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Crypto for Beginners 101: Want to Buy Solana? What to Know Before You Decide

January 4, 2022
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Cardano Is The Most Actively Developed Project In The Cryptocurrency Industry.

Solana, a blockchain network that launched in 2020, has seen a rapid increase in interest from both cryptocurrency enthusiasts and developers who are using it to build decentralized applications for industries such as finance, computer science, and even art.

Supporters describe Solana as a faster and more efficient competitor to crypto powerhouse Ethereum. The price of Solana’s native cryptocurrency, known as SOL, now ranks within the top 10 most valuable cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, according to the market research site CoinMarketCap.

But what is Solana, and how has it emerged so quickly as a major player in the crypto space? Here are some things to know about Solana and some ideas to consider before making a potentially risky cryptocurrency investment.

The History of Solana

The story of Solana begins with a sunny California beach of the same name. Solana beach is located just 30 minutes north of San Diego, where (cryptocurrency project) Solana’s founder and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko has spent most of his life working in telecommunications. This is a bit of an understatement given that Yankovenko was instrumental in developing the technology found in all our smartphones during his 12 years at Qualcomm.

  • CEO of Solana Foudation

Yakovenko theorized that timestamping transactions would exponentially increase the scalability of a cryptocurrency blockchain without sacrificing its security or decentralization. He knew it was possible to build since Google and Intel had both implemented similar technologies in their own databases, albeit in a centralized manner. Solana’s revolutionary whitepaper was quietly published in November 2017.

What is Solana?

Solana is a public base-layer blockchain protocol that optimizes for scalability. Its goal is to provide a platform that enables developers to create decentralized applications (dApps) without needing to design around performance bottlenecks. Solana features a new timestamp system called Proof-of-History (PoH) that enables automatically ordered transactions. It also uses a Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus algorithm to help secure the network. Additional design goals include sub-second settlement times, low transaction costs, and support for all LLVM compatible smart contract languages.

  • Solana background

This allows Solana to process 50-65 000 transactions per second with a theoretical limit of over 700 00 transactions per second (compared to Bitcoin’s 7 TPS and Ethereum’s 15 TPS). In contrast to other similar projects such as Polkadot and Ethereum 2.0 (once it is released), Solana is a single blockchain (layer 1) and does not delegate operations to other attached chains (layer 2).

  • Solana polkadot

The team at Solana has designed their blockchain with a long-term vision in mind. This comes from founder Anatoly Yakovenko’s own experience watching telecommunications technologies almost double in capability every year during his time at Qualcomm.

Solana is developed by a company of the same name which is based in San Diego, California. The Solana team consists of former Qualcomm, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Dropbox employees. In addition to being based on similar database technologies used by Google and Microsoft, Solana’s architecture is also inspired by Filecoin, a decentralized data storage cryptocurrency project.

Outstanding Features

To get high scalability, besides Proof of Stake, Solana had to combine the following eight functions:

Proof of History (PoH): A clock before consensus

Solana’s PoH consensus algorithm helps to create more efficiency and a higher throughput rate within the Solana network. So by having historical records of events or transactions, it allows the system to more easily track transactions and keep track of the ordering of the events.

Tower BFT: PoH-optimized version of PBFT (Practical Byzantine Fault Toleration)

Tower BFT is a PBFT-like consensus algorithm that is made to take advantage of the synchronized clock. The Tower BFT uses the PoH as its cryptographic clock which allows consensus to be reached without having to incur massive messaging overhead and transaction latency.

Turbine: A block propagation protocol

The Turbine protocol makes it easier to transmit data to the blockchain nodes. Turbine is able to do this by breaking the data into smaller packets. This allows Solana to address issues of bandwidth and also increase its overall capacity to settle transactions faster.

Gulf Stream: Mempool-less transaction forwarding protocol

The Gulf Stream protocol plays an important role in pushing transaction caching and forwarding it to the edge of the network. This allows the validators to execute the transactions ahead of time, reducing confirmation time, faster leader switching and reducing memory pressure on validators from unconfirmed transaction pools. So this protocol is what allows Solana to support 50k TPS.

