Өчүрүүлөр болбойбу? Solana Blockchain 2023-жылдын биринчи жарымында жакшыртылган көрсөткүчтөрдү жазды

Негизги takeaways:

• Solana suffered 8 outages in 2022 caused by instability issues, hurting confidence in the blockchain’s reliability.
• In the first half of 2023, Solana only had one outage in February and zero outages in Q2, showing major improvements in uptime nearing 100%.
• Transaction speeds continue to increase on the Solana blockchain in 2023, with average block times getting faster, according to reports, pointing to even faster transaction processing.

For anyone who wrote off Solana after the unfortunate events of last year, it may be time to give this high-speed blockchain another look. With developers rapidly building new dApps and integrations, we could soon see Solana’s revived technical foundations lead to the real user and transaction growth. Developers have likely identified and resolved many of the causes behind past network disruptions.

However, skeptics will want to see sustained stability from Solana over a longer period before fully accepting that the network’s problems are in the past. Outages often have complex root causes, so more work is likely needed.

Network performance upgrades

• Upgrading critical infrastructure: Things like improved RPC nodes, expanded validator monitoring tools, and redundancies to prevent single points of failure.
• Fixing мүчүлүштүктөр – Squashing bugs in the core Solana software that caused things like memory leaks.
• Better incentivization of validators: Adjusting validator rewards and penalties to encourage better behavior.
• Growing the validator community: Expanding the pool of validators increased the decentralization and reliability of the network.

The Solana network by the numbers. Image source: Solana Foundation

Solana still has work to do

While these improvements are certainly good news for Solana, the network still has work to do to match the consistency and reliability of some other major layer 1s. Ethereum, for example, runs smoothly even with 4-5x more daily active users and transactions than Solana currently handles.

To catch up, Solana Labs says priorities include continued infrastructure upgrades, establishing decentralized governance, and further decentralizing the validator network. The company also plans to implement optimizations like sharding to boost throughput and introduce features like state proofs to reduce storage costs.

Additionally, some critics argue that Solana’s focus on speed and low fees comes at the expense of true decentralization. Solana uses a centralized development model led by Solana Labs. It also tends to favor large validator nodes, with the top 7 validators controlling 33% of voting power at times. Addressing these concerns could strengthen Solana against censorship risks.

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If Solana can maintain and build upon the momentum of the first half of 2023, it will go a long way toward shedding lingering doubts about the network’s reliability. While Solana still has a lot of ground to cover to be as battle-tested as some competitors, its base layer performance and capabilities continue to improve. 

With developer interest remaining high thanks to fast speeds and low costs, Solana looks poised to be a major player in the future of Web3. But delivering a stable, outage-free experience even as usage grows will ultimately determine if Solana can fulfill its lofty ambitions.

In the meantime, Solana’s SOL token faces regulatory challenges that could dampen enthusiasm. The SEC has deemed SOL a security, causing some platforms to delist it. A stable network could be news leading the SOL price to rise. Solana’s price forecast predicts that the price could rise 10.5% in 30 days to reach $26.02.

If you want to learn more about where SOL could be headed in the future, check our SOL price prediction for 2040 and 2050.