Solana is an integrated and open-source blockchain aimed at synchronizing global information at the speed of light. The network focuses on fast transactions and high processing capacity in order to foster mass adoption of blockchain technology by consumers. Solana optimizes latency and performance. It seeks to achieve this through features such as its novel timestamping mechanism called Proof of History (PoH), the Turbine block propagation protocol, and parallel transaction processing.

Since the mainnet launch in March 2020, several network updates have contributed to increased performance and resilience of the network, including QUIC, Quality of Service (QoS) with weighted staking, and local fee markets #MarketReboun