# Solana Non-vote transaction count Methodology

## 1. Overview

Non-vote transaction count measures the number of confirmed non-vote transactions processed by the Solana network. This metric is used to reflect the demand for blockspace generated by economic activity, such as asset transfers and interactions with decentralized programs, while excluding the high volume of system-level transactions required for validator consensus. It provides a more accurate representation of user-driven utility compared to total transaction counts.

## 2. Data sources

- **Blockchain data**: Block-level metadata and transaction summaries captured from the Solana network

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Transaction extraction and filtering

- **Purpose**: Isolate user-driven activity from network consensus overhead
- **Logic**: Transactions on the Solana network are classified into vote and non-vote categories. Vote transactions, which are submitted by validators to participate in the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, are excluded from this count. Non-vote transactions, representing instructions executed by programs and native SOL transfers, are extracted from confirmed blocks.
- **Key fields**: `block_timestamp` (timing), `non_vote_transaction_count` (transaction volume)

### Component B: Daily aggregation and normalization

- **Purpose**: Generate a consistent daily time series of network activity
- **Logic**: The total count of non-vote transactions is summed for all blocks confirmed within a 24-hour UTC window. These values are cast to a high-precision numeric format to ensure mathematical accuracy during the aggregation process.
- **Key fields**: `timestamp_trunc` (daily granularity), `sum` (aggregation)

### Component C: Data finalization and gap filling

- **Purpose**: Maintain data continuity and ensure schema consistency
- **Logic**: The aggregated daily counts are processed through a finalization macro that validates the chain identification and ensures adherence to the standard data schema. In instances where no blocks are recorded for a specific day, the metric is zero-filled to maintain a continuous historical record. A final filter is applied to ensure data is only presented for periods where the underlying source data has passed freshness and availability checks.

*This methodology was automatically generated by Token Terminal's methodology analyzer.*

Confirmed non-vote transactions processed by the network.

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Validators process transactions and receive fees from users (supply-side fees).

Solana is a smart contract platform for decentralized applications (a blockchain). Solana was founded by Anatoly Yakovenko, Greg Fitzgerald, Raj Gokal, etc. and launched in 2020.

SOL holders own and govern the protocol. They currently take a cut of the transaction fees paid by users (revenue). Solana’s investors include Polychain Capital, ParaFi capital, Passport capital, etc.

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