Published inSolana·Oct 22, 2019A Blockchain Dilemma: Chain Forks, Catastrophic Re-orgs, and InsuranceAn analysis of a critical issue that blockchain networks must address, and a look at potential solutions — Forks often present pivotal moments in the history of a blockchain network. Ethereum’s hard fork after the notorious DAO hack in 2016 created Ethereum Classic, and Bitcoin’s numerous contentious forks have led to upwards of six different iterations of the Bitcoin network and subsequent currency. …Blockchain6 min readBlockchain6 min read
Published inSolana·Sep 9, 2019Sealevel — Parallel Processing Thousands of Smart ContractsUnderstand 1 of 8 key technologies that make Solana the most performant blockchain in the world — Solana is the most performant permissionless blockchain in the world. On current iterations of the Solana Testnet, a network of 200 physically distinct nodes supports a sustained throughput of more than 50,000 transactions per second when running with GPUs. …Blockchain6 min readBlockchain6 min read
Published inSolana·Aug 26, 2019Solana Now Supports Libra’s Move VMMove is Solana compatible, enabling projects to utilize the transactional speed and capacity of the Solana network. — Solana is a high-performance blockchain with 400ms blocks and a flexible runtime that allows computation to scale with validator hardware. On current iterations of the Solana Testnet, a network of 200 physically distinct nodes supports a sustained throughput of more than 50,000 transactions per second when running with GPUs. …Blockchain5 min readBlockchain5 min read
Published inSolana·Aug 14, 2019How Solana’s Proof of History is a Huge Advancement for Block TimeFind out why Solana outpaces the Bitcoin, Ethereum, Libra, Tendermint, and Algorand blockchain networks. — Solana is the world’s first web-scale blockchain. On current iterations of the Solana Testnet, a network of 200 physically distinct nodes supports a sustained throughput of more than 50,000 transactions per second when running with GPUs. …Blockchain6 min readBlockchain6 min read
Published inSolana·Jul 23, 2019Cloudbreak — Solana’s Horizontally Scaled State ArchitectureUnderstand 1 of 8 key technologies that make Solana the most performant blockchain in the world — Solana is the most performant permissionless blockchain in the world. On current iterations of the Solana Testnet, a network of 200 physically distinct nodes supports a sustained throughput of more than 50,000 transactions per second when running with GPUs. …Blockchain6 min readBlockchain6 min read
Published inSolana·Jul 18, 2019Archivers — Solana’s Solution to Petabytes of Blockchain Data StorageLearn more about 1 of the 8 innovations that make Solana the most performant blockchain in the world. — Solana is the most performant permissionless blockchain in the world. On current iterations of the Solana Testnet, a network of 200 physically distinct nodes supports a sustained throughput of more than 50,000 transactions per second when running with GPUs. …Blockchain6 min readBlockchain6 min read
Published inSolana·Jul 17, 2019Tower BFT: Solana’s High Performance Implementation of PBFTUnderstand 1 of 8 key technologies that make Solana the most performant blockchain in the world — Solana is the most performant permissionless blockchain in the world. On current iterations of the Solana Testnet, a network of 200 physically distinct nodes supports a sustained throughput of more than 50,000 transactions per second when running with GPUs. …Blockchain7 min readBlockchain7 min read
Published inSolana·Jul 11, 2019Turbine — Solana’s Block Propagation Protocol Solves the Scalability TrilemmaUnderstand 1 of 8 key technologies that make Solana the most performant blockchain in the world — Solana is the most performant permissionless blockchain in the world. On current iterations of the Solana Testnet, a network of 200 physically distinct nodes supports a sustained throughput of more than 50,000 transactions per second when running with GPUs. …Bitcoin6 min readBitcoin6 min read
Published inSolana·Jun 20, 2019Gulf Stream: Solana’s Mempool-less Transaction Forwarding ProtocolUnderstand 1 of 8 key technologies that make Solana’s 50,000 TPS blockchain network possible. — Solana is the most performant permissionless blockchain in the world. On current iterations of the Solana Testnet, a network of 200 physically distinct nodes supports a sustained throughput of more than 50,000 transactions per second when running with GPUs. There are 8 key innovations that make the Solana network possible:Bitcoin5 min readBitcoin5 min read
Published inSolana·Nov 15, 2018How to Create Decentralized Storage for a Multi-petabyte Digital LedgerSolana is a high performance blockchain that uses a concept called Proof of History to achieve a cryptographically secure and trustless time source. In July, we pushed out our multinode testnet and since then, we’ve been working tirelessly to prove our theory about building a scalable blockchain that could allow…Blockchain6 min readBlockchain6 min read
