Solana

How the Solana network works: accounts, validators, fees, consensus upgrades and the ecosystem built on top of it.

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Cryptographic visualization of the Solana blockchain network showing Proof of History timeline and high-speed validator nodes.

What Is Solana and How Does It Work?

A plain-English tour of the Solana network: what SOL is used for, how accounts and programs work, why transactions are cheap and fast, and what changed when the Alpenglow consensus upgrade went live.

Solana Journal Editorial Team3 November 20267 min read

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