Solana is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain designed for mass adoption by providing a fast, secure, and low-cost environment for decentralized applications. It distinguishes itself by scaling globally without the use of complex sharding or multiple layers, instead maintaining a single, unified ledger to avoid liquidity fragmentation. This architecture allows it to process thousands of transactions per second with sub-second finality, often at a cost of less than a penny per transaction. The network operates on a unique hybrid model that combines Proof of Stake with an innovation called Proof of History, which functions as a decentralized clock to timestamp transactions. This system reduces the need for constant node communication, allowing the Sealevel engine to run non-conflicting smart contracts in parallel across multiple CPU cores. Further efficiency is gained through the Gulf Stream protocol, which reduces confirmation times by forwarding transactions to validators before the current block is finished. Founded in 2017 by Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana is now supported by the Switzerland-based Solana Foundation and significant institutional investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital. The platform’s native token, SOL, serves as the primary currency for paying transaction fees, participating in network governance, and securing the system through staking. Solana has also seen significant institutional adoption ranging from spot Solana ETFs to major partnerships including Visa's 2025 launch of USDC settlement on the network and the tokenization of public equity by firms like Galaxy Digital.
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New Solana Summer School lecture with @spacemandev on Solana x AI. Dev drops in to teach about decentralized networks for AI, machine payments, and sovereign applications. Full video below👇
your stock trades 5 days a week and just sits there. on solana it trades 24/7, earns yield, backs loans and much more. most people don't know what they can do. fixing that. built using @tokens.
ICYMI: @Solana now processes approximately 97% of tokenized-equity volume across chains. Data: @Blockworks
okay Patty I’ll bite what has she been building the past 5 years on Solana that she can’t afford flight/hotel for a trip to London
Important update for validator operators. Solana mainnet validators can now register a BLS pubkey, a prerequisite for Alpenglow. This week, a second feature gate, the Validator Admission Ticket (SIMD-0357), goes live. Once VAT activates, validators without a BLS pubkey stop participating in cons
The revival of order books on @solana
Grayscale Plans Quarterly Cash Payouts From ETH and SOL Staking Rewards According to CryptoSlate, Grayscale plans to amend the trust agreements for its Ethereum Staking ETF (ETHE) and Solana Staking ETF (GSOL), allowing ETH and SOL staking rewards to be converted into cash and distributed to shareh
If a 1st Edition Charizard can be worth $300,000 then one Solana can be worth $1,000.
It turns out that memecoins weren’t a detour; they were @solana's production testnet. The chaos forced the network to become exceptionally good at high-throughput, low-latency spot trading. New infrastructure needs a new market structure to prove itself. Today, Solana powers 95–97% of all on-chain
what if the next president launches a coin on solana that’s not even priced in yet