In the fast-paced world of crypto, especially with meme tokens driving massive traffic on networks like Solana, it's easy for misinformation to spread like wildfire. A recent tweet thread has stirred up some confusion about Solana's transactions per second (TPS), and we're here to break it down simply. If you're trading memes or just keeping an eye on blockchain tech, understanding this stuff can help you gauge how well a network handles the hype.

It all started with a post from @Ethprofit on X, calling out Solana for supposedly fudging their TPS numbers. They claimed the official account slipped up by posting "real" figures—around 6,000 raw and 1,800 true TPS—before switching to a "fake" 100,000. Ouch, right? But as with most crypto drama, there's more to the story.

Enter @marcryptonio, Head of DeFi at GalaxyHQ, who jumped in to set the record straight. He explained that the 100,000 figure wasn't about executed TPS at all. Instead, it refers to the total transaction ingress rate—the sheer volume of transactions hitting Solana's validator pipeline. Think of it like a busy highway: ingress is all the cars trying to get on, including duplicates and retries from eager users spamming the network during a hot meme token launch.

Most of these aren't actually processed duplicates; Solana's smart enough to filter them out. The key point? Solana can now handle this insane load without crashing or stalling consensus, which is a game-changer compared to a couple of years ago when pumps could bring the network to its knees.

And that 1,800 TPS number being thrown around? According to @marcryptonio, it's off-base. During that high-traffic window, Solana was actually executing over 3,000 TPS. For context, TPS measures how many transactions a blockchain can process per second. Executed TPS is the real deal—what gets confirmed on-chain—while ingress includes all the noise before filtering.

Later in the thread, @bw_solana, VP of Core Engineering at Anza, chimed in with a light-hearted take: "it dawned on me that haters have no idea I was just walking through the TPU pipeline." TPU here stands for Transaction Processing Unit, a core part of Solana's architecture that handles incoming transactions efficiently. @marcryptonio followed up jokingly, suggesting the original poster might not have known about it.

Another reply from @eu_seeker kept it real: "no need to explain them, they are clowns. Their chain can't even take 100k Ingestion." It's a reminder that tribalism in crypto often clouds the facts, but Solana's improvements mean better reliability for everyone, especially meme token enthusiasts who rely on quick, cheap trades.

Why does this matter for meme tokens? Solana's ecosystem is a hotspot for viral projects, and high ingress capacity means fewer failed transactions during pumps, keeping the fun going without the frustration. If you're building or trading on Solana, milestones like this signal a more robust future.

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