Sealevel: Parallel smart contracts run-time

Sealevel is a hyper-parallelized transaction processing engine that is used to scale horizontally across GPUs and SSDs. With this system in place, it allows Solana to obtain a more efficient runtime and also allows transactions to run concurrently on the same state blockchains. 

Pipeline: A Transaction Processing Unit for validation optimization

Pipelining is a process where a stream of input data assigns to different hardware responsible for it. So this mechanism allows transaction information to be quickly validated and replicated across all the nodes in the network.

Cloudbreak: Horizontally-Scaled Accounts Database

To achieve the necessary scalability on the Solana network, it requires the use of Cloudbreak. Cloudbreak is a data structure that is optimal for concurrent reads and writes across the network.

Archivers: Distributed ledger storage

We use Archivers for data storage. Data on Solana offloads from validators to a network of nodes known as Archivers. These nodes can be lightweight (ex: laptops) and they will be subject to a check, every so often, to ensure they are storing the right data.

How Does Solana Work?

  1. Input of transactions to the Leader
  2. Leader will sequence the messages and orders them efficiently so that it can be processed by other nodes
  3. The leader then executes the transactions on the current state that stores in the RAM 
  4. Leader will then publish the transactions and signature of the final state to Verifiers (replication nodes)
  5. Verifiers will then execute the same transactions on their copies of the state and publish their signatures of the state if it receives confirmation
  6. Published confirmations will then serve as votes for the consensus algorithm
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What gives SOL cryptocurrency value?

  • SOLCryptocurrency.png

As the native cryptocurrency of the Solana network, SOL is designed to be used as a form of payment either for services carried out over Solana, or as a fee for the computing power needed to run the network. Users can buy SOL on a cryptocurrency exchange and earn more by helping to verify activity on the system through a process known as staking.

Among the highest-profile Solana applications have been the sales of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, which allow a buyer to own a one-of-a-kind digital version of a piece of art. For instance, one online collection of NFTs, known as Degenerate Ape Academy, sold a piece on the Solana network for 5,980 SOL. At the time, that amount was worth about $1.1 million.

Other uses of Solana have been in finance, where developers are seeking to shake up the traditional structure of the industry. And some projects on the network are looking to create internet technologies that are less reliant on centralized authorities than those that exist today.

If you’re investing in Solana, you’re essentially betting that some of these efforts will succeed, driving up the demand for SOL along with its value.

Economics and Supply

Key metrics

  • Name: Solana.
  • Ticker: SOL.
  • Blockchain: Solana.
  • Consensus: Proof of Stake (PoS).
  • Consensus Mechanism: Tower BFT.
  • Token type: Utility Token.
  • Subunits: Lamport (1 SOL = 2^34 Lamport).
  • Block time: 400ms.
  • Avg. Transaction Time: 50,000 – 65,000 TPS.
  • Token Standard: SPL.
  • Max Supply: 1,000,000,000 SOL.
  • Initial Total Supply: 500,000,000 SOL.
  • Current Total Supply: 488,634,933 SOL.
  • Circulating Supply: Updating…

SOL Token Allocation

Solana’s total initial supply is 500 million SOL coins and is distributed in installments below:

  • Seed Sale: 16.23%.
  • Founding Sale: 12.92%.
  • Validator Sale: 5.18%.
  • Strategic Sale: 1.88%.
  • Đấu giá trên CoinList: 1.64%.
  • Developers: 12.79%.
  • Solana Foundation: 10.46%.
  • Community Activities: 38.89%.
  • token allocation

SOL token release schedule

Solana’s initial circulation of 16,350,633 SOL (3.27%) and 11,365,067 SOL (2.27%) were burned and removed from supply.

Thus, Solala will vesting 472,284,300 SOL (94.46%) in detail as follows:

  • Sale: 100% SOL vested on 07/01/2021.
  • Team: On January 7, 2021, the team’s SOL coin will start to be unlocked with the amount of 31,250,000 SOL, and the remaining ½ of the coin will be vesting gradually over 24 months.
  • Community: Starting Vesting from May 1, 2020 with 8,000,000 SOL per month and ending on January 7, 2021.
  • Foundation: Fully unlocked on January 7, 2021.

