reporttitled “Solana Payments Case”, Messari shows that the cryptocurrency is aggressively positioning itself as the foundation of global payment infrastructure. As of February 11, 2026, the report shows that Solana’s Total Payment Volume (TPV) recorded an annual growth rate of 755.3%, nearly three times the average of 268.24% among traditional fintech giants and peers. layer-1 blockchains.
The numbers put Solana ahead of every competitor measured, including Ethereum at 625.2%, BNB Chain at 648.3%, and legacy processors like PayPal and Fiserv, which have growth rates of 6% and 7.5%, respectively. It is worth noting that the scale of Solana’s TPV growth points to a clear return of users to the ecosystem. Volume at this level doesn’t happen without real on-chain activity, and the data shows that both developers and end-users can actively engage with SOL’s payment infrastructure again.
In his report, Messari argues that most of SOL’s benefits stem from structural failures of traditional financial infrastructure. The current world system still relies on the old rails built for the internet. Because of this, payments are often expensive and slow. The transaction may take several days to complete, as the funds have to go through banks in different countries, which incurs a heavy burden. cross-border payments.
Messari notes that Solana solves these issues by combining “messaging and computing in a single atomic operation.” Due to its high throughput and parallel architecture, it is called a blockchain network calculate transactions in millisecondsavoiding middlemen from correspondent banks and typical delays in old systems. Historically, SOL has also reportedly been a average block time 392 milliseconds and a $0.0004 mediation fee.
Institutional investors are quietly flocking to Solana ETFs
While SOL’s 755% increase in TVL shows that users are finally coming back online, institutional investors seem wary as new reports show an increase in the level of growth. Solana Spot ETFs.
According to LookOnChain, Solana ETFs recorded 447,694 SOL in seven-day earnings, equivalent to about $40 million. The rise of ETFs comes at a time when institutional demand is still broad downward pressure on the price of SOL.
Among the four Solana funds currently available for trading, Bitwise (BSOL) attracted the largest net inflows by a wide margin. The daily flow into BSOL recently reached 205,287 SOL, bringing its seven-day total to 409,402 SOL. Fidelity (FSOL) ranked second in terms of weekly inflows, recording 15,627 SOLs over the past seven days, despite its daily inflows of just 4 SOLs. For comparison, Grayscale (GSOL) daily inflow reached 361 SOL and its seven-day total was 12,530 SOL.
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