The Top 5 Busiest Blockchains of 2025
Solana, BNB Chain, Base, Tron, and NEAR Protocol were ranked the busiest blockchains of 2025 by Nansen based on transaction volume.Summary
Onchain analytics firm Nansen identified the five busiest blockchains of 2025: Solana (23.01 billion transactions), BNB Chain (3.89 billion), Base (3.29 billion), Tron (3.22 billion), and NEAR Protocol (1.89 billion). Despite institutional adoption, retail-focused use cases, especially those with low fees and high throughput, dominated transaction volumes. Solana led due to a massive decentralized exchange (DEX) boom and memecoin frenzy, capturing 40% of DEX market share in Q1 2025. BNB Chain's activity coincided with its own memecoin scene. Base ranked third, benefiting from direct distribution from Coinbase's user base, leading to a 30-fold growth in protocol revenue in 2025. Tron's volume was driven by its role as the backbone for the stablecoin economy, hosting over half of circulating USDt. Finally, NEAR Protocol rounded out the top five, notable for integrating Zcash's privacy features via its Intents system, which drove significant ZEC-related volume.
(Source：Cointelegraph)