What is the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM)? Explained for beginners
The Solana Virtual Machine is the software layer that reads incoming transactions, figures out which programs to run and in …
Solana Basics
Learn how Solana works from the ground up. Covers Proof of History, smart contracts, transaction fees and everything a beginner needs to understand the SOL blockchain.
Solana Proof of History explained: How SOL achieves high speed
Solana can confirm a transaction in under a second and process thousands per second on its live network. The architectural …
What are Solana transaction fees and why are they so cheap?
Every transaction on Solana costs a small amount of SOL. For most users, that cost is so small it barely …
What are Solana smart contracts? Programs on the Solana blockchain explained
If you have used a Solana wallet, swapped tokens on a decentralised exchange or minted an NFT, you have already …
How does Solana work? Proof of History, validators and transactions explained
Solana processes around 2,000 to 4,000 transactions per second on its live network, with fees that rarely exceed a fraction …
Who created Solana? Anatoly Yakovenko, the founding team, and the story behind the blockchain
Solana was created by Anatoly Yakovenko in November 2017, when he published a whitepaper introducing Proof of History, a consensus …
What is SOL? Solana native token explained
SOL is the native cryptocurrency of the Solana blockchain, also called the SOL coin or SOL token. It is a …
What is Solana (SOL) and how does it work?
Solana is a Layer 1 blockchain built to handle a large volume of transactions quickly and cheaply. Where most blockchains …
