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<p>Blockchain analytics firm Nansen has released its latest weekly activity report, and the numbers reveal a clear leader, but also a major surprise.</p>
<p>Solana once again secured the #1 spot with 424.7 million transactions, maintaining its position as the busiest chain in crypto despite a slight 1.7% drop from the previous week. Even with the dip, Solana continues to outpace every other network by a wide margin in raw throughput.</p>
<p>BNB Chain followed in second place with 110.2 million transactions, down a sharper 8.2%, reflecting a cooling of activity across its DeFi and gaming ecosystems.</p>
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 <p>This week in chain activity:</p>
 <p><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f947.png" alt="🥇" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> <a href="https://twitter.com/solana?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@solana</a> – 424.7M txns (<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/2b07.png" alt="⬇" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> 1.7%)<br> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f948.png" alt="🥈" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> <a href="https://twitter.com/BNBCHAIN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@BNBCHAIN</a> – 110.2M txns (<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/2b07.png" alt="⬇" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> 8.2%)<br> <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f949.png" alt="🥉" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> <a href="https://twitter.com/base?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@base</a> – 102M txns (<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/2b06.png" alt="⬆" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> 20%)</p>
 <p><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f396.png" alt="🎖" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> Honorable mention: <a href="https://twitter.com/trondao?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@trondao</a> – 73M txns and rising <a href="https://t.co/XLcxSc0QYb" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/XLcxSc0QYb</a></p>
 <p>— Nansen <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f9ed.png" alt="🧭" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> (@nansen_ai) <a href="https://twitter.com/nansen_ai/status/1990343933336117526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">November 17, 2025</a></p>
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<p>But the standout performer this week wasn’t a top-two chain – it was Base, Coinbase’s Layer-2 network.</p>
<p>Base surged to 102 million transactions, marking a 20% increase, the strongest growth among all major chains measured. This jump pushes Base into a solid third place as its ecosystem accelerates, supported by social apps, memecoins, and stablecoin flows settling on the L2.</p>
<p>Nansen also highlighted Tron, which logged 73 million transactions and continues rising, supported by its dominance in USDT settlement across emerging markets.</p>
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<p><strong>Across broader metrics:</strong></p>
<ul>
 <li>Solana led with more than 17.28M active addresses (+0.6%).</li>
 <li>Base and Tron also saw healthy address growth at 1.3% and 10% respectively.</li>
 <li>Fee markets varied sharply, with Polygon and Stellar showing strong week-over-week increases, while BNB Chain fees dropped by 31%.</li>
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<p>The data underscores a broader trend: Solana remains unmatched in raw performance, but Base is rapidly emerging as crypto’s fastest-growing chain, and perhaps the one to watch heading into the final months of 2025.</p>
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