Thus, on January 7, 2021, Solana’s total unlocking volume (SOL) is 91.47% excluding inflationary rewards.

Note: All figures above are based on Initial Total Supply – 500 million SOL. SOL’s Max Supply will reach 1 billion within 10 years.

  • token release schedule

Token Governance and Use of Funds

SOL Coin will have the typical uses of a blockchain platform such as:

  • Fees: SOL will be used to pay fees in Solana’s blockchain network such as transactions fee, smart contract fee, etc.
  • Reward: SOL coin is used as a reward for Stakers/Nodes to ensure the stable operation of the network.
  • Governance: SOL coin will be used for future governance voting.

Roadmap & Updates

Original roadmap & achievements

  • Roadmap

Updated roadmap

Q1 2020

  • Release of an improved version of JSON RPC API.
  • Mainnet Beta.

Q2 2020

  • Release of Smart Contracts features.
  • Binance public launch.
  • Activation of token inflation and transaction fees.

Backers

Team

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Solana is built by an all-star, experienced team from big companies like Google, Apple, Intel, Twitter, Dropbox, Microsoft…etc.

Solana development team are all individuals with skills and experience in the field of technology and security:

  • Anatoly Yakovenko (CEO): Former software engineer at Dropbox and Mesosphere, Senior Engineer Director at Qualcomm Boulder, co-founder of Alescere.
  • Greg Fitzgerald (CTO): Former Senior Software Engineer at Qualcomm Boulder, Systems Software Engineer at Alescere.
  • Raj Gokal (COO): Venture capitalist at General Catalyst, Former Chief Product Officer at Odama Health, Entrepreneur in residence at Rock Health, CEO and co-founder of Sano.
  • Eric Williams (Chief Scientist): Former Chief Data Officer and Co-Founder at Motion, VP of Data Science & Analytics at Odama Health, Rearcher at CERN.

Along with the above prominent names are some members from other countries such as Stephen Akridge, Michael Vines, Tyera Eulberg, Carl Lin, etc.

Advisors

Solana is invested by large VC funds such as Multicoin Capital, Slow Ventures, Foundation Capital…

Besides, the development in the ecosystem is getting a lot of attention, especially when it was announced that Solana Labs, Solana’s investment arms had just called for $314 million. With this money, Solana Labs can accelerate the development of projects in the ecosystem.

  • advisors
  • token release schedule

Conclusion

Solana solves the many traditional issues that earlier blockchain technology experienced. Solana displays a new structure for verifying transactions and a more efficient consensus algorithm. The platform will definitely be a strong competitor with Bitcoin and Ethereum. Solana displays the fast advancements in the crypto industry in just mere 10 years. The platform will definitely be something to look out for as it continues to develop!

Find more information about Solana:

Website: https://solana.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/solana

Github: https://github.com/solana-labs/

Telegram: https://t.me/solana

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/pquxPsq

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9AdQPUe4BdVJ8M9X7wxHUA

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas about the project, please email [email protected]

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Contents

  • The History of Solana
  • What is Solana?
  • Outstanding Features
    • Proof of History (PoH): A clock before consensus
    • Tower BFT: PoH-optimized version of PBFT (Practical Byzantine Fault Toleration)
    • Turbine: A block propagation protocol
    • Gulf Stream: Mempool-less transaction forwarding protocol
    • Sealevel: Parallel smart contracts run-time
    • Pipeline: A Transaction Processing Unit for validation optimization
    • Cloudbreak: Horizontally-Scaled Accounts Database
    • Archivers: Distributed ledger storage
  • How Does Solana Work?
  • What gives SOL cryptocurrency value?
  • Economics and Supply
    • Key metrics
    • SOL Token Allocation
    • SOL token release schedule
    • Token Governance and Use of Funds
  • Roadmap & Updates
    • Original roadmap & achievements
    • Updated roadmap
  • Backers
    • Team
    • Advisors
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