Base briefly overtook Solana in 24-hour decentralized exchange volume on May 24, 2026, according to a BlockBeats item republished by KuCoin Flash at 11:17:43. The report cited DefiLlama data and placed Base DEX volume at $1.217 billion, ahead of Solana’s $1.193 billion.
A separate ChainCatcher item republished by Bitget at 11:16 on May 24, 2026, reported the same figures and also attributed them to DefiLlama. The historical snapshot should therefore be framed as BlockBeats and ChainCatcher reports based on DefiLlama’s rolling DEX volume data, not as an unattributed market snapshot.
Later DefiLlama Review Showed Solana Back Ahead
A later review of DefiLlama’s DEX chains table on May 26, 2026, at 13:31 UTC, or 6:31 a.m. Pacific Time, showed Ethereum at $1.19 billion in 24-hour DEX volume, Solana at $1.069 billion and Base at $988.09 million. At that review cutoff, Solana had moved back ahead of Base in the rolling 24-hour ranking.
The Base-specific DefiLlama page reviewed at the same cutoff showed Base 24-hour DEX volume at $955.87 million. Its leading venues were Aerodrome with $468.04 million, Uniswap with $318.62 million, PancakeSwap with $99.83 million, Metric with $32.11 million and Tessera V with $22.72 million.
Snapshot, Not Structural Takeover
The cleaner conclusion is narrow: Base briefly flipped Solana in a May 24 24-hour DEX volume snapshot reported by BlockBeats and ChainCatcher, both citing DefiLlama data. The later May 26 DefiLlama review showed the ranking had already changed, with Solana again above Base.
Any broader claim about Base permanently overtaking Solana would require sustained multi-day or multi-week evidence. For now, the event is best described as a short-lived DEX volume rotation, with longer-term market structure still dependent on recurring volume, liquidity depth and user retention.
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