October 12, 2026: Cardano has established new records for transaction activity and network fees following the completion of epoch 660. The network processed 1,780,896 transactions during the five-day period ending October 11 UTC, exceeding its previous record of 1,566,974 by 13.65%. The previous benchmark had stood since November 2021
On October 8 UTC, Cardano processed 542,532 transactions, setting a new daily record. Peak throughput reached a new high of approximately 440 transactions per second. Total transaction activity during epoch 660 was 11.27 times that of the preceding epoch.
Transaction fees reached 337,720 ADA, exceeding the previous epoch fee record by 9.54%. The total represents fees paid by participants to use the Cardano network.
Network activity and infrastructure
The records cover activity over a five-day epoch, transactions within a UTC calendar day and peak throughput. The TPS figure describes a brief peak rather than a sustained processing rate. Transaction totals measure ledger activity, including repeat participation, rather than unique users.
Transactions move assets, execute smart contracts and create demand for blockspace. During the record-setting period, Cardano processed the increased activity on its production blockchain, using infrastructure supported by developers and independent stake pool operators. The network-wide totals include transactions from all applications and users active during the period.
HOSKY Doggie Bowl campaign
HOSKY’s Doggie Bowl campaign was a major driver of the increase. The project reopened its token distribution mechanism on October 6 with the objective of surpassing previous transaction records.
Participants sent 2 ADA to a designated address and received approximately 1.x ADA back, alongside a randomized allocation of HOSKY tokens. Repeated participation, including automation, generated incoming payments and outgoing distributions. Some payouts served multiple recipients in a single transaction.
HOSKY previously helped drive Cardano’s record-setting activity during epochs 302 and 304 in November 2021. The latest campaign extends that involvement nearly five years after the original Doggie Bowl.
HOSKY-related activity accounts for more than 9% of all transactions recorded on Cardano since the blockchain’s inception. This is a cumulative contribution across Cardano’s history, not the share generated during epoch 660. The project’s wider ecosystem involvement includes stake pool support, NFT initiatives and community participation.
HOSKY is a Cardano-native meme token launched in November 2021. Known for its satirical identity and description of its token as worthless, the project operates Doggie Bowl distributions and community initiatives that support participation in the Cardano ecosystem.
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Network data:Cardano transaction analytics | Koios | Epoch 660
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