Solana Hit $175, Avalanche Soared 250%—But BlockDAG’s Beta Testnet Proves Why $0.0248 Is Just the Beginning

Yet, while these networks highlight growth in adoption and returns, BlockDAG is using its current phase to focus on something less flashy but far more telling: the testnet. With over $210.5 million raised and 19 billion coins sold, its Beta Testnet isn’t a demo—it’s a real-time, public bug hunt sharpening the system’s core ahead of mainnet.

Solana: Lightning-Fast Blockchain Scaling the Heights

Solana leverages a unique Proof of History (PoH) combined with Proof of Stake (PoS) to deliver lightning-fast transaction speeds and ultra-low fees. As a result, this architecture allows Solana to process over 65,000 transactions per second, making it one of the fastest blockchains in the market. Notably, early investors, who bought in during its $0.22 seed round in 2020, saw immense returns as Solana reached over $200 in previous bull runs.

In the past year alone, Solana's price surged from around $20 in March 2024 to over $175 by March 2025—an increase of over 750%. Furthermore, daily active addresses grew by 450%, and fee revenue hit $250M in January 2025, surpassing Ethereum. With these gains in mind, and with over 3.25 million active users and record-high developer activity, Solana continues to attract major DeFi and NFT projects, further fueling its momentum as a high-performance blockchain built for mass adoption.

Avalanche: Modular Layer-1 Gaining Major Ground

Avalanche, launched by Ava Labs, is a scalable Layer-1 blockchain utilizing a tri-chain architecture: the X-Chain for assets, P-Chain for validators, and C-Chain for smart contracts. Thanks to this design, its Snowman consensus protocol enables sub-second finality and high throughput. Similarly to Solana, early investors in Avalanche’s 2020 token sale at $0.50 witnessed substantial returns, especially as AVAX touched $60+ in Q1 2025.

Between March 2024 and March 2025, AVAX rose nearly 250%, driven by a rise in network activity and major protocol upgrades like Avalanche9000. Specifically, this upgrade simplified launching subnet blockchains, attracting developers and pushing Avalanche into a new era of modular blockchain adoption.

Consequently, daily transactions rose over 300% year-on-year, while TVL (total value locked) more than doubled. Ultimately, Avalanche’s focus on customizable blockchain deployments makes it a strong option in enterprise and DeFi ecosystems. Its growth trajectory suggests it’s becoming a leading platform for scalable, real-world Web3 applications.

BlockDAG’s Beta Testnet Hunts Bugs, Tests Load, and Sharpens Network Resilience

BlockDAG’s Beta Testnet, launched on March 28, is a stress-tested environment designed to catch bugs, measure performance, and validate token distribution before the upcoming mainnet. To that end, the network must sustain over 15,000 transactions per day and support 200 mining nodes—conditions meant to expose vulnerabilities and test decentralization in real time.

In addition, the testnet also validates the vesting process for over 110,000 presale investors, simulating how BDAG tokens will be distributed post-launch. Meanwhile, issues are tracked through a 24/7 Freshdesk support pipeline, with fast escalation to development teams.

Importantly, this no-compromise approach is backed by massive interest: BlockDAG has raised $210.5 million in its presale, with over 19 billion coins sold. Currently, in Batch 27 at $0.0248, early supporters have seen a 2,380% ROI since Batch 1. All in all, this testnet phase is more than quality assurance—it’s a full-scale trial of the system’s resilience under live, public conditions.

The Difference Is in the Testing

While Solana and Avalanche continue to scale in price, user base, and transaction volume, their momentum rests on live deployments already in motion. BlockDAG, on the other hand, is deliberately pressure-testing its foundation before anything goes live.

From simulating vesting for 110,000+ investors to running incentive-driven load tests across thousands of transactions and miner nodes, its Beta Testnet is not about showcasing—it’s about proving. With a 2,380% ROI since Batch 1 and strong community traction, BlockDAG is putting robustness ahead of headlines. That choice may be the real differentiator when mainnet launches and moves from plans to permanence.

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