2025-03-17
The Solana mainnet, which is the public
network, went live in March 2020. The first block was created on March 16,
2020.
Since then, Solana has
grown in value to become the sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market
capitalization.
Solana is celebrating its fifth
anniversary since its launch in 2020.
Solana generated between 10x and 100x returns to early investors.
Due to its success many crypto projects
developed successfully on the network, such as Phantom Wallet and memecoin
launchpad Pump.fun.
Over these five years, the network has
processed more than 408 billion transactions and hosts over 1,300 validator
nodes.
Additionally, its decentralized
exchange (DEX) trading volume has surpassed $987 billion
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Co-founders Raj Gokal and Anatoly
Yakovenko commemorated this milestone by reflecting on the network's journey.
Gokal encouraged developers to launch
their own tokens, emphasizing the accessibility of the platform. Yakovenko
expressed satisfaction with Solana's progress, stating that everything is going
according to plan.
Despite these achievements, recent
trends indicate a decline in user activity on the network because altcoin
market is currently dipping.
Factors such as the waning popularity
of memecoins and associated scandals have contributed to reduced transaction
volumes and investor confidence.
Looking ahead, Solana is competition with
Ethereum to be the second most valuable crypto by market cap.
Solana is looking to upgrade its t
technological advancements with the anticipated launch of Jump Crypto's
Firedancer.
This upgrade aims to enhance the
network's operational efficiency and transaction processing capabilities,
potentially achieving a throughput of 1 million transactions per second.
