Solana was launched in 2020 after its founder Anatoly Yakovenko published the initial whitepaper in 2017
Solana uses a novel consensus mechanism called proof-of-history (PoH), which allows nodes to validate blocks without communicating with each other
Solana supports smart contracts, decentralized applications (DApps), and interoperability with other blockchains such as Ethereum
Solana has a fixed supply of 489 million SOL tokens, of which about 300 million are currently in circulation
Solana has a growing ecosystem of projects built on its platform, such as Serum, Audius, Raydium, and Metaplex